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Method for remote pre-verification of alarm signals and remote alarm system control

  • US 7,817,029 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/2007
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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