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US 2018/0025617 A1Published application
Security monitoring system and methods
OwnerDavid Michael Hesford, Robert Johannes van Winkelinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and methods for monitoring an electronic device with an alarm state and responding to an alarm state on the device based upon a location of a respondent and more specifically, the present invention includes monitoring a security or intrusion detection system and communicating via an IP network to a controller with a user defined profile of responses.
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A method of providing a series of user designated distributed responses based upon an alarm state, the method comprising;
- a. associating an analog alarm state with a universally unique identifier;
- b. monitoring an alarm state connector;
- c. receiving a voltage indicative of an alarm state;
- d. recording a time and date of receipt of the voltage indicative of an alarm state;
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- e. checking for an availability of communication with a first server via a first communication modality;
- i. upon determination of availability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality, transmitting the universally unique identifier to the first server via the first communication modality with an indication of the alarm state;
- ii. accessing a geospatial location associated with the universally unique identifier;
- iii. upon determination of unavailability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality, checking for the availability of communication with the first server via a second communication modality;
- iv. upon determination of availability of communication with the first server via the second communication modality, transmitting the universally unique identifier to the first server via the second communication modality with an indication of the alarm state;
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- v. upon determination of unavailability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality and the second communication modality, transmitting the universally unique identifier to a second server with an indication of the alarm state.
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An automated apparatus for of providing a series of user designated distributed responses based upon an alarm state, the method comprising:
- a. a controller comprising a processor and a digital storage;
- b. programmable code residing in the digital storage and executable upon demand, the programmable code together with the controller being operative to:
- c. associate an analog alarm state with a universally unique identifier;
- d. monitor an alarm state connector;
- e. receive a voltage indicative of an alarm state;
- f. record a time and date of receipt of the voltage indicative of an alarm state;
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- g. check for an availability of communication with a first server via a first communication modality;
- i. upon determination of availability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality, transmit the universally unique identifier to the first server via the first communication modality with an indication of the alarm state;
- ii. access a geospatial location associated with the universally unique identifier;
- iii. upon determination of unavailability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality, check for the availability of communication with the first server via a second communication modality;
- iv. upon determination of availability of communication with the first server via the second communication modality, transmit the universally unique identifier to the first server via the second communication modality with an indication of the alarm state;
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- v. upon determination of unavailability of communication with the first server via the first communication modality and the second communication modality, transmit the universally unique identifier to a second server with an indication of the alarm state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.