Mobile security monitoring method and system and an alarm security node in the system

• US 8,081,070 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2006
• Issued: 12/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC (Brevet Capital)
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Yeung, Peter, Li, Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): POPE, DARYL C
• Application Number:
  US11/988,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20090231122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,013 Days
• Field of Search: 340/506, 340/507, 340/524, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.13, 340/3.1, 340/825.36, 340/825.49
• US Class Current: 340/524
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19652 Systems using zones in a single scene defined for different treatment, e.g. outer zone gives pre-alarm, inner zone gives alarm
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19669 Event triggers storage or change of storage policy
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A mobile security monitoring method and system are provided. An alarm security node communicates with an intelligent security that is activated by a breach in a security zone. This breach starts a video monitoring/recording sequence that is sent out via broadband link to an alarm center. The alarm center forwards this alarm information to a user as SMS/MMS information through a mobile network. The user can view and evaluate what is going on at the security zone and can decide what action to initiate. This minimizes false alarm generation and thus cuts down the costs of following upon false alarm(s) by an alarm security provider. For security and cost reasons, the intelligent security system may be the only client of the server-side alarm center. Existing IT infrastructure at the security zone can be used such as W-LAN, broadband, GPRS, and mobile devices. A mobile phone can be used for activation and deactivation of intelligent security system based on a manual push of a button on the user device. The activation/deactivation may depend on mobile'"'"'s location as determined by GPS or other mobile positioning system based on mobile network infrastructures that use a spatial-based alarm trigger.

Claims

1. A mobile security monitoring method comprising the steps of:

monitoring an intelligent security system including a logic device, a plurality of detecting devices, and a video device;

submitting information of a physical location of a user device to an alarm center by using a mobile positioning system;

contacting said alarm center via a communication medium device for information on the present location of said user device with respect to a security zone protected by said intelligent security system;

determining whether to activate at least one of the detecting devices in said intelligent security system to respond to an alarm condition based on said information of the physical location of the user device;

sending an alarm information of said alarm condition via said communication medium device to said alarm center;

informing said user device of said alarm information via a mobile network;

prompting said user device to provide feedback on said alarm information to said alarm center via said mobile network; and

operating on said alarm information by said alarm center by using the feedback from said user.

2. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein said monitoring of said intelligent security system includes the steps of:

detecting said alarm condition in said intelligent security system;

conveying said alarm condition to said alarm center via said communication medium device;

receiving feedback from said alarm center via said communication medium device;

recording using recording means of said alarm condition; and

reacting to requests by the said alarm center via said communication medium device.

3. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the physical location of said user is conveyed to said alarm center using a GPS functionality.

4. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said monitoring means is activated by a change in said physical location of said user device in respect to said security zone protected by said intelligent security system, confirmed by said user device mobile positioning system.

5. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said monitoring means is activated by a change in said physical location of said user device in respect to said security zone protected by said intelligent security system, confirmed by said user device said GPS functionality.

6. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein said alarm center is aware of said user device presence in said intelligent security system via said GPS functionality.

7. A mobile security monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein said alarm information comprises a text alarm information and/or a video alarm information.

8. A mobile security monitoring system comprising:

an intelligent security system including;

a monitoring device for monitoring a security zone;

a plurality of detecting devices for detecting an alarm condition;

a video device for recording said alarm condition; and

a logic control device for reporting said alarm condition and an alarm information;

an output for sending said alarm condition and said alarm information;

a communication medium device including either a broadband, a ground-based telephony, a GPRS, a WLAN, or a high-speed wireless system or a combination thereof for transmitting said alarm condition and said alarm information to an alarm center including an application server,

wherein said alarm center is arranged to receive said alarm condition and said alarm information via said communication medium device from said intelligent security system;

wherein the alarm center is further connectable to a mobile network including a service network and a GPRS Core network;

wherein said mobile network is arranged to receive said alarm information via the alarm center and to submit an output as a text or a video information to a user device, and said service network including a mobile positioning system and a messaging center such that the mobile positioning system can provide the physical location of the user device to the alarm center,

wherein the intelligent security system is arranged to receive instructions from the alarm center of security measures,

wherein the instructions are based on the physical location of the user device, and

wherein the alarm center is arranged to take action based on feedback from the user device of the outputted text or video information.

9. A mobile security monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein said intelligent security system is arranged to be activated by a change in a physical location of the user device in respect to said security zone protected by said intelligent security system, confirmed by said mobile positioning system.

10. A mobile security monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein said intelligent security system is arranged to be activated by a change in a physical location of a user device in respect to said security zone protected by said intelligent security system, confirmed by a GPS functionality.

11. A mobile security monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein said messaging center comprises a SMS center and a MMS center.