MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20110312350A1
• Filed: 02/15/2010
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Authenticated Secure Messaging Limited
• Original Assignee: Authenticated Secure Messaging Limited
• Inventors: Agerholm, Soren
• Application Number:
  US13/201,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20110312350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras

Abstract

A stand-alone monitoring device and system are disclosed. The device comprises a mobile communication component operable to communicate over a communications network and a monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component is arranged to cause transmission of a message over said communications network to a predetermined recipient system via said mobile communication component upon detection of a predetermined condition or event.

Claims

1. A stand-alone monitoring device, comprising;

a mobile communication component operable to communicate over a communications network; and

a monitoring component,

wherein the monitoring component is arranged to cause transmission of a message over said communications network to a predetermined recipient system via said mobile communication component upon detection of a predetermined condition or event.

2. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication component comprises a mobile telephony system and the communications network comprises a mobile telephone network.

3. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the message comprises a multimedia message (MMS).

4. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the mobile communication component comprises a limited functionality mobile telephone.

5. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring component includes a camera and the message includes an image associated with the condition or event captured by the camera and embedded within the message.

6. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication component is arranged to receive commands from a predetermined command set via the mobile communication component.

7. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 6, wherein the monitoring device is arranged to execute commands in a short messaging service message received by the mobile communication component.

8. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the monitoring device is arranged to execute one of at least a subset of the predetermined command set if it is received via an SMS message from a predetermined mobile telephone number.

9. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein upon occurrence of the predetermined event or condition, the monitoring component is arranged to transmit the message including data on the event or condition to the predetermined recipient.

10. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 9, wherein the data on the event or condition is selected from an image, an image sequence, a video and an audio stream.

11. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising a battery power source for powering the monitoring device.

12. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device includes a reduced power operation mode in which predetermined components of the monitoring device are maintained in a dormant or off state until detection of a condition or event.

13. A stand-alone monitoring device according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring device is arranged to place the predetermined components in the dormant or off state after a predetermined time has elapsed since the last detection of a condition or event.

14. A method for monitoring for events or conditions at a location comprising:

installing a stand-alone monitoring device according to any preceding claim at the location;

transmitting a short messaging service message to the stand-alone monitoring device specifying a mobile telephone number to report to; and

receiving a report from the stand-alone monitoring device at the mobile telephone number upon occurrence of a condition or event.