METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED REPORTING OF ACCOUNT AND SENSOR ZONE INFORMATION TO A CENTRAL STATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, over a first network, sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller;
storing the sensor configuration information;
translating the sensor configuration information to a format compatible with a remote central station alarm monitoring system; and
transmitting, over a second network, the translated sensor configuration information to the remote central station alarm monitoring system.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided for receiving sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller, storing that sensor configuration information, and transmitting the sensor configuration information to a remote central station alarm monitoring system in a form usable by the remote central station. In addition, a mechanism is provided for receiving account configuration information from a remote node, storing that account configuration information, and transmitting the account configuration information to the remote central station in a form usable by that remote central station. In this manner, inefficiencies during installation and modification of a security system using the SMA controller can be avoided through automated provision of the information.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, over a first network, sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller; storing the sensor configuration information; translating the sensor configuration information to a format compatible with a remote central station alarm monitoring system; and transmitting, over a second network, the translated sensor configuration information to the remote central station alarm monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
a security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller comprising a memory storing sensor configuration information associated with a plurality of security sensors coupled to the SMA controller, and a SMA controller network interface coupled to a first network and configured to transmit the sensor configuration information using the first network; and a first computing node comprising a first network interface coupled to the first network and configured to receive the sensor configuration information from the SMA controller, a storage volume storing the sensor configuration information, a second network interface coupled to a second network and configured to transmit the sensor configuration information to a remote central station alarm monitoring system, wherein the sensor configuration information is in a format usable by the remote central station alarm monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a first network interface coupled to a first network and configured to receive sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller; means for storing the sensor configuration information; means for translating the sensor configuration information to a format compatible with a remote central station alarm monitoring system; and a second network interface coupled to a second network and configured to transmit the translated sensor configuration information to the remote central station alarm monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving by a first network node, over a first network, account configuration information from a remote network node coupled to the first network; storing the account configuration information in a memory coupled to the first network node; selecting a subset of the account configuration information to transmit to a remote central station alarm monitoring system, wherein the subset of the account configuration information is sufficient to create a new subscriber account at the remote central station alarm monitoring system; and transmitting, over a second network, the selected subset of the account configuration information to the remote central station alarm monitoring system coupled to the second network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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