Detection system using personal communication device with response

• US 6,667,688 B1
• Filed: 12/22/1998
• Issued: 12/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Royal Thoughts LLC
• Inventors: Menard, Raymond J., Quady, Curtis E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl
• Application Number:
  US09/219,737
• Time in Patent Office: 1,827 Days
• Field of Search: 379/37, 379/45, 379/38, 379/39, 379/40, 379/49, 455/404, 455/521, 340/506, 340/539, 340/573.1, 340/426, 340/3.1, 340/531, 340/825.36, 340/825.49
• US Class Current: 340/531
• 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 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

This system provides for apparatus and process in conjunction with long-range wireless communication networks such as paging, cell phone and other networks. The system provides for alarm and other signals received from a security or other type of detection system to be verified by a remote user so as to assist in the cancellation of alarms so that false dispatches can be prevented.

Claims

1. A method for controlling dispatches by a central station, comprising:

signaling a remote user of a detected event using a portable, bidirectional communications device via a bidirectional long distance wireless network; and

coordinating the dispatch process at the central station based on a signal transmitted from the portable, bidirectional communications device in response to the detected event;

wherein the remote user may cancel the dispatch process using the portable, bidirectional communications device to transmit a cancellation message which is automatically processed by the central station to prevent false dispatching.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote user may verify an alarm for the detected event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal from the remote user is transmitted to the central station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal from the remote user is transmitted to the central station to adjust or direct dispatch efforts.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal from the remote user is transmitted to the central station to indicate a false alarm.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a paging network.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a cell phone network.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a two-way paging network.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a wireless transmission network.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a REFLEX 25 paging network.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising transmission of a signal to the remote user over a REFLEX 50 paging network.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the detected event is communicated to the central station and the remote user over the bidirectional long distance wireless network.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a two-way paging network.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a REFLEX 25 two-way paging network.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a REFLEX 50 two-way paging network.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a cell phone network.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the central station and the remote user receive nearly simultaneous notification.

18. The method of claim 1, comprising using an encoding method to burst transmit data between the detected event, the user and the central station.

19. The method of claim 1, comprising using message interpretation within a transmission network to coordinate addressing and retransmission of messages.

20. The method of claim 1, comprising using message interpretation within a transmission network to handle various messages differently so that the type of message changes its transmission path, handling, and encoding protocol.

21. The method of claim 1, comprising using capcodes to identify any number of and any combination of a detection system, a personal communication device, and the central station.

22. The method of claim 1, comprising using capcodes to communicate with any number of and any combination of a detection system, a personal communication device, and the central station.

23. The method of claim 1, comprising using response paging to respond to the detected event.

24. The method of claim 1, comprising using one or more presaved messages on a personal communication device to respond to the detected event.

25. The method of claim 1, comprising using one or more presaved response messages on a personal communication device to respond to the detected event.

26. The method of claim 1, comprising converting codes into text relating to the detected event using a personal communication device.

27. The method of claim 1, comprising converting codes into text relating to the detected event using the bidirectional long distance wireless network.

28. A response system for use with a central station, comprising:

a detection system;

a wireless two way communication device receiving wireless information related to a detected event from the detection system;

wherein a remote user is notified of detection of the detected event; and

wherein the wireless two way communication device is operable to provide a wireless signal to automatically cancel a dispatch response from the central station by control of said user.

29. The response system of claim 28, wherein the signal is transmitted to the central station to cancel an alarm.

30. The response system of claim 28, wherein the signal is transmitted to the alarm system to cancel an alarm.

31. The response system of claim 28, wherein the signal is transmitted to the central station to verify an alarm.

32. The response system of claim 28, wherein the signal is transmitted to the central station to indicate a false alarm.

33. The response system of claim 28, wherein the signal is transmitted to the central station to adjust or direct dispatch efforts.

34. The response system of claim 28, comprising a paging network.

35. The response system of claim 28, comprising a two-way paging network.

36. The response system of claim 28, comprising a cell phone network.

37. The response system of claim 28, comprising a wireless transmission network.

38. The response system of claim 28, wherein the wireless two way communication device is a cell phone.

39. The response system of claim 28, wherein the wireless two way communication device is a two way pager.

40. The response system of claim 28, wherein the wireless two way communication device is a two way pager compatible with a REFLEX 25 paging protocol.

41. The response system of claim 28, wherein the wireless two way communication device is a two way pager compatible with a REFLEX 50 paging protocol.

42. The response system of claim 28, wherein a detected event is communicated to the central station and the user over a bidirectional long distance wireless network.

43. The response system of claim 42, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a two-way paging network.

44. The response system of claim 42, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a REFLEX 25 two-way paging network.

45. The response system of claim 42, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a REFLEX 50 two-way paging network.

46. The response system of claim 42, wherein the bidirectional long distance wireless network is a cell phone network.

47. The response system of claim 42, wherein the central station and the user receive nearly simultaneous notification.

48. The response system of claim 28, wherein encoding is used to burst transmit data between the detected event, the user and the central station.

49. The response system of claim 28, wherein message interpretation is used within a transmission network to coordinate addressing and retransmission of messages.

50. The response system of claim 28, wherein message interpretation is used within a transmission network to handle various messages differently so that the type of message changes its transmission path, handling, and encoding protocol.

51. The response system of claim 28, comprising using capcodes to identify any number of and any combination of the alarm system, the communication device, and the central station.

52. The response system of claim 28, comprising using response paging to respond to the detected event.

53. The response system of claim 28, comprising using one or more presaved messages on the communication device to respond to the detected event.

54. The response system of claim 28, comprising using one or more presaved response messages on the communication device to respond to a detected event.

55. The response system of claim 28, comprising converting codes into text relating to a detected event using the communication device.

56. The response system of claim 28, comprising converting codes into text relating to the detected event using a bidirectional long distance wireless network.

57. A method, comprising:

automatically transmitting notification of a detected event to a user, the notification communicated to a portable wireless device in a proximity of the user using a bidirectional long distance wireless network; and

coordinating a dispatch process at a central station based on a signal transmitted from the portable wireless device in response to the detected event;

wherein the portable wireless device receives information related to the detected event anywhere within a range of the bidirectional long distance wireless network and may cancel the dispatch process by transmission of a cancellation signal to prevent false dispatching.