Method for remote pre-verification of alarm signals and remote alarm system control
First Claim
1. A method of alarm data communication, comprising the steps of:
- protecting a premise with a premise-sited automatic alarm controller;
providing a remote central station with receiving equipment for receiving data communications from a plurality of alarm data communicators including said premise-sited automatic alarm controller;
providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a network of premise-sited alarm sensors which report premise-related exceptions not to the central station but to said premise-sited automatic alarm controller;
providing one or more communications links between the premise-sited automatic alarm controller and the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment;
providing a user who is responsible for the premise with a cellular text-messaging device;
providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a cellular text-messaging module;
when an exception occurs with any sensor, said sensor reporting the exception to the premise-sited automatic alarm controller;
the premise-sited automatic alarm controller responding with preliminary steps followed by conditional steps;
said preliminary steps comprising;
refraining for a pre-programmed amount of time from a step of sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment,text messaging the responsible user'"'"'s text-messaging device a text message indicative of such exception, andwaiting a pre-programmed amount of time for the user to respond by text message;
said conditional steps comprising;
(A) if receiving (1) a responsive text message from the user (2) within the pre-programmed amount of time (3) that is indicative of a disarm instruction, then;
(a) disarming,(B) but if not (1), (2) and (3), then;
(b) sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment;
wherein the step of disarming further comprises logging in an event log onboard the premise-sited automatic alarm controller the instruction from said user to disarm, including date, time, and user identification.
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Abstract
A method of alarm data communication involves protecting a premise with an alarm sensor, sensing an exception, text messaging a responsible user'"'"'s text-messaging device a text message indicative of such exception and, in the absence of an effective cancel instruction, propagating a signal to a central alarm monitoring station indicative of such exception or otherwise expediting dispatch of authorities to the premise in response to such exception. Another aspect of this method involves that, notwithstanding the absence of an effective cancel instruction, there instead might be the issuance of an effective verify instruction, which propagates to the central alarm monitoring station as indicative of not only the exception but also that such exception is verified.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of alarm data communication, comprising the steps of:
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protecting a premise with a premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing a remote central station with receiving equipment for receiving data communications from a plurality of alarm data communicators including said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a network of premise-sited alarm sensors which report premise-related exceptions not to the central station but to said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing one or more communications links between the premise-sited automatic alarm controller and the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment; providing a user who is responsible for the premise with a cellular text-messaging device; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a cellular text-messaging module; when an exception occurs with any sensor, said sensor reporting the exception to the premise-sited automatic alarm controller; the premise-sited automatic alarm controller responding with preliminary steps followed by conditional steps; said preliminary steps comprising; refraining for a pre-programmed amount of time from a step of sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment, text messaging the responsible user'"'"'s text-messaging device a text message indicative of such exception, and waiting a pre-programmed amount of time for the user to respond by text message; said conditional steps comprising; (A) if receiving (1) a responsive text message from the user (2) within the pre-programmed amount of time (3) that is indicative of a disarm instruction, then; (a) disarming, (B) but if not (1), (2) and (3), then; (b) sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment; wherein the step of disarming further comprises logging in an event log onboard the premise-sited automatic alarm controller the instruction from said user to disarm, including date, time, and user identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of alarm data communication, comprising the steps of
protecting a premise with a premise-sited automatic alarm controller; -
providing a remote central station with receiving equipment for receiving data communications from a plurality of alarm data communicators including said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a network of premise-sited alarm sensors which report premise-related exceptions not to the central station but to said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing one or more communications links between the premise-sited automatic alarm controller and the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment; providing a user who is responsible for the premise with a cellular text-messaging device; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a cellular text-messaging module; when an exception occurs with any sensor, said sensor reporting the exception to the premise-sited automatic alarm controller; the premise-sited automatic alarm controller responding with preliminary steps followed by conditional steps; said preliminary steps comprising; refraining for a pre-programmed amount of time from a step of sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment, text messaging the responsible user'"'"'s text-messaging device a text message indicative of such exception, and waiting a pre-programmed amount of time for the user to respond by text message; said conditional steps comprising; (A) if receiving (1) a responsive text message from the user (2) within the pre-programmed amount of time (3) that is indicative of a pre-verify instruction, then; (a) sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment that is associated with a pre-verify indication, (B) but if not (1), (2) and (3), then; (b) sending an exception message to the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment associated with an indication of absence of pre-verified status. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of alarm data communication, comprising the steps of:
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protecting a premise with a premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing a remote central station with receiving equipment for receiving data communications from a plurality of alarm data communicators including said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a network of premise-sited alarm sensors which report premise-related exceptions not to the central station but to said premise-sited automatic alarm controller; providing one or more communications links between the premise-sited automatic alarm controller and the remote central station'"'"'s receiving equipment; providing a user who is responsible for the premise with a cellular text-messaging device; providing the premise-sited automatic alarm controller with a cellular text-messaging module; when an exception occurs with any sensor, said sensor reporting the exception to the premise-sited automatic alarm controller; configuring the premise-sited automatic alarm controller to receive text messages from the responsible user'"'"'s text-messaging device indicative of instructions to Arm or Disarm; and arming or disarming accordingly; wherein each instance of the step of arming and disarming further comprises, logging in an event log onboard the premise-sited automatic alarm controller the instruction from said user to arm or disarm, including date, time, and user identification. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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