WIRELESS INTERFACE DEVICE ALLOWING A RELIABLE DIGITAL AND AUDIO COMMUNICATION TRANSFER BETWEEN A SECURITY SYSTEM, POTS AND/OR IP NETWORK MODEM DEVICE

• US 20100097210A1
• Filed: 10/17/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Tyroler, Dan, Jordan, Ray, Rothman, Ronald K., Orlando, Robert J., Lizza, Alfred M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,049,307 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/00 Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A system, method process and apparatus is presented for interfacing digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising, a control panel having one or more first radio receiver/transceivers and one or more remote alarm sensors coupled to the control panel and the control panel receiving one or more digital reports from each one or more remote alarm sensors, a wireless interface device having one or more second radio receiver/transceivers for receiving the digital reports from the control panel unit and for establishing two-way voice communication between the control panel and the wireless interface unit, one or more telephone units coupled to the wireless interface device for communicating with the wireless interface unit and at least one POTS and/or IP network modem device coupled to the wireless interface device, an IP network, wherein, the wireless interface device includes a communication processing unit for transmitting one or more digital reports to a monitoring service via the POTS and/or IP network and for establishing two-way voice communication between the control panel and the monitoring service via a voice channel connection.

Claims

1. A system for interfacing digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

a control panel having one or more first radio transceivers and one or more remote alarm sensors coupled to said control panel, said control panel receiving one or more digital reports from each said one or more remote alarm sensors;

a wireless interface device having one or more second radio transceivers for receiving said one or more digital reports from said control panel;

one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device for communicating with a plain old telephone system (POTS); and

an IP network modem device coupled to said wireless interface device and an IP network,

wherein, said wireless interface device includes a communication processing device for controlling a transmission of said one or more digital reports to a monitoring service via said IP network and for establishing a two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service and for establishing two-way voice communication between said control panel and said wireless interface device.

2. The system in claim 1, wherein said monitoring service remotely controls said communication processing device.

3. The system in claim 2, wherein said communication processing device is adapted for disconnecting each said one or more telephone devices from a voice connection and seizes said voice connection as required either while sending said one or more digital reports or while establishing said two-way communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said one or more first and second radio transceivers provides said digital and audio communications via a WiFi, a Bluetooth™

or a Zibee radio standard.

5. The system in claim 3, wherein said security system further comprises:

an IP router disposed between said IP network modem device and said wireless interface device.

6. A wireless interface device for communicating digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

one or more radio transceivers for establishing two-way voice communication between said wireless interface device and a control panel;

a first port for transmitting one or more digital reports to a monitoring service via an IP network;

a second port for receiving and transmitting two-way voice communications;

a third port for connection one or more telephones to said wireless interface device; and

a communication processor for controlling the transmitting of said one or more digital reports via said IP network and transmitting and receiving two-way voice communications and for interfacing said control panel and said monitoring service.

9. The wireless interface device of claim 6 wherein said communication processor is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

12. The wireless interface device of claim 9, wherein said communication processor disconnects each said one or more telephones from a voice connection and seizes said voice connection for establishing said two-way communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

7. A wireless interface device for communicating digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

one or more radio transceivers for establishing two-way voice communication between said wireless interface device and a control panel;

a first port for transmitting one or more digital reports and transmitting two-way voice communications on a plain old telephone system (POTS) phone line;

a second port for connection one or more telephones to said wireless interface device; and

a communication processor for controlling the transmitting said one or more digital reports over POTS and transmitting and receiving two-way voice communications and for interfacing said control panel and a monitoring service.

10. The wireless interface device of claim 7 wherein said communication processor is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

13. The wireless interface device of claim 10, wherein said communication processor disconnects each said one or more telephones from a voice connection and seizes said voice connection for establishing said two-way communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

8. A wireless interface device for communicating digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

one or more radio transceivers for establishing two-way voice communication between said wireless interface device and a control panel;

a first port for transmitting one or more digital reports and transmitting two-way voice communications via an analog port of a broadband modem;

a second port for connection of one or more telephones to said wireless interface; and

a communication processor for controlling the transmitting said one or more digital reports over the analog port of said broadband modem and transmitting and receiving two-way voice communications and for interfacing said control panel and a monitoring service.

11. The wireless interface device of claim 8 wherein said communication processor is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

14. The wireless interface device of claim 11, wherein said communication processor disconnects each said one or more telephones from a voice connection and seizes said voice connection for establishing said two-way communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

15. A method of interfacing digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising the steps of

(1) sending one or more digital reports from one or more remote sensors in said security system to a control panel at a predetermined interval;

(2) re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, said wireless interface device coupled to an IP network for forwarding said one or more digital reports to a monitoring service;

(3) receiving by said wireless interface device a two-way voice communication request from said monitoring service; and

(4) establishing two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, while performing the step of re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, said wireless interface device is not coupled to an IP network modem device and instead coupled directly to a plain old telephone system (POTS) phone line via a rj31x jack.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said steps of (2) through (4) are preformed by a communication processor, which is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said steps of (2) through (4) are preformed by a communication processor, which is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the step (3) further comprising the sub-step of

(a) disconnecting by said communication processor, one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device and seizing a voice connection for establishing said two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the step (3) further comprising the sub-step of:

(a) disconnecting by said communication processor, one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device and seizing a voice connection for establishing said two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

21. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for interfacing digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

a process for sending one or more digital reports from one or more remote sensors in said security system to a control panel at a predetermined interval;

a process for re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, said wireless interface device coupled to an IP network for forwarding said one or more digital reports to a monitoring service;

a process for receiving by said wireless interface device a two-way voice communication request from said monitoring service; and

a process for establishing two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

22. The program storage device of claim 21, wherein the process of re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, said wireless interface device is not coupled to an IP network modem device and instead coupled directly to a plain old telephone system (POTS) phone line via a rj31x jack.

23. The program storage device of claim 21, wherein said processes are preformed by a communication processor, which is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

24. The program storage device of claim 22, wherein said processes are preformed by a communication processor, which is remotely controlled by said monitoring service.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the process for re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, further comprising the sub-process of:

disconnecting by said communication processor, one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device and seizing a voice connection for establishing said two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein process for re-sending wirelessly said received one or more digital reports to a wireless interface device, further comprising the sub-process of:

disconnecting by said communication processor, one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device and seizing a voice connection for establishing said two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

27. A system for interfacing digital and audio communications in a security system, comprising:

a control panel having one or more first radio transceivers and one or more remote alarm sensors coupled to said control panel, said control panel receiving one or more digital reports from each said one or more remote alarm sensors;

a wireless interface device having one or more second radio transceivers for receiving said one or more digital reports from said control panel;

one or more telephone devices coupled to said wireless interface device for communicating with a plain old telephone system (POTS); and

a plain old telephone system (POTS) phone jack coupled to said wireless interface device and an public switched telephone network (PSTN),

wherein, said wireless interface device includes a communication processing device for controlling a transmission of said one or more digital reports to a monitoring service via said PSTN and for establishing a two-way voice communication between said control panel and said monitoring service and for establishing two-way voice communication between said control panel and said wireless interface device.

28. The system in claim 27, wherein said monitoring service remotely controls said communication processing device.

29. The system in claim 28, wherein said communication processing device is adapted for disconnecting each said one or more telephone devices from a voice connection and seizes said voice connection as required either while sending said one or more digital reports or while establishing said two-way communication between said control panel and said monitoring service.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein said one or more first and second radio transceivers provides said digital and audio communications via a WiFi, a Bluetooth™

or a Zibee radio standard.