Video security systems and methods

A security system comprising:

• a security gateway located at a premises, wherein the security gateway is operable to detect an alarm condition and to receive video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition;
• a first network coupled to the security gateway;
• and
• a second network coupled to the security gateway,
• wherein the security gateway is configured to cause transfer of alarm information comprising the received video and a first notification of the alarm condition in substantially real time through the first network, and
• wherein the security gateway is further configured to cause transfer of a second notification of the alarm condition through the second network substantially simultaneously with causing the transfer of the alarm information through the first network.

A security system comprising:

• a security gateway located at a premises, wherein the security gateway is operable to detect an alarm condition and to receive video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition;
• first computing device operatively coupled to the security gateway through a first network, wherein the security gateway is configured to cause transfer to the first computing device alarm information comprising a first notification of the alarm condition and the at least a portion of the received video through the first network;
• and
• a second computing device operatively coupled to said security gateway through a second network, wherein the security gateway is configured to cause transfer to the second computing device a second notification of the alarm condition without causing transfer of the received video through the second network, wherein the second computing device is further operably coupled to the first computing device,
• wherein the second computing device is configured to cause transfer to the first computing device a third notification of the alarm condition.

A method comprising:

• detecting an alarm condition;
• receiving video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition;
• transmitting alarm information comprising at least a portion of the received video and a first notification of the alarm condition through only the first network;
• and
• transmitting a second notification of the alarm condition through the second network.

A method comprising:

• detecting an alarm condition;
• receiving video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition;
• and
• transmitting alarm information comprising at least a portion of the received video and a first notification of the alarm condition in-substantially real time through the first network;
• and
• transmitting a second notification of the alarm condition through the second network substantially simultaneously with transmitting the alarm information through the first network.