Security monitoring using a multimedia processing device

• US 20060293100A1
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Walter, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,166,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/338 using television networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/405 being a wireless ad hoc network, e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Pico net
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/409 Data transfer via television network
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5513 involving billing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43 Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/46 for receiving on more than one standard at will deflecting circuits of multi-standard receivers H04N3/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A system includes a multimedia data interface to receive data representative of one or more multimedia channels and a display interface to a display device, the display interface to provide processed multimedia data. The system further includes a security control module to receive alarm sensor data associated with one or more alarm sensors and an alarm premises display module coupled to the security control module and the display interface. The alarm premises display module includes logic to provide a premises diagram for display via the display interface, wherein the premises diagram illustrates a layout of monitored premises and logic to provide a representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

Claims

A1-E3. A1-E3. (canceled)

31. A television system comprising:

a display device;

a first modular card receptacle; and

a security modular card coupled to the first modular card receptacle, the security module card comprising;

a security control module to receive alarm sensor information associated with one or more alarm sensors; and

an alarm premises display module including;

logic to provide a premises diagram for display, via the display device, wherein the premises diagram illustrates a layout of monitored premises; and

logic to provide a representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

32. The television system of claim 31, further comprising a network interface to a packet-based network, wherein the alarm sensor information is received via the network interface.

33. The television system of claim 31, wherein the alarm sensors provide alarm sensor information via a wireless transmission.

34. The television system of claim 31, wherein the security control module includes logic to provide premises breach information to a security operations entity via a telephony network in response to a potential premises breach indicated by the alarm sensor information.

35. The television system of claim 31, wherein the security modular card further comprises:

an alarm panel interface to an alarm panel; and

wherein at least a portion of the alarm sensor information includes information from the alarm panel interface.

36. The television system of claim 31, wherein the security module includes logic to receive video data from one or more security video cameras positioned at the monitored premise and to provide video content represented by the video data for display at the display.

37. The television system of claim 31, wherein the security modular card further comprises an alarm premises generation module to provide a graphical user interface for display, wherein the graphical user interface facilitates a generation of the premises diagram based on premises information input provided by a user.

38. The television system of claim 31, further comprising:

a telephony interface to a telephone network; and

wherein the security control module includes logic to provide premises breach information to a security operations entity via the telephone network in response to a potential premises breach indicated by the alarm sensor information.

39. The television system of claim 31, wherein the alarm premises display module includes logic to provide the premises diagram for display in response to a potential premises breach indicated by the alarm sensor information.

40. The television system of claim 39, wherein the alarm premises display module includes logic to provide an alarm action interface responsive to user input indicating a selected action.

41. The television system of claim 40, wherein the selected action comprises at least one of suppressing an alarm notifying a security operations entity, and disabling an alarm system.

42. The television system of claim 31, wherein the security modular card further comprises a remote notification module coupled to the alarm premises display module and the security control module, wherein the remote notification module is to transmit an electronic notification in response to the potential premises breach.

43. The television system of claim 42, wherein the electronic notification comprises at least one of an email, a voice message, a text message, and a facsimile transmission.

44. The television system of claim 31, further comprising a remote access module coupled to the alarm premises display module and the security control module, wherein the remote notification module is to provide webpage information associated with the alarm sensor information.

45. A security modular card comprising:

a modular card interface to a modular card receptacle;

a security module to receive alarm sensor information associated with one or more alarm sensors; and

an alarm premises display module including logic to provide a premises diagram for display, wherein the premises diagram illustrates a layout of monitored premises, and including logic to provide a representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

46. A set-top box comprising:

a multimedia data interface to receive data representative of one or more multimedia channels;

a display interface to a display device, the display interface to provide processed multimedia data;

a security control module to receive alarm sensor data associated with one or more alarm sensors; and

an alarm premises display module coupled to the security control module and coupled to the display interface, the alarm premises display module including;

logic to provide a premises diagram for display via the display interface, wherein the premises diagram illustrates a layout of monitored premises; and

logic to provide a representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

47. The set-top box of claim 46, wherein the multimedia data interface comprises a packet-based data network interface.

48. The set-top box of claim 47, wherein the packet-based data network interface comprises an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) compatible interface.

49. A method comprising:

receiving multimedia data representative of one or more multimedia channels;

processing a portion of the multimedia data associated with a selected multimedia channel;

providing the processed portion of the multimedia data for display;

receiving alarm sensor information associated with one or more alarm sensors positioned at monitored premises locations;

determining a potential premises breach based on the alarm sensor information; and

generating a premises diagram for display, wherein the premises diagram comprises a graphical representation of a layout of the monitored premises and a graphical representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

50. The method of claim 49, further comprising:

providing, an alarm action interface to receive user input indicating a selected action in response to the potential premises breach; and

initiating the selected action.

51. The method of claim 50, wherein the selected action comprises suppressing an alarm and wherein initiating the selected action comprises resetting an alarm sensor associated with the potential premises breach.

52. The method of claim 50, wherein the selected action comprises notifying a security operations entity and wherein initiating the selected action comprises transmitting a notification to the security operations entity.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein the notification is transmitted via at least one of a data-packet network interface and a telephony interface.

54. The method of claim 49, further comprising providing a graphical user interface to facilitate generation of the premises diagram based on premises information input provided by a user.

55. The method of claim 49, further comprising transmitting an electronic notification representative of the potential premises breach.

56. The method of claim 49, further comprising providing webpage information for access by a user, wherein the webpage information is associated with the alarm sensor information.

57. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising:

instructions to provide processed multimedia data associated with a multimedia channel to a display interface;

instructions to determine a potential premises breach based on the alarm sensor information associated with one or more alarm sensors positioned at monitored premises;

instructions to generate a premises diagram for display, wherein the premises diagram comprises a graphical representation of a layout of the monitored premises and a graphical representation of an alarm status of one or more premises locations based on the alarm sensor information.

instructions to provide an alarm action interface to receive user input indicating a selected action in response to a potential premises breach indicated by the alarm sensor information; and

instructions to initiate the selected action.

58. The computer readable medium of claim 57, wherein the computer program further comprises instructions to provide a graphical user interface for display, wherein the graphical user interface facilitates generation of the premises diagram based on premises information input provided by a user.

59. The computer readable medium of claim 57, wherein the selected action comprises at least one of suppressing an alarm, notifying a security operations entity, notifying law enforcement, and disabling an alarm system.