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US 6,930,599 B2Granted
Security system
Assignee@Security Broadband Corp.
InventorsSurendra N. Naidoo, William P. Glasgow
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling a central station to accurately verify in real-time whether an alarm signal generated by a security base station is a false alarm, and for enabling remote users to securely access features of the security base station such as remote surveillance, activating and deactivating the system, and adjusting alarm sensitivities.
Claims34
A base station for a security system, said base station comprising:
- a processor subsystem;
- a sensor interface coupled to said processor subsystem, said processor subsystem configured to receive data from an alarm sensor coupled to said sensor interface, said alarm sensor forming part of said security system;
- a video interface coupled to said processor subsystem, said processor subsystem further configured to receive video signals from a video camera coupled to said video interface, said video camera forming part of said security system;
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- a network interface coupled to said processor subsystem;
- said processor subsystem further configured to:
- 1) determine an occurrence of an alarm event based upon data received from said sensor interface;
- 2) generate an alarm signal in response to said determination of said alarm event;
- 3) transmit said alarm signal to a central station via said network interface, said central station forming part of said security system;
- 4) generate an alarm video in response to said determination of said alarm event, said alarm video corresponding in time to said alarm signal;
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- 5) transmit said alarm video to said central station via said network interface.
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A base station for a security system, said base station comprising:
- a processor subsystem;
- a memory subsystem coupled to said processor subsystem;
- a sensor interface coupled to said processor subsystem, said processor subsystem configured to received data from an alarm sensor coupled to said sensor interface, said alarm sensor forming part of said security system;
- a video interface coupled to said processor subsystem, said processor subsystem further configured to receive video signals from a video camera coupled to said video interface, said video camera forming part of said security system;
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- a network interface coupled to said processor subsystem;
- said processor subsystem further configured to:
- 1) buffer said video signals in said memory subsystem;
- 2) determine an occurrence of an alarm event based upon data received from said sensor interface;
- 3) generate an alarm signal in response to said determination of said alarm event;
- 4) construct, in response to said determination of said alarm event, an alarm video from a first portion of said buffered video signals, said first portion of said buffered video signals corresponding in time to said alarm signal;
- 5) discard a second portion of said buffered video signals, said second portion of said buffered video signals not corresponding in time to said alarm signal;
- 6) transmit said alarm signal to a central station via said network interface, said central station forming part of said security system;
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- 7) transmit said alarm video to said central station via said network interface.
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