Delivery of alarm system event data and audio over hybrid networks
First Claim
1. A method for delivery of alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel, comprising:
- detecting, by an alarm system, an alarm event;
communicating, by the alarm system, alarm event data to a message processing gateway, the alarm event data being representative of the alarm event;
evaluating, by the message processing gateway, service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data;
forwarding, by the message processing gateway, the alarm event data and a voice channel code to a private branch telecommunications switch if certain service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data are met;
opening, by the private branch telecommunications switch, a voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and a central alarm monitoring station and communicating the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station;
determining, by the private branch telecommunications switch, whether the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open after communication of the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station;
forwarding, by the private branch telecommunications switch, a routing code to the alarm system in response to a determination that the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open;
opening, by the alarm system, a voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch in response to a receipt of the routing code; and
bridging, by the private branch telecommunications switch, the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station and the voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch, to create a voice channel between the alarm system and the central alarm monitoring station.
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Abstract
Delivery of alarm system event data and audio over hybrid networks is described. In one embodiment, delivering alarm system event data includes detecting an alarm event and communicating alarm event data to a message processing gateway, evaluating service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data, forwarding the alarm event data and a voice channel code to a telecommunications switch, and opening a voice channel between the telecommunications switch and a central alarm monitoring station. In other aspects, delivering alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel further includes determining whether the voice channel remains open, forwarding a routing code to the alarm system, opening a voice channel between the alarm system and the telecommunications switch, and bridging the voice channel between the telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station and the voice channel between the alarm system and the telecommunications switch.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for delivery of alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel, comprising:
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detecting, by an alarm system, an alarm event; communicating, by the alarm system, alarm event data to a message processing gateway, the alarm event data being representative of the alarm event; evaluating, by the message processing gateway, service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data; forwarding, by the message processing gateway, the alarm event data and a voice channel code to a private branch telecommunications switch if certain service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data are met; opening, by the private branch telecommunications switch, a voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and a central alarm monitoring station and communicating the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station; determining, by the private branch telecommunications switch, whether the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open after communication of the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station; forwarding, by the private branch telecommunications switch, a routing code to the alarm system in response to a determination that the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open; opening, by the alarm system, a voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch in response to a receipt of the routing code; and bridging, by the private branch telecommunications switch, the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station and the voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch, to create a voice channel between the alarm system and the central alarm monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for delivery of alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel, comprising:
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an alarm system configured to detect an alarm event, and communicate alarm event data representative of the alarm event; a message processing gateway configured to receive the alarm event data from the alarm system, evaluate service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data, and forward the alarm event data and a voice channel code if certain service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data are met; and a private branch telecommunications switch configured to open a voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and a central alarm monitoring station and communicate the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station, determine whether the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open after communication of the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station, and forward a routing code to the alarm system in response to a determination that the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for delivery of alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel, comprising:
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receiving alarm event data representative of an alarm event from an alarm system; evaluating, by a computing device, service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data; opening a voice channel between the computing device and a central alarm monitoring station and communicating the alarm event data and a voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station if certain service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data are met; determining, by the computing device, whether the voice channel between the computing device and the central alarm monitoring station remains open after communication of the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station; generating and forwarding, by the computing device, a routing code to the alarm system in response to a determination that the voice channel between the computing device and the central alarm monitoring station remains open; opening a voice channel between the alarm system and computing device after forwarding the routing code to the alarm system; and bridging, by the computing device, the voice channel between the computing device and the central alarm monitoring station and the voice channel between the alarm system and the computing device, to create a voice channel between the alarm system and the central alarm monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for delivery of alarm system event data and connecting a voice channel, comprising:
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a message processing gateway configured to receive alarm event data representative of an alarm event from an alarm system, evaluate service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data, and forward the alarm event data and a voice channel code if certain service parameters of the alarm system and conditions of the alarm event data are met; and a private branch telecommunications switch configured to receive the alarm event data and the voice channel code, open a voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and a central alarm monitoring station and communicate the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station, determine whether the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open after communication of the alarm event data and the voice channel code to the central alarm monitoring station, generate and forward a routing code to the alarm system in response to a determination that the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station remains open, open a voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch after forwarding the routing code to the alarm system, and bridge the voice channel between the private branch telecommunications switch and the central alarm monitoring station and the voice channel between the alarm system and the private branch telecommunications switch, to create a voice channel between the alarm system and the central alarm monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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