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US 7,403,116 B2Granted
Central monitoring/managed surveillance system and method
AssigneeWestec Intelligent Surveillance, Inc.
InventorDarjon Bittner
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Abstract
A method for remotely monitoring a first location. The method includes providing surveillance equipment at the first location. Data is transmitted from the security equipment via IP connectivity to a second location that is remote from the first location. The data is monitored in real-time from the second location.
Claims18
A method of performing remote surveillance comprising:
- detecting a first event at a first location via surveillance equipment;
- detecting a second event at the first location via the surveillance equipment;
- and
- alerting a central server at a second location via IP connectivity in response to the first and second events occurring within a predetermined time limit.
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A method of performing remote surveillance comprising:
- detecting a first event at a first location via surveillance equipment;
- assigning a first timestamp at a central server upon detecting the first event;
- detecting a second event at the first location via surveillance equipment;
- assigning a second timestamp at the central server upon detecting the second event;
- comparing the first timestamp and second timestamp at the central server to see if a predetermined delay has passed and whether a lifetime has not expired;
- and
- playing a global voice prompt at the first location if the central server has determined that the predetermined delay has been passed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.