Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services

• US 20160284205A1
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hicks, John Alson III
• Granted Patent: US 10,262,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms associated with security systems. An alarm is detected by an alarm controller, and an alarm message is sent to notify of the alarm. The alarm message identifies a unique network address assigned to the alarm controller. The alarm controller then receives a Voice-over Internet Protocol call to the unique network address to verify the alarm.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, by an alarm controller, an alarm condition based on an output generated by a sensor, the sensor associated with a security system;

retrieving, by the alarm controller, a network address associated with a cellular network; and

sending, by the alarm controller, an alarm message via the cellular network that is addressed to the network address, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing wireless communication with a base station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing wireless cellular communication with a base station.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying an address assigned to the alarm controller in a header of a packet.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying for video data captured prior to the determining the alarm condition.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying for video data captured after the determining the alarm condition.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

detecting an alarm condition based on an output sent from a sensor to an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving a network address based on access point name associated with a cellular network; and

sending an alarm message via the cellular network that is addressed to the network address based on the access point name, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise establishing wireless communication with a base station.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise establishing wireless cellular communication with a base station.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise identifying an address assigned to the alarm controller in a header of a packet.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured prior to the determining the alarm condition.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured after the determining the alarm condition.

15. A memory device storing code which when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

detecting an alarm condition based on an output sent from a sensor to an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving a network address based on access point name associated with a cellular network; and

sending an alarm message via the cellular network that is addressed to the network address based on the access point name, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition.

16. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

17. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise establishing wireless communication with a base station.

18. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise establishing wireless cellular communication with a base station.

19. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise identifying an address assigned to the alarm controller in a header of a packet.

20. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured prior to the determining the alarm condition.