Power line communication network security system
First Claim
1. A method for use in implementing a security system, comprising:
- receiving a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network with the remote alarm message comprising an alarm identifier of a local alarm message from the remote second internal PLC security system;
triggering a local alert at the first internal PLC security system indicating that the remote alarm message has been received across the external PLC network; and
rebroadcasting the remote alarm message from the first internal PLC security system over the external PLC network to a remote third internal PLC security system.
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Abstract
The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in implementing security systems. Some embodiments provide methods that receive a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network with the remote alarm message comprising an alarm identifier of a local alarm message from the remote second internal PLC security system, and trigger a local alert at the first internal PLC security system indicating that the remote alarm message has been received across the external PLC network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for use in implementing a security system, comprising:
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receiving a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network with the remote alarm message comprising an alarm identifier of a local alarm message from the remote second internal PLC security system; triggering a local alert at the first internal PLC security system indicating that the remote alarm message has been received across the external PLC network; and rebroadcasting the remote alarm message from the first internal PLC security system over the external PLC network to a remote third internal PLC security system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for use in implementing a security system, comprising:
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receiving a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network with the remote alarm message comprising an alarm identifier of a local alarm message from the remote second internal PLC security system; triggering a local alert at the first internal PLC security system indicating that the remote alarm message has been received across the external PLC network; receiving, at a center unit, a voice communication communicated from a first internal communication device, wherein the first internal PLC security system comprises; a first internal PLC network; the center unit communicationally coupled with the first internal PLC network; and the first internal communication device communicationally coupled with the first internal PLC network, wherein the receiving the voice communication comprises receiving, at the center unit, the voice communication communicated over the first internal PLC network from the first internal communication device; encrypting the voice communication at the center unit within the first internal PLC security system generating an encrypted voice communication; and transmitting from the first internal PLC security system a point-to-point voice communication over the external PLC network of the encrypted voice communication.
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7. A power line security system comprising:
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an alarm trigger coupled to an internal power line communication (PLC) network that communicates a first local alarm message across the internal PLC network; a local alarm message receiver communicationally coupled to the internal PLC network that receives the first local alarm message communicated over the internal PLC network from the alarm trigger; a remote alarm message transmitter communicationally coupled to the local alarm message receiver, the remote alarm message transmitter transmits a first remote alarm message over an external PLC network; a remote alarm message receiver receives a second remote alarm message from over the external PLC network; and a local alert device communicationally coupled to the remote alarm message receiver and produces a local alert signal when the remote alarm message receiver receives the second remote alarm message from over the external PLC network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A power line communication security system, comprising:
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a power line communication (PLC) network interface communicationally coupled to an external PLC network, and the PLC network interface receives a remote alarm message broadcast over the external PLC network; a local alert device that generates a local warning; and a processor communicationally coupled with the PLC network interface and the local alert device, the processor receives the remote alarm message from the PLC network interface and activates the local alert device to generate the local warning as a notification that the remote alarm message has been received; wherein the processor generates a rebroadcast remote alarm message and forwards the rebroadcast remote alarm message to the PLC network interface to be rebroadcasted over the external PLC network. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A power line communication security system, comprising:
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a power line communication (PLC) network interface communicationally coupled to an external PLC network, and the PLC network interface receives a remote alarm message broadcast over the external PLC network; a local alert device that generates a local warning; and a processor communicationally coupled with the PLC network interface and the local alert device, the processor receives the remote alarm message from the PLC network interface and activates the local alert device to generate the local warning as a notification that the remote alarm message has been received; wherein the PLC security system is built into a consumer electronic device communicationally coupled to an internal PLC network and the external PLC network; and wherein the PLC network interface further comprises; a variable power transmitter that adjusts a transmission power level for transmissions over the internal PLC network such that a signal-to-noise ratio is greater than or equal to a first threshold value and less than or equal to a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, and adjusts the transmission to substantially a maximum power level for transmissions over the external PLC network.
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17. A method for use in implementing a security system, comprising:
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receiving a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network with the remote alarm message comprising an alarm identifier of a local alarm message from the remote second internal PLC security system; triggering a local alert at the first internal PLC security system indicating that the remote alarm message has been received across the external PLC network; receiving, over a first internal PLC network of the first internal PLC security system, a local alarm message communicated over the first internal PLC network from an alarm unit coupled with the first internal PLC network; generating, in response to receiving the local alarm message an additional remote alarm message; and broadcasting, from the first internal PLC security system, the additional remote alarm message over the external PLC network to a remote third internal PLC security system.
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