Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services

• US 20150364029A1
• Filed: 08/23/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• 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, John Alson III
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms in security systems. Sensor data is received from an alarm sensor, and an alarm controller determines an alarm condition. Video data associated with the alarm sensor is retrieved. An alarm message may be sent over a wireless network connection, while the video data may be sent over a wireline broadband connection.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by an alarm controller associated with a security system, an alarm condition;

retrieving, by the alarm controller, a private network address assigned to the alarm controller, the private network address associated with a private network; and

sending, from the alarm controller, an alarm message to a destination address to notify of the alarm condition, the alarm message specifying the private network address.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising including the private network address in a header of a packet.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising including the private network address in a body of a packet.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a call to verify the alarm condition.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a text message to notify of the alarm condition.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying an electronic database for a sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different camera addresses and different sensor identifiers including the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising retrieving a camera address having an electronic database association with the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising retrieving video data having an association with the camera address.

9. An alarm controller for a security system, the alarm controller comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

determining an alarm condition;

retrieving a private network address assigned to the alarm controller, the private network address associated with a private network; and

sending an alarm message to a destination address to notify of the alarm condition determined by the security system, the alarm message specifying the private network address.

10. The alarm controller of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise including the private network address in a header of a packet.

11. The alarm controller of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise including the private network address in a body of a packet.

12. The alarm controller of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to verify the alarm condition.

13. The alarm controller of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise sending a text message to notify of the alarm condition.

14. The alarm controller of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for a sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different camera addresses and different sensor identifiers including the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

15. The alarm controller of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a camera address having an electronic database association with the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

16. The alarm controller of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving video data having an association with the camera address.

17. A memory device storing code which when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

determining an alarm condition by an alarm controller associated with a security system;

retrieving a private network address assigned to the alarm controller, the private network address associated with a private network; and

sending an alarm message to a destination address to notify of the alarm condition determined by the security system, the alarm message specifying the private network address.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for a sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different camera addresses and different sensor identifiers including the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

19. The memory device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a camera address having an electronic database association with the sensor identifier associated with the alarm condition.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving video data having an association with the camera address.