Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 9,953,500 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• 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, III, John Alson
• Primary Examiner(s): Alizada, Omeed
• Application Number:
  US15/081,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20160225239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19667 Details realated to data compression, encryption or encoding, e.g. resolution modes for reducing data volume to lower transmission bandwidth or memory requirements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19686 Interfaces masking personal details for privacy, e.g. blurring faces, vehicle license plates
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• 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 25/009 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 25/014 Alarm signalling to a central station with two-way communication, e.g. with signalling back
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/06 using power transmission lines
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/14 checking the detection circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A sensor associated with a security system determines an electrically open circuit. An identifier identifies the open circuit, which may then be used to retrieve video data trained to a surveillance area associated with the sensor.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a controller associated with a security system, a terminal identifier sent from a takeover module, the takeover module retrofitted into the security system to identify an open circuit and sending the terminal identifier in response thereto;

querying, by the controller, an electronic database for the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module, the electronic database electronically associating camera addresses and identifiers including the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module;

identifying, by the controller, a camera address of the camera addresses from the electronic database, the camera address electronically associated with the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module; and

retrieving, by the controller, video data generated by a camera, the camera associated with the camera address identified from the electronic database.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying the camera to retrieve the video data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a query to the camera associated with the camera address retrieved from the electronic database, the query requesting the video data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying another electronic database for the camera address, the another electronic database electronically associating the camera addresses to the video data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the video data to a destination address.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an alarm condition based on the open circuit.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an alarm condition based on the video data.

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

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

receiving a terminal identifier sent from a takeover module, the takeover module associated with a security system, the takeover module retrofitted into the security system to identify an open circuit and sending the sensor identifier in response thereto;

querying an electronic database for the terminal identifier received from the takeover module, the electronic database electronically associating camera addresses and identifiers including the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module;

retrieving a camera address of the camera addresses from the electronic database that is electronically associated with the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module;

retrieving video data generated by a camera, the camera associated with the camera address retrieved from the electronic database; and

sending the video data to a destination address to authenticate the open circuit detected by the takeover module associated with the security system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying the camera to retrieve the video data.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending a query to the camera associated with the camera address retrieved from the electronic database, the query requesting the video data.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying another electronic database for the camera address retrieved from the electronic database, the another electronic database electronically associating the camera addresses to the video data.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining an alarm condition based on the open circuit.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining an alarm condition based on the video data.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise associating the destination address to a private address associated with a private network.

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

receiving a terminal identifier sent from a takeover module, the takeover module associated with a security system, the takeover module retrofitted into the security system to detect an open circuit and sending the sensor identifier in response thereto;

querying an electronic database for the terminal identifier received from the takeover module, the electronic database electronically associating camera addresses and identifiers including the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module;

retrieving a camera address of the camera addresses from the electronic database, the camera address electronically associated with the terminal identifier sent from the takeover module;

retrieving video data generated by a camera, the camera associated with the camera address retrieved from the electronic database; and

sending the video data to a destination address to authenticate the open circuit detected by the takeover module associated with the security system.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise querying the camera to retrieve the video data.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending a query to the camera associated with the camera address retrieved from the electronic database, the query requesting the video data.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise querying another electronic database for the camera address retrieved from the electronic database, the another electronic database electronically associating the camera addresses to the video data.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining an alarm condition based on the open circuit.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise associating the destination address to a private address associated with a private network.