SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT DATA ROUTING

• US 20080084876A1
• Filed: 10/09/2006
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Security Systems Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH), Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kovacsiss, Stephen A., May, Scott M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,912,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/42 Centralised routing

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to premise, fire, security, or access control systems and their associated communication devices that can receive data routing commands from a security programming or monitoring center, and to a lesser extent, those devices that receive and transmit those data routing commands. The data routing command may instruct the premise communication device to route data to a specific destination address. The data routing commands may instruct the premise communication device to redirect, repeat, or send the data to multiple destinations. More specifically, the data routing command may instruct the premise communication device to route audio/video (A/V) data streams or files to a specified server, monitoring center, or other security address destination. By intelligently routing incoming data to a specific location on command, the data can be redirected to areas of greatest need. This technique enables the monitoring center to process the incoming data efficiently.

Claims

1. An intelligent data routing system for performing data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the intelligent data routing system comprising:

receiving equipment for receiving source device information from the premise protection system; and

a routing command center for determining a destination for the collected data based on the source device information and available destination information.

2. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the source device information comprises a device ID.

3. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the source device information comprises a source device address.

4. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the destination information comprises storage capability information.

5. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, further comprising an address information database connected with the routing command center, the address information database including source device address information.

6. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the routing command center comprises a mechanism for updating a pre-programmed destination within a premise device of the premise protection system.

7. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the collected data includes data from a premise device, the collected data consuming a higher bandwidth than other data collected within the premise protection system.

8. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the source device information is collected by a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

9. A method for performing data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the method comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the premise protection system;

determining a routing destination based on the device identifier; and

communicating the routing destination to the premise protection system.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the device identifier comprises one of a source device ID and a source address.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein determining a routing destination comprises consulting an address information database containing characteristics of the source device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein determining a routing destination comprises determining multiple routing destinations for the collected data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the routing destinations include destinations external to the monitoring center.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising sending the collected data from the premise protection system to the routing destination.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the device identifier identifies a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

16. A method for performing data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the method comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the premise protection system;

determining a routing destination based on the device identifier; and

routing the collected data internally from the monitoring center to the routing destination.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining a routing destination comprises determining multiple routing destinations for the collected data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the routing destinations include destinations external to the monitoring center.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the device identifier identifies a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising routing the collected data to a pre-programmed destination.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising converting the collected data from a first format to a second format prior to routing.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the collected data consumes a higher bandwidth than other data collected within the premise protection system.