Server based distributed security system
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1. A security system, comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting a predetermined security event in a defined area;
at least one communications module including a transmitting device, the communications module communicating with the sensor and the transmitting device transmitting an alert signal of the security event using a communications system; and
a remotely located computer system outside the defined area, the computer system communicating with the communications module using the communications system, the computer system controlling the communications between the transmitting device of the communications module and the computer system for receiving transmissions from and sending transmissions to the communications module, the computer system communicating an alarm signal after receiving the alert signal, and the computer system sending a data transmission directly to the communications module to remotely update software and/or firmware in the communications module, absent an intermediary control panel in the defined area.
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Abstract
A security system including one or more sensors for detecting a predetermined security event. One or more communications modules include a transmitting device for communicating with the sensor and transmitting an alert signal of the security event. A remotely located computer system controls the communications between the transmitting device of the communication module for receiving a signal from and transmitting to the communications module. After receiving the alert signal, the computer system communicates an alarm signal.
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1. A security system, comprising:
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at least one sensor for detecting a predetermined security event in a defined area; at least one communications module including a transmitting device, the communications module communicating with the sensor and the transmitting device transmitting an alert signal of the security event using a communications system; and a remotely located computer system outside the defined area, the computer system communicating with the communications module using the communications system, the computer system controlling the communications between the transmitting device of the communications module and the computer system for receiving transmissions from and sending transmissions to the communications module, the computer system communicating an alarm signal after receiving the alert signal, and the computer system sending a data transmission directly to the communications module to remotely update software and/or firmware in the communications module, absent an intermediary control panel in the defined area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for securing a specified area, comprising:
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detecting a predetermined security event using a sensor in a specified area; communicating with the sensor and a transmitting device using a communications module; transmitting an alert signal of the security event using the communications module and a communications system; receiving the alert signal using a remotely located computer system outside the specified area; sending data to the communications module using the computer system via the communications system; communicating an alarm signal using the computer system after receiving the alert signal; and the computer system sending a data transmission directly to the communications module to remotely update software and/or firmware in the communications module, absent an intermediary control panel in the specified area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for enabling a processor in a computer system for securing a specified area, the computer program performing the steps of:
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detecting a predetermined security event using a sensor in a specified area; communicating with the sensor and a transmitting device using a communications module; transmitting an alert signal of the security event using the communications module and a communications system; receiving the alert signal using a remotely located computer system outside the specified area; sending data to the communications module using the computer system via the communications system; communicating an alarm signal using the computer system after receiving the alert signal; and the computer system sending a data transmission directly to the communications module to remotely update software and/or firmware in the communications module, absent an intermediary control panel in the specified area.
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