Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 9,743,263 B1
• Filed: 02/13/2016
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2016
• 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: Best, Robert, Fick, Ted, Hofman, Hendrik, Plattner, Timothy, Puli, Balaji
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US15/043,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20170238157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 556 Days
• Field of Search: 4554041, 4555501, 4555521, 455 78, 348373, 700 94
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Security systems are warned of earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. When an early warning system detects a natural disaster, the early warning system alerts a central server. The early warning system alerts the central server to the natural event and its associated geographic area. The central server may then consult a database and determine the security systems operating in a vicinity of the geographic area experiencing the natural event. The central server may thus warn the security systems of the natural event. The security systems may then implement pre-programmed procedures to protect life and property during earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, an electronic message sent from an early warning system, the electronic message specifying a geographic area and a code associated with a natural disaster;

querying, by the server, an electronic database for the geographic area associated with the natural disaster, the electronic database electronically associating Internet protocol addresses associated with security controllers associated with security systems and geographic areas including the geographic area associated with the natural disaster;

retrieving, by the server, the Internet protocol addresses from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the geographic area associated with the natural disaster;

identifying, by the server, predetermined text that is electronically associated with the code associated with the natural disaster; and

sending, by the server, electronic warning messages to the security controllers associated with the Internet protocol addresses retrieved from the electronic database, the electronic warning messages specifying the predetermined text to warn the security controllers of the natural disaster.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the code from the electronic message sent from the early warning system, the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying another electronic database for the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster, the another electronic database electronically associating codes associated with different natural disasters and the predetermined text.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving the predetermined text from the another electronic database, the predetermined text electronically associated with the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying another electronic database for the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster, the another electronic database having electronic associations between different codes associated with different natural disasters and notification addresses.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising retrieving a notification address of the notification addresses from the another electronic database, the notification address electronically associated with the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising sending an electronic notification message to the notification address retrieved from the another electronic database, the electronic notification message warning a recipient of the natural disaster.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an electronic message sent from an early warning system, the electronic message specifying a code associated with a geographic area experiencing a natural disaster;

querying an electronic database for the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster, the electronic database electronically associating Internet protocol addresses associated with security controllers associated with security systems and geographic areas including the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster;

retrieving the Internet protocol addresses from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster;

identifying predetermined text that is electronically associated with the code associated with the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster; and

sending electronic warning messages to the security controllers associated with the Internet protocol addresses retrieved from the electronic database, the electronic warning messages specifying the predetermined text to warn the security controllers of the natural disaster.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the code from the electronic message sent from the early warning system, the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying another electronic database for the code specified by the electronic message sent from the early warning system, the another electronic database having electronic associations between different codes associated with different natural disasters and the predetermined text.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the predetermined text from the another electronic database, the predetermined text electronically associated with the code specified by the electronic message sent from the early warning system.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise querying another electronic database for the code specified by the electronic message sent from the early warning system, the another electronic database having electronic associations between different codes associated with different natural disasters and notification addresses.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a notification address of the notification addresses from the another electronic database, the notification address electronically associated with the code specified by the electronic message sent from the early warning system.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic notification message to the notification address retrieved from the another electronic database, the electronic notification message warning a recipient of the natural disaster.

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

receiving an electronic message sent from an early warning system, the electronic message specifying a geographic area experiencing a natural disaster;

retrieving a code from the electronic message sent from the early warning system, the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster;

querying an electronic database for the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster, the electronic database electronically associating Internet protocol addresses associated with security controllers associated with security systems and geographic areas including the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster;

retrieving the Internet protocol addresses from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the geographic area experiencing the natural disaster;

querying another electronic database for the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster, the another electronic database electronically associating codes associated with natural disasters and predetermined text;

sending electronic warning messages to the security controllers associated with the Internet protocol addresses retrieved from the electronic database, the electronic warning messages specifying the predetermined text and warning the security controllers of the natural disaster.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the predetermined text that is electronically associated with the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise querying the another electronic database to identify notification addresses that are electronically associated with the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a notification address of the notification addresses from the another electronic database, the notification address electronically associated with the code uniquely identifying the natural disaster.