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Alarm system with two-way voice

  • US 9,542,829 B2
  • Filed: 11/24/2014
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling a notification recipient to establish a voice communication session with an alarm system in response to the alarm system detecting an event, the method comprising:

  • receiving monitoring data, the monitoring data being transmitted by a communication module included in the alarm system in response to the alarm system detecting an event and the monitoring data indicating the event, wherein the event is not associated with an alarm condition;

    subsequent to receiving the monitoring data indicating the event;

    accessing, from electronic storage, stored information related to rules for identifying a notification recipient that is an occupant of a property monitored by the alarm system;

    analyzing the event detected by the alarm system with respect to the rules for identifying the notification recipient; and

    based on the analysis, identifying, from among a set of occupants of the property monitored by the alarm system, a particular notification recipient to be notified of the event;

    based on identifying the particular notification recipient, accessing communication information configured for use in establishing a voice communication session between a mobile device associated with the particular notification recipient and the communication module included in the alarm system; and

    facilitating establishment of a voice communication session between the mobile device associated with the particular notification recipient and the communication module included in the alarm system based on the accessed communication information.

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