SECURITY DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INTERFACES

• US 20090072988A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Helen Theresa Haywood
• Original Assignee: Helen Theresa Haywood
• Inventors: Haywood, Helen Theresa
• Granted Patent: US 8,294,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/686.600
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0604 using filtering, e.g. reduction of information by using priority, element types, position or time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0627 by acting on the notification or alarm source
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A security device comprising interfacing means incorporating a speaker (50) and a microphone (49) for interfacing with a person; a mobile network transmitter; an internet communication means; a controller which automatically responds to interaction with said interfacing means and firstly employs said mobile network transmitter to dial one or more predetermined phone numbers through a mobile network for directly establishing a two way communication across the mobile network; wherein said controller secondly employs said internet communication means for transmission through the internet of data captured by said interfacing means.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A security device comprising:

interfacing means incorporating a speaker and a microphone for interfacing with a person;

a mobile network transmitter;

an internet communication means;

a controller which automatically responds to interaction with said interfacing means and firstly employs said mobile network transmitter to dial at least one predetermined phone number through a mobile network for directly establishing a two way communication across the mobile network;

wherein said controller secondly employs said internet communication means for transmission through the internet of data captured by said interfacing means.

22. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising means for translating between audio signals and a mobile text message.

23. A security device according to claim 22, wherein said means for translating translate a mobile text message into audio signals for sounding by said speaker.

24. A security device according to claim 22, wherein said means for translating translate received audio signals captured by said microphone into a mobile text message.

25. A security device according to claim 21, wherein said controller employs internet communication means in communication with a remote web location for storing and retrieving data captured by said interfacing means.

26. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) port for receiving a dedicated network module.

27. A security device in accordance with claim 26, wherein said SIM incorporates a key and said device incorporates a key in order to lock said SIM for operation with said device.

28. A security device in accordance with claim 21, further comprising means for interacting with an alarm;

whereby a person remotely triggers an alarm through the mobile network communication.

29. A security device in accordance with claim 21, further comprising a security means which opens the communication with said interface means upon receipt of a communication with a predetermined authorisation code from a remote person.

30. A security device in accordance with claim 21, further comprising an audio storage means.

31. A security device in accordance with claim 21, further comprising at least one port for attachment of at least one peripheral module.

32. A security device in accordance with claim 31, wherein said peripheral module is a wireless local area network module.

33. A security device according to either of claims 31, wherein said peripheral module communicates with at least one remote camera.

34. A security device according to either of claims 31, wherein said peripheral module communicates with at least one remote illumination means.

35. A security device according to claim 31, wherein said peripheral module is a removable memory store.

36. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising a number of detection means such as proximity sensors and a memory storing a number of predetermined short messages corresponding to the triggering of an individual detection means and means to transmit said short message to a remote person to inform said person that a detection means has been triggered.

37. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising a camera and means to locally store visual data without any means being provided to transmit said visual data through said mobile network.

38. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising a switch wherein the approach of a person to the remote unit activates illumination means to illuminate said switch.

39. A security device according to claim 21, further comprising a camera and lighting means;

wherein when the camera is activated said lighting means illuminate selected areas.