RF cellular technology network transmission system for remote monitoring equipment
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1. An apparatus for monitoring RF cellular format data received from a cellular network, comprising:
- first means for interfacing the apparatus to the cellular network;
means for translating the RF cellular format data from the cellular network into alarm format data, said means for translating programmable to translate to and from a format selected from the group consisting of ARDIS, RAM DATA and CELEMATRY and a plurality of RF cellular formats; and
second means for interfacing the apparatus to a monitoring station receiver.
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Abstract
A system for transmitting data between a subscriber site and at least one monitoring station, comprising a sensor circuit for generating data responsive to an event at the subscriber site, a first transmission circuit responsive to said sensor circuit and being operable to transmit data in a first format from the subscriber site to the monitoring station over an RF telecommunications network, a second transmission circuit responsive to said sensor circuit and being operable to transmit data from the subscriber site to the monitoring station over a second telecommunications network. A programmable converter module converts between an alarm signal format and an RF cellular technology format.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring RF cellular format data received from a cellular network, comprising:
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first means for interfacing the apparatus to the cellular network; means for translating the RF cellular format data from the cellular network into alarm format data, said means for translating programmable to translate to and from a format selected from the group consisting of ARDIS, RAM DATA and CELEMATRY and a plurality of RF cellular formats; and second means for interfacing the apparatus to a monitoring station receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for use with an alarm monitoring system at a subscriber location:
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first means for interfacing the apparatus to the alarm monitoring system; means for translating alarm format data received by the alarm monitoring system into cellular RF format data, said means for translating programmable to translate to and from a a format selected from the group consisting of ARDIS, RAM DATA and CELEMATRY and cellular RF in a plurality of data formats; and second means for interfacing the apparatus to a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for use with an alarm monitoring system, comprising:
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a processing means responsive to received data for translating between an alarm data format selected from the group consisting of ARDIS, RAM DATA and CELEMATRY and a plurality of cellular RF data formats, said processing means programmable to translate a plurality of alarm formats and cellular RF formats; and means for interfacing the processing means to the alarm monitoring system.
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19. A system for use with a subscriber premises monitoring system comprising:
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means for receiving alarm signals from a premises monitoring system; means responsive to said alarm signals for translating alarm signals into an output signal selected from the group consisting essentially of ARDIS, RAM DATA and CELEMATRY; and means responsive to said output signal for transferring said output signal to an alarm monitoring station receiver.
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20. An apparatus for transmitting information from an Event Reporting Device (ERD) in an RF cellular format over an RF cellular network comprising:
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first means for interfacing the apparatus to an ERD and a cellular network; second means for receiving and translating RF cellular format data from the cellular network into original ERD format data, said means for translating being programmable to translate to and from a format selected from the group consisting of voice, data and overhead control channels of AMPS/Analog ARDIS, RAM Data and a plurality of RF cellular formats; and third means for interfacing said first and second means to a monitoring receiver.
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21. For use in a telecommunications network:
- a universal interface for receiving alarm signals from any of a plurality of different Event Reporting Devices and communicating said received signals to a remote location via a data package technology selected from the group of networks consisting of CDPD, CDMA, GSM, TDMA and Satellite Direct.
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