DIY monitoring apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A non-transient, processor-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
- receiving an incoming communication by a personal communication device via a communication interface;
determining, by the processor within the personal communication device, that the incoming communication is an alert message from a monitoring system;
providing by the processor, an indication to a user via a user interface that an event has occurred at a premises monitored by the monitoring system;
determining, by the processor, that the user has failed to respond to the indication within a predetermined time period;
matching a standardized alarm code stored in a memory with the type of event that has occurred at the premises; and
transmitting a message, by the processor via a transmitter, to a remote monitoring facility when the user does not respond to the indication within the predetermined time period, the message comprising the standardized alarm code.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a software application used on mobile devices that enables professional monitoring services to DIY monitoring systems that lack an ability to communicate with remote monitoring facilities. In one embodiment, alert messages are transmitted by a monitoring system gateway and received by a personal communication device. The alert messages indicate occurrences of events at a monitored premises. When the software application determines that an incoming communication is an alert message, an indication is provided to a user of the mobile device that an event has occurred at the premises, and giving the user a predetermined time period in which to respond to the indication. If the user fails to respond to the indication within a predetermined time period, a message is transmitted to a remote monitoring facility, alerting the remote monitoring facility of the event.
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16 Claims
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1. A non-transient, processor-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising:
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receiving an incoming communication by a personal communication device via a communication interface; determining, by the processor within the personal communication device, that the incoming communication is an alert message from a monitoring system; providing by the processor, an indication to a user via a user interface that an event has occurred at a premises monitored by the monitoring system; determining, by the processor, that the user has failed to respond to the indication within a predetermined time period; matching a standardized alarm code stored in a memory with the type of event that has occurred at the premises; and transmitting a message, by the processor via a transmitter, to a remote monitoring facility when the user does not respond to the indication within the predetermined time period, the message comprising the standardized alarm code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, performed by a personal communication device, comprising:
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receiving an incoming communication via a communication interface; determining, by a processor within the personal communication device, that the incoming communication is an alert message from a monitoring system; providing an indication to a user via a user interface that an event has occurred at a premises monitored by the monitoring system; determining that the user has failed to respond to the indication within a predetermined time period; matching a standardized alarm code stored in a memory with the type of event that has occurred at the premises; and transmitting a message to a remote monitoring facility when the user does not respond to the indication within the predetermined time period, the message comprising the standardized alarm code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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