US 2003/0117280 A1 · Security communication and remote monitoring/response system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for receiving, selecting, and transmitting responsive commands for the monitoring and remote response to alarm or security conditions that may be detected in a property security system. The security system located at the designated property is in communications contact with the property owner or other designated individual/user/monitoring center via instant messaging technology or similar electronic communication methods with a device that the user can carry remotely. The steps of the security monitoring process include providing a computer for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from designated security equipment and devices disposed along selected portions of the designated property stored on a computer readable medium, transmitting a signal representative of a display of the security equipment in the on (alarmed) condition, off condition, security breach condition, and/or reset mode, and transmitting security event data to an operation center for dissemination to the property owner via instant messaging.

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Dependent claims

A method for monitoring a security communications system for at least one designated property comprising the steps of:

providing a computer for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from designated security equipment and devices disposed along selected portions of a designated property stored on a computer readable medium;
transmitting a signal representative of a display of said security equipment by said computer for detection of security event data;
retrieving said display data by said computer;
sending security event data to an operation center for off site storage and dissemination of said display of said designated property to a property owner;
wherein a property owner includes at least one member provided to said security system and designated as a security contact;
responding to said security event data by a property owner;
and
directing said computer to respond to said security event data by a property owner.

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A method for monitoring a security communications system for at least one designated property, said security system including personal computer communicating with a video camera via an image software application and connected to the Internet for implementing an Internet based utility application for communication with at least one member and at least one device provided to said security system and designated as a security contact, comprising the steps of:

using Instant Messaging to communicate security system results to a second device;
using Instant Messaging to respond to said second device in the manner designated by said second device, including the step of directing said security system to record events for said at least one designated property, wherein said events include one of the following designated events:
images received from said camera, sound received from said camera, movement received from said camera and indications from sensors or switches further included with said security system and received by said computer and said camera;
and
communicating said alarm condition received by said second device to a third party.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Security communication and remote monitoring/response system

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