Alarm signaling technology
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1. An offsite system comprising:
- communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and
at least one server configured to perform operations comprising;
exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system;
analyzing the exchanged pinging communications; and
handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications,wherein the communication equipment comprises a first communication device configured to exchange communications over the Internet with a first component of the alarm system and a second communication device configured to exchange communications over a cellular network with a second component of the alarm system; and
wherein exchanging pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system comprises exchanging, through the first communication device, pinging communications with the first component of the alarm system.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.”
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1. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system; analyzing the exchanged pinging communications; and handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein the communication equipment comprises a first communication device configured to exchange communications over the Internet with a first component of the alarm system and a second communication device configured to exchange communications over a cellular network with a second component of the alarm system; and wherein exchanging pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system comprises exchanging, through the first communication device, pinging communications with the first component of the alarm system.
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2. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system; analyzing the exchanged pinging communications; and handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein analyzing the exchanged pinging communications comprises monitoring for communications expected to have been received from the at least one component of the alarm system and tracking a time of a most recent communication received from the at least one component of the alarm system; and wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises detecting an alarm system destruction event based on the tracked time of the most recent communication received from the at least one component of the alarm system meeting a threshold.
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3. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system; analyzing the exchanged pinging communications; and handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein analyzing the exchanged pinging communications comprises monitoring for communications expected to have been received from the at least one component of the alarm system and tracking a number of expected communications that have not been received from the at least one component of the alarm system; and wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises detecting an alarm system destruction event based on the tracked number of expected communications that have not been received from the at least one component of the alarm system meeting a threshold.
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4. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system; analyzing the exchanged pinging communications; and handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises resetting a start of an escrow period each time a pinging communication is properly exchanged and detecting an alarm system destruction event when the escrow period expires.
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5. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; monitoring, over time, alarm signaling quality for alarm signals received from the at least one component of the alarm system; determining one or more alarm signaling quality statistics for the at least one component of the alarm system based on the monitoring; and dynamically setting an escrow period for alarm signals from the at least one component of the alarm system based on the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics, handling alarm signal escrowing and alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system using the dynamically set escrow period. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; monitoring, over time, alarm signaling quality for alarm signals received from the at least one component of the alarm system; determining one or more alarm signaling quality statistics for the at least one component of the alarm system based on the monitoring; when the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics indicate a relatively low signal quality; requiring exchange of pinging communications before issuing an alarm system destruction signal, exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, analyzing the exchanged pinging communications, and handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications; and allowing an alarm system destruction signal to be issued without requiring the exchange of pinging communications when the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics indicate a relatively high signal quality.
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13. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; receiving, through the communication equipment, a potential alarm event signal from the at least one component of the alarm system; identifying a sensor included in the alarm system that caused the potential alarm event signal; and dynamically setting an escrow period for the potential alarm event signal based on the identified sensor that caused the potential alarm event signal, handling alarm signal escrowing and alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system using the dynamically set escrow period. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An offsite system comprising:
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communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the offsite system being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; and at least one server configured to perform operations comprising; aggregating data related to alarm system destruction detection; generating a pattern representative of successful alarm system destruction detection events based on the aggregated data; and performing pattern matching using the generated pattern to identify future alarm system destruction detection events. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method comprising:
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exchanging, through communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; analyzing, by at least one server, the exchanged pinging communications; and handling, by at least one server, alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein the communication equipment comprises a first communication device configured to exchange communications over the Internet with a first component of the alarm system and a second communication device configured to exchange communications over a cellular network with a second component of the alarm system; and wherein exchanging pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system comprises exchanging, through the first communication device, pinging communications with the first component of the alarm system.
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18. A method comprising:
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exchanging, through communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; analyzing, by at least one server, the exchanged pinging communications; and handling, by at least one server, alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein analyzing the exchanged pinging communications comprises monitoring for communications expected to have been received from the at least one component of the alarm system and tracking a time of a most recent communication received from the at least one component of the alarm system; and wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises detecting an alarm system destruction event based on the tracked time of the most recent communication received from the at least one component of the alarm system meeting a threshold.
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19. A method comprising:
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exchanging, through communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; analyzing, by at least one server, the exchanged pinging communications; and handling, by at least one server, alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein analyzing the exchanged pinging communications comprises monitoring for communications expected to have been received from the at least one component of the alarm system and tracking a number of expected communications that have not been received from the at least one component of the alarm system; and wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises detecting an alarm system destruction event based on the tracked number of expected communications that have not been received from the at least one component of the alarm system meeting a threshold.
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20. A method comprising:
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exchanging, through communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; analyzing, by at least one server, the exchanged pinging communications; and handling, by at least one server, alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications, wherein handling alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications comprises resetting a start of an escrow period each time a pinging communication is properly exchanged and detecting an alarm system destruction event when the escrow period expires.
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monitoring, over time and using communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, alarm signaling quality for alarm signals received from the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; determining, by at least one server, one or more alarm signaling quality statistics for the at least one component of the alarm system based on the monitoring; and dynamically setting, by at least one server, an escrow period for alarm signals from the at least one component of the alarm system based on the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics, handling, by at least one server, alarm signal escrowing and alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system using the dynamically set escrow period. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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monitoring, over time and using communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, alarm signaling quality for alarm signals received from the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; determining, by at least one server, one or more alarm signaling quality statistics for the at least one component of the alarm system based on the monitoring; when the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics indicate a relatively low signal quality; requiring, by at least one server, exchange of pinging communications before issuing an alarm system destruction signal, exchanging, through the communication equipment, pinging communications with the at least one component of the alarm system, analyzing, by at least one server, the exchanged pinging communications, and handling, by at least one server, alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system based on the analysis of the exchanged pinging communications; and allowing, by at least one server, an alarm system destruction signal to be issued without requiring the exchange of pinging communications when the one or more alarm signaling quality statistics indicate a relatively high signal quality.
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receiving, through communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, a potential alarm event signal from the at least one component of the alarm system, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; identifying, by at least one server, a sensor included in the alarm system that caused the potential alarm event signal; and dynamically setting, by at least one server, an escrow period for the potential alarm event signal based on the identified sensor that caused the potential alarm event signal, handling, by at least one server, alarm signal escrowing and alarm system destruction detection for the alarm system using the dynamically set escrow period. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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aggregating data related to alarm system destruction detection, the aggregated data having been collected using communication equipment configured to exchange signals with at least one component of an alarm system that is configured to monitor a building, the at least one component being located within the building and the communication equipment being located at an offsite location that is physically separate from the building; generating, by at least one server, a pattern representative of successful alarm system destruction detection events based on the aggregated data; and performing, by at least one server, pattern matching using the generated pattern to identify future alarm system destruction detection events. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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