Permitting processing system for a monitoring on demand security system

• US 9,779,615 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2016
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADT US Holdings, Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Davell, Bergen, Armstead, James, Moore, Robert W., Bonin, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US15/334,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20170116843A1
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A premises apparatus is provided. The premises apparatus includes a processor configured to: determine that at least one monitoring service is being requested for activation and determine permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service. The processor is father configured to, if the determined permit data indicates at least one permit is required for the at least one monitoring service: transmit a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service and, after transmitting the request for the at least one permit for activation of the at least one monitoring service, activate the at least one monitoring service.

Claims

1. A premises apparatus, comprising:

a processor, the processor configured to;

determine that at least one monitoring service is being requested for activation;

determine permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service;

if the determined permit data indicates at least one permit is required for the at least one monitoring service;

transmit a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service;

after transmitting the request for the at least one permit for activation of the at least one monitoring service, activate the at least one monitoring service;

determine a location of the premises apparatus;

compare the determined location of the premises apparatus with a location stored at premises apparatus; and

if the determined location of the premises apparatus does not match with the location stored at premises apparatus, at least temporarily deactivate the at least one monitoring service.

2. The premises apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

cause at least a portion of the determined permit data to be displayed for acceptance by a user;

determine whether a user has accepted the determined permit data; and

the transmitting of the request for the at least one permit being in response to determining that the user has accepted the determined permit data.

3. The premises apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determined location of the premises apparatus is determined based on one of an internet protocol address of the premises apparatus and global positioning coordinates of the premises apparatus.

4. The premises apparatus of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service at the determined location.

5. The premises apparatus of claim 4, wherein the request for the at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service at the determined location is transmitted to one of a customer associated with the premises apparatus and a jurisdictional entity associated with the determined location.

6. The premises apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one monitoring service includes at least one of fire alarm monitoring service and security alarm monitoring service.

7. The premises apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether at least one premises sensor has been installed, the at least one premises sensor being associated with the at least one monitoring service being requested;

in response to determining the at least one premises sensor associated with the at least one monitoring service has not been installed, at least delay the activation of the at least one monitoring service.

8. The premises apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to determining the at least one premises sensor associated with the at least one monitoring service has not been installed, cause transmission of at least one notification to at least one user device associated with the premises apparatus, the notification indicating the at least one premises sensor that needs to be installed for activation of the at least one monitoring service.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one premises sensor is at least one life safety sensor including at least one of a motion sensor, fire sensor, carbon monoxide sensor, flooding sensor and contact sensor.

10. A method, comprising:

determining that at least one monitoring service is being requested for activation;

determining permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service;

if the determined permit data indicates at least one permit is required for the at least one monitoring service;

transmitting a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service; and

after transmitting the request for the at least one permit for activation of the at least one monitoring service, activating the at least one monitoring service;

determining a location of a premises apparatus;

comparing the determined location of the premises apparatus with a stored location of the premises apparatus; and

if the determined location of the premises apparatus does not match the stored location of the premises apparatus, at least temporarily deactivating the at least one monitoring service.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

causing at least a portion of the determined permit data to be displayed for acceptance by a user;

determining whether a user has accepted the determined permit data; and

the transmitting of the request for the at least one permit being in response to determining that the user has accepted the determined permit data.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the determined location of the premises apparatus is determined based on one of an internet protocol address of the premises apparatus and global positioning coordinates of the premises apparatus.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service at the determined location.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the request for the at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service at the determined location is transmitted to one of a customer associated with the premises apparatus and a jurisdictional entity associated with the determined location.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one monitoring service includes at least one of fire alarm monitoring service and security alarm monitoring service.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining whether at least one premises sensor has been installed, the at least one premises sensor being associated with the at least one monitoring service being requested;

in response to determining the at least one premises sensor associated with the at least one monitoring service has not been installed, at least delaying the activation of the at least one monitoring service.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

in response to determining the at least one premises sensor associated with the at least one monitoring service has not been installed, causing transmission of at least one notification to at least one user device associated with the premises apparatus, the notification indicating the at least one premises sensor that needs to be installed for activation of the at least one monitoring service.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one premises sensor is at least one life safety sensor including at least one of a motion sensor, fire sensor, carbon monoxide sensor, flooding sensor and contact sensor.

19. A premises security system, comprising:

at least one sensor;

a premises apparatus, the premises apparatus including;

a processor, the processor configured to;

determine that at least one monitoring service is being requested for activation;

determine a location of the premises apparatus;

determine permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service, the determination of permit data associated with the at least one monitoring service being based on the determined location of the premises apparatus;

if the determined permit data indicates at least one permit is required for the at least one monitoring service;

transmit a request for at least one permit that is required for activation of the at least one monitoring service;

determine whether the at least one premises sensor has been installed in the premises system, the at least one premises sensor being associated with the at least one monitoring service being requested; and

in response to determining the at least one premises sensor associated with the at least one monitoring service has been installed and after transmitting the request for the at least one permit for activation of the at least one monitoring service, activate the at least one monitoring service.

20. The premises security system of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to:

compare the determined location of the premises apparatus with a stored location of the premises apparatus;

if the determined location of the premises apparatus does not match with the stored location of the premises apparatus, at least temporarily inhibiting activation of the at least one monitoring service.