Displaying advertisements by security pannels of a central station security system

• US 20070057784A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Govindaraj, Nithyanandhan
• Application Number:
  US11/227,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20070057784A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 26/008 central annunciator means of the sensed conditions, e.g. displaying or registering

Abstract

A security panel of a central station security system has one or more sensors that sense alarm conditions with respect to a facility of a user, a transceiver that transmits an alarm condition to a central station of the central station security system, a display, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the sensors, to the transceiver, and to the display, and the processor causes advertisements to be presented to the user on the display.

Claims

1. A security panel of a central station security system comprising:

a sensor that senses an alarm condition with respect to a facility of a user;

a transmitter that transmits the alarm condition to a central station of the central station security system;

a display; and

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a processor coupled to the sensors, to the transmitter, and to the display, the processor causing an advertisement to be presented to the user on the display.

2. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the advertisement is received from the central station.

3. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the transmitter comprises a receiver that receives the advertisement.

4. The security panel of claim 3 wherein the advertisement is received from the central station.

5. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the display comprises an internal display.

6. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the display comprises an external display.

7. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the processor permits a user to initiate download of the advertisement from a remote source.

8. The security panel of claim 1 wherein the processor permits a user to specify selection criteria in order to select the advertisement according to the selection criteria.

9. A security system comprising:

a plurality of sensors that monitor security of an area protected by the security system;

a processor that receives a message from a source, wherein the message contains an address, and wherein the processor uses the address to request download of information;

a memory that stores the received message; and

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a display that displays the received message.

10. The security system of claim 9 wherein the received message contains an advertisement, and wherein the display displays the advertisement.

11. The security system of claim 9 wherein the display displays the information.

12. The security system of claim 9 wherein the address comprises a URL.

13. The security system of claim 9 wherein the information comprises video, audio, and/or multimedia streams.

14. The security system of claim 9 wherein the source comprises a central station to which the processor transmits alarm messages.

15. The security system of claim 9 wherein the display comprises an internal display.

16. The security system of claim 9 wherein the display comprises an external display.

17. The security system of claim 9 wherein the processor permits a user to initiate download of the information.

18. The security system of claim 9 wherein the processor permits a user to specify selection criteria in order to select the information according to the selection criteria.

19. A method implemented by geographically dispersed security panels of a central station security service comprising:

sensing an alarm condition indicating a breach of security;

transmitting the sensed alarm condition to a central station of the central station security system;

receiving an advertisement; and

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displaying the advertisement.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the advertisement contains an address associated with additional information.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the address comprises a URL.

22. The method of claim 19 wherein the advertisement comprises a video, audio, and/or multimedia stream.

23. The method of claim 19 wherein the receiving of an advertisement comprises receiving the advertisement from the central station.

24. The method of claim 19 wherein the receiving of an advertisement comprises receiving the advertisement from a source other than the central station.

25. The method of claim 19 wherein the receiving of an advertisement comprises initiating receipt of the advertisement from the security panel.

26. The method of claim 19 wherein the receiving of an advertisement comprises initiating receipt of the advertisement from the security panel based on selection criteria specified at the security panel.