System and a method for remote monitoring customer security systems
First Claim
1. A system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of said security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising:
- a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with said plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of said status, said alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems in an IP address database;
a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet; and
said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said central alarm monitoring service and from said gateway.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, the security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of the security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with the plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of the status, the alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of the plurality of security systems in an IP address database, and a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of the security systems, the gateway being connected to the IP address database and to the Internet. There is further provided a method of remote monitoring a security system.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of said security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising:
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a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with said plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of said status, said alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems in an IP address database; a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet; and said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said central alarm monitoring service and from said gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, said security systems including a remote monitoring server module, the method comprising:
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providing a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with said plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of said status, said alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems in an IP address database; providing a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet, and said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said central alarm monitoring service and from said gateway. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of said security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising:
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an IP address database for storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems; a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet; and said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said IP address database and from said gateway. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, said security systems including a remote monitoring server module, the method comprising:
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providing an IP address database for storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems; and providing a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet, and said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said IP address database and from said gateway. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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