Monitoring apparatus and system
First Claim
1. A monitoring system enabled by the internet and a communication system;
- said monitoring system including an individual signal unit in two way communication with a central control facility;
said monitoring system further including at least one external event sensor for sensing external events;
said external event sensor being in communication with said individual signal unit;
said individual signal unit provided with output relays to activate one or more output devices;
said individual signal unit configured for communication with said at least one output device;
said at least one output device able to be activated by said central control facility of said monitoring system via the individual signal unit;
said system responsive to incidents sensed by said at least one external event sensor;
a response of said system including in a first instance, transmission by said individual signal unit of at least a unique identifying code for that individual signal unit;
said transmission made to said central control facility over a distributed communication network;
said response including in a second instance, execution by said central control facility of pre-determined steps according to protocols stored at said central control facility;
said steps including transmission of data to one or more recipients; and
wherein said pre-determined steps may include activation of a said output device communicating with said individual signal unit, and wherein said individual signal unit and said external event sensors or output devices are registered by an applicant user with said central control facility;
registration and structuring by said applicant user of said protocols effected by means of data entry into a web-based interface maintained by said central control facility;
events sensed by any one of said external event sensors being available for communication to any one of said recipients as effected by data entry into said web based interface by said applicant user wherein the user via the web-based portal can induce the central control facility to download protocols to the individual signal unit to configure the individual signal unit to activate one or more output devices.
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Abstract
A monitoring system for response to incidents sensed by at least one sensor of an individual signal unit; said response comprising in a first instance, transmission to a central control facility by a said individual signal unit, of at least a unique identifying code for that individual signal unit, over a communication network; said response comprising in a second instance, transmission of data from said central control facility to one or more recipients nominated by a registered owner of said individual signal unit; and wherein registration of a said individual signal unit and configuration of sensing and of said response is via a web-based interface.
The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said response in said first instance includes digital or analogue data input to said individual signal unit.
In a further form there is disclosed a method of monitoring the status of an item of interest; said method including the steps of:
- (i) purchase by an owner of an individual signal unit and at least one user selectable sensor for connection to said device,
- (j) registering said individual signal unit and said at least one sensor with a central control facility,
- (k) configuring a response executable by said central control facility on receipt by said facility of a signal transmitted by said individual signal unit.
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28 Claims
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1. A monitoring system enabled by the internet and a communication system;
- said monitoring system including an individual signal unit in two way communication with a central control facility;
said monitoring system further including at least one external event sensor for sensing external events;
said external event sensor being in communication with said individual signal unit;
said individual signal unit provided with output relays to activate one or more output devices;
said individual signal unit configured for communication with said at least one output device;
said at least one output device able to be activated by said central control facility of said monitoring system via the individual signal unit;
said system responsive to incidents sensed by said at least one external event sensor;
a response of said system including in a first instance, transmission by said individual signal unit of at least a unique identifying code for that individual signal unit;
said transmission made to said central control facility over a distributed communication network;
said response including in a second instance, execution by said central control facility of pre-determined steps according to protocols stored at said central control facility;
said steps including transmission of data to one or more recipients; and
wherein said pre-determined steps may include activation of a said output device communicating with said individual signal unit, and wherein said individual signal unit and said external event sensors or output devices are registered by an applicant user with said central control facility;
registration and structuring by said applicant user of said protocols effected by means of data entry into a web-based interface maintained by said central control facility;
events sensed by any one of said external event sensors being available for communication to any one of said recipients as effected by data entry into said web based interface by said applicant user wherein the user via the web-based portal can induce the central control facility to download protocols to the individual signal unit to configure the individual signal unit to activate one or more output devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- said monitoring system including an individual signal unit in two way communication with a central control facility;
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25. A monitoring system enabled by the internet and a communication system;
- said monitoring system including a number of individual signal units in two-way communication with a central control facility;
each of said individual signal units connected to at least one external event sensor;
said individual signal unit provided with output relays for activation of one or more output devices;
said external event sensors and output devices selected by an owner of said individual signal unit from a plurality of standard external event sensors and output devices;
each of said individual signal units adapted for connection of at least one output device, and wherein an applicant user of said system purchases a said individual signal unit and one or more of said external event sensors or output devices selected from a plurality of standard or third party said external event sensors or output devices, said individual signal unit and said external event sensors or output devices registered with said central control facility;
registration and structuring by said applicant user of protocols effected by means of data entry into a web-based interface maintained by said central control facility;
events sensed by any one of said external event sensors being available for communication to any one of registered users as effected by data entry into said web-based interface by said applicant user;
said central control facility responding to an incident sensed by a said external event sensor according to protocols established at registration by a said owner through interaction with pages of a web site maintained by said central control facility;
said protocols including pre-determined steps to be executed by said central control facility; and
wherein said pre-determined steps including activation of one or more said output devices by said central control facility wherein the user via the web-based portal can induce the central control facility to download protocols to the individual signal unit to configure the individual signal unit to activate one or more output devices.
- said monitoring system including a number of individual signal units in two-way communication with a central control facility;
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26. A method of monitoring the status of an item of interest over the internet and a communication system;
- said method including the steps of;
(a) purchase by an owner of an individual signal unit and at least one external event sensor selected from a plurality of standard external event sensors for connection to said individual signal unit, said individual signal unit adapted for connection of at least one output device, (b) registering said individual signal unit and said at least one external event sensor and any output device with a central control facility, (c) configuring a response executable by said central control facility on receipt by said facility of a signal transmitted by said individual signal unit;
said response including activation of said at least one output device by said central control facility,wherein said monitoring of said status includes a signal from said at least one external event sensor to said individual signal unit, and wherein said response by said central control facility includes a number of prior defined pre-determined steps nominated by a said owner when registering a said individual signal unit and said at least one external event sensor and any said output device with said central control facility;
wherein said response may include activation of a said output device by said central control facility;
registration and configuring of said response effected by interaction with pages of a web site maintained by said central control facility; and
wherein an applicant user of said system purchases a said individual signal unit and one or more of said external event sensors or output devices selected from a plurality of standard or third party said external event sensors and any output devices, said individual signal unit and said external event sensors and output devices registered with said central control facility;
registration and structuring by said applicant user of said pre-determined steps effected by means of data entry into a web-based interface maintained by said central control facility;
events sensed by anyone of said external event sensors being available for communication to one or more nominated recipients as effected by data entry into said web based interface by the said applicant user wherein the user via the web-based portal can induce the central control facility to download protocols to the individual signal unit to configure the individual signal unit to activate one or more output devices. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
- said method including the steps of;
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