Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 9,379,915 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Issued: 06/28/2016
• 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): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jangbahadur, Lakerman
• Application Number:
  US13/293,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20130121239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,692 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• 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 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for notification of alarms in security systems. An alarm is detected by an alarm controller, and an alarm message is sent to notify of the alarm. The alarm message identifies a unique network address assigned to the alarm controller. The alarm controller then receives a Voice-over Internet Protocol call to the unique network address to verify the alarm.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting an alarm by an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving, by the alarm controller, a network address assigned to the alarm controller, the network address based on an access point name associated with a wireless cellular connection to the alarm controller;

querying, by the alarm controller, an electronic database for the network address based on the access point name, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different network addresses assigned to different alarm controllers and different remote notifications addresses;

retrieving, by the alarm controller, a remote notification address having an electronic database association with the network address based on the access point name;

sending, from the alarm controller, an alarm message to the remote notification address via the wireless cellular connection to notify of the alarm;

receiving, by the alarm controller, a call to verify the alarm;

establishing, by the alarm controller, an interface to a wireless base station; and

instructing, by the alarm controller, the wireless base station to broadcast the call to a cordless handset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the call comprises receiving a voice-over Internet protocol call at the alarm controller.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising entering an off-hook state by the alarm controller.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a wireless telephony connection between the base station and the cordless handset.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

querying the electronic database for the access point name, the electronic database having other electronic database associations between different access point names and different network addresses assigned to different alarm controllers; and

retrieving the network address having another electronic database association with the access point name.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising sending an alarm notification from the alarm controller identifying the network address.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

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

detecting an alarm by an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving a network address assigned to the alarm controller, the network address based on an access point name identifying a wireless cellular connection available to the alarm controller;

querying an electronic database for the network address based on the access point name, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different network addresses assigned to different alarm controllers and different remote notifications addresses;

retrieving a remote notification address having an electronic database association with the network address based on the access point name;

sending an alarm message addressed to the remote notification address via the wireless cellular connection to notify of the alarm, the alarm message identifying the network address assigned to the alarm controller based on the access point name;

receiving a voice-over Internet protocol call addressed to the access point name to verify the alarm;

automatically answering the voice-over Internet protocol call;

establishing an interface between the alarm controller, a wireless base station, and a cordless handset; and

broadcasting the voice-over Internet protocol call to the cordless handset.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a list of remote notification addresses.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise entering an off-hook mode of operation to answer the voice-over Internet protocol call.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise receiving sensor data from a sensor.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the sensor data to a threshold.

12. A memory device storing processor executable instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

detecting an alarm by an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving a network address assigned to the alarm controller, the network address based on an access point name identifying a wireless cellular connection available to the alarm controller;

querying an electronic database for the network address based on the access point name, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different network addresses assigned to different alarm controllers and different remote notifications addresses;

retrieving a remote notification address having an electronic database association with the network address based on the access point name;

sending an alarm message via the wireless cellular connection to the remote notification address to notify of the alarm, the alarm message identifying the network address assigned to the alarm controller based on the access point name;

receiving a call at the alarm controller addressed to the access point name to verify the alarm;

automatically answering the call at the alarm controller;

establishing an interface between the alarm controller, a wireless base station, and a cordless handset; and

broadcasting the call from the wireless base station to the cordless handset.

13. The memory device of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise entering an off-hook mode of operation to answer the call.

14. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise receiving sensor data from a sensor.

15. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the sensor data to a threshold.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving video data.