System and method for intelligent data routing

• US 7,912,981 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2006
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Security Systems Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH), Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: May, Scott M., Kovacsiss, Stephen A. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Zarni
• Application Number:
  US11/539,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20080084876A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,625 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-224, 709238-242
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/42 Centralised routing

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to premise, fire, security, or access control systems and their associated communication devices that can receive data routing commands from a security programming or monitoring center, and to a lesser extent, those devices that receive and transmit those data routing commands. The data routing command may instruct the premise communication device to route data to a specific destination address. The data routing commands may instruct the premise communication device to redirect, repeat, or send the data to multiple destinations. More specifically, the data routing command may instruct the premise communication device to route audio/video (A/V) data streams or files to a specified server, monitoring center, or other security address destination. By intelligently routing incoming data to a specific location on command, the data can be redirected to areas of greatest need. This technique enables the monitoring center to process the incoming data efficiently.

Claims

1. An intelligent data routing system for controlling data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the intelligent data routing system comprising:

receiving equipment for receiving a first message and a second message from the premise protection system upon the detection of an alarm event by the premise protection system, the first message including alarm event information and the second message including source device information, the second message notifying the monitoring center of the presence of data collected from the source device and associated with the alarm event; and

a routing command center for determining a destination for the collected data based on the source device information of the second message and available destination information.

2. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the routing command center communicates the determined destination to the premise protection system, the premise protection system routing the collected data to the determined destination.

3. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the source device information comprises at least one of a source device address and a device ID.

4. The intelligent data routing system of claim 3, further comprising an address information database connected with the routing command center, the address information database including source device address information.

5. The intelligent data routing system of claim 4, wherein the address information database determines the source device address based on the device ID.

6. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the destination information comprises storage capability information.

7. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the routing command center is configured to determine an updated destination and to communicate the updated destination to the premise protection system.

8. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the first message and the second message are in a first data format and the collected data is in a second data format, the first data format requiring less bandwidth for transmission from the premise protection system than the second data format.

9. The intelligent data routing system of claim 8, wherein the first message and the second message are communicated from the premise protection system over a first communication path and the collected data is communicated from the premise protection system over a second communication path.

10. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the source device information is collected by a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

11. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the premise protection system is configured to route the collected data to the monitoring center and the monitoring center is configured to route the collected data to the determined destination.

12. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the receiving equipment and the routing command center are located at the monitoring center.

13. The intelligent data routing system of claim 1, wherein the second message is transmitted directly from the source device to the receiving equipment.

14. A method for controlling data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the method comprising:

receiving alarm event information and a source device identifier from the premise protection system upon the detection of an alarm event by the premise protection system, the source device identifier notifying the monitoring center of the presence of data collected from the source device and associated with the alarm event;

determining a routing destination for the collected data based on the source device identifier; and

communicating the routing destination to the premise protection system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the source device identifier comprises one of a source device ID and a source device address.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein determining a routing destination comprises consulting an address information database containing characteristics of the source device.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein determining a routing destination comprises determining multiple routing destinations for the collected data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the routing destinations include destinations external to the monitoring center.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending the collected data from the premise protection system to the routing destination.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the source device identifier identifies a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the monitoring center receives the source device identifier following a delay period after the receipt of the alarm event information.

22. A method for controlling data routing from a monitoring center for data collected from a source device associated with a premise protection system, the method comprising:

receiving a source device identifier from the premise protection system upon the detection of an alarm event by the premise protection system, the source device identifier notifying the monitoring center of the presence of the collected data at the premise protection system;

determining a routing destination for the collected data based on the source device identifier;

receiving the collected data at the monitoring center from the premise protection system; and

routing the collected data internally from the monitoring center to the routing destination.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein determining a routing destination comprises determining multiple routing destinations for the collected data, wherein the routing destinations include destinations external to the monitoring center.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the collected data is associated with the alarm event.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the device identifier identifies a source device that operates independently from central controls of the premise protection system.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the source device identifier is received from the premise protection system over a first communication path and the collected data is received from the premise protection system over a second communication path.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising receiving alarm event information from the premise protection system over the first communication path upon the detection of the alarm event by the premise protection system.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the collected data communicated over the second communication path consumes a higher bandwidth than the source device identifier and the alarm event information communicated over the first communication path.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the collected data communicated over the second communication path includes at least one of audio data and video data.

30. The method of claim 22, further comprising converting the collected data from a first format to a second format prior to routing.