Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services

• US 20170132890A1
• Filed: 01/20/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SimpliSafe Incorporated (Hellman & Friedman LLC)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hicks, III, John Alson
• Granted Patent: US 9,905,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• 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 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms in security systems. Sensor data is received from an alarm sensor, and an alarm controller determines an alarm condition. Video data associated with the alarm sensor is retrieved. An alarm message may be sent over a wireless network connection, while the video data may be sent over a wireline broadband connection.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by an alarm controller associated with a security system, an alarm condition based on data generated by an alarm sensor;

determining, by the alarm controller, a camera that is electronically associated with the alarm sensor; and

retrieving, by the alarm controller, video data that is associated with the camera.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the video data to a device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a notification address.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising sending the video data to the notification address for remote notification of the alarm condition.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a message for remote notification of the alarm condition.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a text message as a notification of the alarm condition.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a short messaging service text message as a notification of the alarm condition.

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

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

determining an alarm condition based on data generated by an alarm sensor associated with a security system;

determining a sensor identifier associated with the alarm sensor;

determining a camera identifier that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier associated with the alarm sensor; and

retrieving video data that is associated with the camera identifier.

9. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to a device.

10. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a notification address.

11. The alarm controller of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to the notification address for remote notification of the alarm condition.

12. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise generating a message for remote notification of the alarm condition.

13. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending a text message as a notification of the alarm condition.

14. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending a short messaging service text message as a notification of the alarm condition.

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

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

determining a sensor identifier associated with the alarm sensor;

querying a table for the sensor identifier, the table electronically associating camera identifiers to sensor identifiers, the sensor identifiers including the sensor identifier associated with the alarm sensor;

identifying a camera identifier of the camera identifiers that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier associated with the alarm sensor; and

retrieving video data that is associated with the camera identifier.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to a device.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a notification address.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to the notification address for remote notification of the alarm condition.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise generating a message for remote notification of the alarm condition.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending a text message as a notification of the alarm condition.