METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for verifying a location of a security panel installation, comprising:
- creating a customer account record by a processor in a memory;
receiving a security panel identification of a security panel and a physical address where the security panel has been installed;
storing the physical address and the security panel identification in the customer account record;
receiving a message from the security panel over a communication channel used to transmit alarm event information by the security panel, the message comprising identification information of the security panel sending the message and a current location of the security panel as determined by location circuitry resident within the security panel;
comparing the current location of the security panel to the physical address stored in the customer account by the processor to determine whether the current location of the security panel is within a predetermined distance of the physical address; and
providing an indication of the result of the comparison of whether the current location of the security panel is within the predetermined distance of the physical address stored in the customer account record.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for verifying a security system installations. In one embodiment, a method comprises creating a customer account record, receiving a security panel identification of a security panel and a physical address where the security panel has been installed, storing the physical address and the security panel identification in the customer account record, receiving identification information and a current location of the security panel as determined by location circuitry resident within the security panel over a communication channel used to transmit alarm event information by the security panel, comparing the current location of the security panel to the physical address stored in the customer account to determine whether the current location of the security panel is within a predetermined distance of the physical address, and providing an indication of the result of the comparison.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for verifying a location of a security panel installation, comprising:
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creating a customer account record by a processor in a memory; receiving a security panel identification of a security panel and a physical address where the security panel has been installed; storing the physical address and the security panel identification in the customer account record; receiving a message from the security panel over a communication channel used to transmit alarm event information by the security panel, the message comprising identification information of the security panel sending the message and a current location of the security panel as determined by location circuitry resident within the security panel; comparing the current location of the security panel to the physical address stored in the customer account by the processor to determine whether the current location of the security panel is within a predetermined distance of the physical address; and providing an indication of the result of the comparison of whether the current location of the security panel is within the predetermined distance of the physical address stored in the customer account record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for verifying a location of a security panel installation, comprising:
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a network interface for receiving a security panel identification of a security panel and a physical address where the security panel has been installed; a wireless interface for receiving the security panel identification information of the security panel and a current location of the security panel as determined by location circuitry resident within the security panel; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions for operation of the apparatus and for storing customer account records associated with customers each having an installed security system; and a processor coupled to the network interface, the wireless interface, and the memory, for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the apparatus to; store the security panel identification and the physical address in a customer account record in the memory; compare the current location of the security panel to the physical address stored in the customer account to determine whether the current location of the security panel is within a predetermined distance of the physical address; and generate an indication of the result of the comparison of whether the current location of the security panel is within the predetermined distance of the physical address stored in the customer account record. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A security panel, comprising:
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location circuitry for determining a location of the security panel; a wireless interface for transmitting the location of the security panel and a security panel identification to a remote location; a user interface for receiving user input; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions for general operation of the security panel; and a processor, coupled to the location circuitry, the wireless interface, the user interface, and the memory, for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the security panel to; receive a command from the user interface to determine the current location of the security panel; and send the current location of the security panel and a security panel identification to a remote location over a communication channel used to transmit event codes by the security panel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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