Alarm system for monitoring at rural locations
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1. A system for monitoring and reporting of alarm events occurring in a remote monitored system comprising:
- a power supply dedicated to the system and having an output power interface for providing system power;
a switch module receiving system power from the power supply and having a power control input for receiving a power control signal, wherein the switch module selectively provides the system power as active power responsive to the received power control signal;
an alarm monitoring interface configured for interfacing with the remote monitored system and configured for receiving a plurality of status indicators from the remote monitored system and generating a signal indicating a change of state;
an event message module having a memory for storing a plurality of event messages, each event message being an audio message having a unique event message identifier, a control input for receiving a message control signal including an event message identifier selected from the plurality of event message identifiers, an output audio interface for transmitting the event message corresponding to the received event message identifier, and a power input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power from the switch module;
a wireless communication module having a memory for storing a plurality of predetermined communication addresses, a power supply input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power, an event address input interface configured for receiving an event communication address, a controller receiving active power from the power supply input and the received event communication address from the event address input interface and determining a particular one of the predetermined communication addresses stored in the memory that is associated with the event communication address, a message input coupled to the event message module for receiving the event message, and a wireless transceiver configured for communication over a wireless network and originating a communication to the particular predetermined communication address for transmitting the event message; and
a system controller including a microprocessor having at least an active mode and a sleep mode, a power interface coupled to the power supply for receiving system power, a state change interface coupled to the alarm monitoring interface for receiving the change of state signal, a message control interface for generating the message control signal including the event message identifier, a power activation interface for generating the power activation signal, and an addressing interface coupled to the event address input interface of the wireless communication module for transmitting the event communication address.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and reporting of alarm events occurring in a monitored system includes a power supply, a switch module, an alarm interface, an event message module and a system controller wherein the switch module provides active power to the event message module, the wireless communication module and the system controller only when an alarm event is detected.
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1. A system for monitoring and reporting of alarm events occurring in a remote monitored system comprising:
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a power supply dedicated to the system and having an output power interface for providing system power; a switch module receiving system power from the power supply and having a power control input for receiving a power control signal, wherein the switch module selectively provides the system power as active power responsive to the received power control signal; an alarm monitoring interface configured for interfacing with the remote monitored system and configured for receiving a plurality of status indicators from the remote monitored system and generating a signal indicating a change of state; an event message module having a memory for storing a plurality of event messages, each event message being an audio message having a unique event message identifier, a control input for receiving a message control signal including an event message identifier selected from the plurality of event message identifiers, an output audio interface for transmitting the event message corresponding to the received event message identifier, and a power input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power from the switch module; a wireless communication module having a memory for storing a plurality of predetermined communication addresses, a power supply input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power, an event address input interface configured for receiving an event communication address, a controller receiving active power from the power supply input and the received event communication address from the event address input interface and determining a particular one of the predetermined communication addresses stored in the memory that is associated with the event communication address, a message input coupled to the event message module for receiving the event message, and a wireless transceiver configured for communication over a wireless network and originating a communication to the particular predetermined communication address for transmitting the event message; and a system controller including a microprocessor having at least an active mode and a sleep mode, a power interface coupled to the power supply for receiving system power, a state change interface coupled to the alarm monitoring interface for receiving the change of state signal, a message control interface for generating the message control signal including the event message identifier, a power activation interface for generating the power activation signal, and an addressing interface coupled to the event address input interface of the wireless communication module for transmitting the event communication address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring and reporting of events occurring at a rural location to a remote location comprising:
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a power supply dedicated to the system for providing system power; a switch module receiving system power from the power supply and having a power control input for receiving a power control signal, wherein the switch module selectively provides the system power as active power responsive to the received power control signal; an alarm monitoring interface configured for interfacing with a plurality of remote monitored systems and configured for receiving a signal from each remote monitored system indicating a change of state; an event message module including a recorder/playback component having a memory for storing a plurality of event messages, each event message having a unique event message identifier and including a tone and an audio voice message, a control input for receiving a message control signal including an event message identifier selected from the plurality of event message identifiers, an output audio interface for transmitting the event message corresponding to the received event message identifier, and a power input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power from the switch module, the event message module being un-powered when not receiving active power; a wireless handset having a memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers as communication addresses, a power supply input coupled to the switch module for receiving active power, a keypad configured for receiving an event communication address and modified to receive coupled input from a address input actuator coupled to the wireless handset, a controller receiving the received event communication address from the address input actuator and determining a particular one of the telephone numbers associated with the event communication address, an audio interface modified for receiving the event message from the event message module as an electrical signal, and a wireless transceiver configured for communication over a wireless network and originating a communication to the determined telephone and transmitting the event message over an established audio transmission link, the wireless handset being un-powered until receiving active power; a system controller including a microprocessor having an active mode and a sleep mode, a power interface coupled to the power supply for receiving system power, a state change interface coupled to the alarm monitoring interface for receiving the change of state signal, a power activation interface for generating the power activation signal, wherein the system controller is configured to detect the change of state signal from the alarm monitoring interface and to change state from the sleep mode to the active mode and to generate the power activation signal over the power interface responsive thereto, and to associate the change of state signal with an event communication address and an event message identifier, the system controller further having a message control interface for generating the message control signal including the event message identifier, and an addressing interface for transmitting the event communication address; an address input actuator coupled to the wireless handset configured for generating key input in response to receiving the event communication address from the addressing interface of the system controller; and a housing having a cavity, wherein each of the power supply, the switch module, the event message module, the wireless handset, and the system controller are each positioned within the cavity of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for monitoring and reporting of events occurring at rural locations comprising:
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a housing having a cavity and a cover for closing the cavity, said cavity having means for securing the cover in a closed position; means for providing system power; means for detecting a change of state of a remote monitored system; means for providing active power in response to detecting a change of state event and discontinuing the providing of active power when no change of state event is detected; means for determining an event communication address and event message associated with the detected change of state of the remote monitored system;
the means for determining being in a sleep mode until a change of state is detected;means for initiating a wireless communication over a wireless communication system to the event communication address responsive to detecting a change of state, the means for initiating wireless communication being un-powered until receiving active power; and means for transmitting the event message over the wireless communication system in response to detecting a change of state event, the means for transmitting an event message being un-powered until receiving active power.
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