Security System Alarming and Processing Based on User Location Information

• US 20130189946A1
• Filed: 01/18/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Numerex Corporation (Sierra Wireless Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Numerex Corporation (Sierra Wireless Incorporated)
• Inventors: Swanson, Dean Stewart
• Application Number:
  US13/744,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20130189946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring an alarm system at a premises is described. The alarm system includes sensors to detect one or more alarm conditions at the premises. In response to an alarm condition, an alarm signal is sent to a gateway. In response to the alarm, the gateway retrieves location of associated users of the alarm system and location of the premises and sends the alarm condition and the location information to a monitoring center which receives the locations of the associated users of the alarm system and the location of the premises from the gateway and determines a response to the alarm based on the locations of the associated users.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a premises comprising,

an alarm system at the premises, the alarm system including sensors to detect one or more alarm conditions at the premises;

a gateway operable to receive an alarm from the alarm system in response to an alarm condition, wherein, in response to the alarm, the gateway retrieves location of associated users of the alarm system and location of the premises; and

a monitoring system monitoring the alarm system wherein the monitoring system receives the locations of the associated users of the alarm system and the location of the premises from the gateway and determines a response to the alarm based on the locations of the associated users and premises location.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a location database at the gateway storing the location information.

3. The system of the claim 1 wherein the location information is retrieved from telecom carriers based on the telecom carrier'"'"'s location based services.

4. The system of the claim 1 wherein the location information is retrieved from a client application on the user'"'"'s cell phone.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the gateway is operable to create a geofence around the premises and monitor the location of each associated user in relation to the geofence.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the monitoring system determines the response based on the type of alarm condition in addition to the location of the associated users.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the response includes notifying emergency services.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the response includes notifying an associated user nearest the premises.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a portal usable by the associated users.

10. The system of claim 1 determination of the response by the monitoring center is performed by a routing algorithm, the algorithm utilizing all known locations and rules based analytics customizable for each alarm customer.

11. A method of responding to an alarm at a location, the method comprising:

detecting the activation of an alarm in response to one or more alarm conditions;

retrieving location information for users associated with the premises; and

determining a response to the alarm based on the alarm conditions, the location of the premises and the locations of the users associated with the premises.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising a location database at the gateway storing the location information.

13. The method of the claim 11 wherein the location information is retrieved from telecom carriers based on the telecom carrier'"'"'s location based services.

14. The method of the claim 11 wherein the location information is retrieved from a client application on the user'"'"'s cell phone.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the gateway is operable to create a geofence around the premises and monitor the location of each associated user in relation to the geofence.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the monitoring system determines the response based on the type of alarm condition in addition to the location of the associated users.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the response includes notifying emergency services.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the response includes notifying an associated user nearest the premises.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising a portal usable by the associated users.

20. The method of claim 11 determination of the response by the monitoring center is performed by a routing algorithm, the algorithm utilizing all known locations and rules based analytics customizable for each alarm customer.