Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 8,692,665 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hicks, John Alson III
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US13/293,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20130120131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: 340/538, 340/501, 340/516, 340/531, 340/3.1, 340/10.1, 370/228, 370/328, 370/352
• US Class Current: 340/538
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms in security systems. Sensor data is received from an alarm sensor, and an alarm condition is determined by an alarm controller. Video data associated with the alarm sensor is retrieved. An alarm message is sent over a wireless network connection, while the video data is send over a wireline broadband connection.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving sensor data from an alarm sensor of a security system;

generating an alarm message based on the sensor data;

sending the alarm message from an alarm controller of the security system over a wireless network connection into a wireless network;

querying for video data associated with the alarm sensor; and

executing a rule in response to the video data, the rule instructing the alarm controller to dedicate the video data over a wireline broadband connection into a data network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising routing the alarm message to a server of a central monitoring station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising routing the video data to a server of a central monitoring station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller to verify an emergency.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a voice-over internet protocol call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller to verify an emergency.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the video data captured prior to receipt of the sensor data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the video data captured after receipt of the sensor data.

8. An alarm controller for use within a security system, the alarm controller comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving sensor data from an alarm sensor;

generating an alarm message based on the sensor data;

sending the alarm message from the alarm controller over a wireless network connection into a wireless network;

querying for video data associated with the alarm sensor; and

executing a rule in response to existence of the video data, the rule instructing the alarm controller to dedicate the video data over a wireline broadband connection into a data network.

9. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the alarm message to a server of a central monitoring station.

10. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to a server of a central monitoring station.

11. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller to verify an emergency.

12. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a voice-over internet protocol call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller.

13. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the video data captured prior to the sensor data.

14. The alarm controller of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the video data captured after the sensor data.

15. A memory storing code which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving sensor data from an alarm sensor of a security system;

generating an alarm message based on the sensor data;

sending the alarm message from an alarm controller of the security system over a wireless cellular network connection into a wireless network;

querying for video data associated with the alarm sensor; and

executing a rule in response to the video data, the rule avoiding congestion in the wireless network by declining the wireless cellular network connection for the video data and instructing the alarm controller to send the video data from the alarm controller over a wireline broadband connection into a data network.

16. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the alarm message to a server of a central monitoring station.

17. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data to a server of a central monitoring station.

18. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller.

19. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a voice-over internet protocol call to a network address assigned to the alarm controller.

20. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the video data captured prior to the sensor data.