RESIDENTIAL SECURITY CLUSTER WITH ASSOCIATED ALARM INTERCONNECTS

• US 20090289787A1
• Filed: 05/21/2008
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seaman, James Wesley, Hamilton, Rick Allen II, Dawson, Christopher James, Kendzierski, Michael David
• Application Number:
  US12/124,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20090289787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/003 Signalling to neighbouring houses

Abstract

The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for security cluster monitoring and notification. A security cluster comprised of a plurality of structures is monitored for a plurality of events. When an occurrence of an event as defined by a set of parameters associated with a structure in the plurality of structures is identified, information about the event is generated. The information about the event is displayed through a user interface and transmitted to a set of computing devices associated with a set of structures in the plurality of structures.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for security cluster monitoring and notification, the computer implemented method comprising:

monitoring for a plurality of events in a security cluster, wherein the security cluster comprises a plurality of structures;

identifying an occurrence of an event defined by a set of parameters associated with a structure in the plurality of structures, wherein identifying the occurrence of the event includes receiving information describing a detection of at least one trigger of the event, and wherein a sensor sends the information describing the detection of the at least one trigger of the event;

identifying a threshold for the at least one trigger of the event;

determining whether the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event is met or exceeded;

generating information about the event;

displaying the information about the event to a computing device in a set of computing devices associated with a set of structures in the plurality of structures; and

responsive to exceeding the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event, transmitting the information about the event to the set of computing devices associated with the set of structures in the plurality of structures.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating information about the event further comprises:

receiving, from the sensor, data describing the event, wherein the data about the event includes the trigger and the threshold detected by the sensor; and

processing the data about the event using a knowledge repository wherein the knowledge repository includes a table of a plurality of triggers, wherein each trigger in the plurality of triggers is associated with at least one action command.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the knowledge repository logs the data about the event in association with a user response to the event to form learned data about the event, and wherein the learned data about the event is used to process data responsive to a reoccurrence of the event.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information about the event further comprises:

converting the information about the event into a human-readable format to form display information; and

providing the display information to an end-user through a user-interface.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of computing devices associated with the set of structures includes an individual cluster alert system, a control system, and a central monitoring system, wherein the individual cluster alert system is located in a structure other than the structure detecting the event, wherein the control system is an automated control system within the structure detecting the event, and wherein the central monitoring system is located off-site from the security cluster.

6. A computer program product for security cluster monitoring and notification, the computer program product comprising:

computer usable program code for monitoring for a plurality of events in a security cluster, wherein the security cluster comprises a plurality of structures;

computer usable program code

computer usable program code for identifying an occurrence of an event defined by a set of parameters associated with a structure in the plurality of structures, wherein identifying the occurrence of the event includes receiving information describing a detection of at least one trigger of the event, and wherein a sensor sends the information describing the detection of the at least one trigger of the event;

computer usable program code for identifying a threshold for the at least one trigger of the event;

computer usable program code for determining whether the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event is met or exceeded;

computer usable program code for generating information about the event;

computer usable program code for displaying the information about the event to a computing device in a set of computing devices associated with a set of structures in the plurality of structures; and

computer usable program code for, responsive to exceeding the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event, transmitting the information about the event to the set of computing devices associated with the set of structures in the plurality of structures.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein generating information about the event further comprises:

computer usable program code for receiving, from the sensor, data describing the event, wherein the data about the event includes the trigger and the threshold detected by the sensor; and

computer usable program code for processing the data about the event using a knowledge repository, wherein the knowledge repository includes a table of a plurality of triggers, wherein each trigger in the plurality of triggers is associated with at least one action command.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the knowledge repository logs the data about the event in association with a user response to the event to form learned data about the event, and wherein the learned data about the event is used to process data responsive to a reoccurrence of the event.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein displaying the information about the event further comprises:

computer usable program code for converting the information about the event into a human-readable format to form display information; and

computer usable program code for providing the display information to an end-user through a user-interface.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the set of computing devices associated with the set of structures includes an individual cluster alert system, a control system, and a central monitoring system, wherein the individual cluster alert system is located in a structure other than the structure detecting the event, wherein the control system is an automated control system within the structure detecting the event, and wherein the central monitoring system is located off-site from the security cluster.

11. A computer implemented method for security cluster monitoring and notification, the computer implemented method comprising:

monitoring for a plurality of events in a security cluster, wherein the security cluster comprises a plurality of residences;

identifying an occurrence of an event defined by a set of parameters associated with a residence in the plurality of residences, wherein identifying the occurrence of the event includes receiving information, from a sensor, describing a detection of at least one trigger of the event;

identifying a threshold for the at least one trigger of the event;

determining whether the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event is met or exceeded;

generating information about the event, wherein generating information about the event further comprises processing the information describing the detection of the at least one trigger of the event and the threshold using a knowledge repository, wherein the knowledge repository includes a table of a plurality of triggers, wherein each trigger in the plurality of triggers is associated with at least one action command, wherein the knowledge repository logs the data about the event in association with a user response to the event to form learned data about the event, and wherein the learned data about the event is used to process data responsive to a reoccurrence of the event;

displaying the information about the event to a computing device in a set of computing devices associated with a set of residences in the plurality of residences, wherein displaying the information about the event further comprises;

converting the information about the event into a human-readable format to form display information; and

providing the display information to an end-user through a user-interface associated with the computing device; and

responsive to exceeding the threshold for the at least one trigger of the event, transmitting the information about the event to the set of computing devices associated with the set of residences in the plurality of residences, wherein the set of computing devices associated with the set of residences in the plurality of residences includes an individual cluster alert system, a control system, and a central monitoring system, wherein the individual cluster alert system is located in a residence other than the residence detecting the event, wherein the control system is an automated control system within the residence detecting the event, and wherein the central monitoring system is located off-site from the security cluster.