# US 8,786,434 B2 · Systems and methods for controlling a secruity system via a mobile device

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- Number: US 8,786,434 B2
- Document ID: US8786434B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/056,742
- Filed: 2008-03-27
- Published: 2009-10-01
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-03-27
- Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Applicants: DeWayne Allan Sennett; Brian Kevin Daly
- Inventors: DeWayne Allan Sennett; Brian Kevin Daly
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786434B2

## CPC

- G08B 13/19682: {Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system}
- G08B 13/19684: {Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely}
- G08B 25/008: {Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system}
- G08B 25/009: {Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range}
- G08B 25/14: Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
- H04W 76/50: for emergency connections
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A subscriber may interact with a mobile device to control a security system. For example, a panel interface that may correspond to a control panel of the security system may be provided to the mobile device. The subscriber may then interact with the panel interface to control the security system. Additionally, an activation indication from a component of the security system may be provided to the mobile device via an activation interface. The activation interface may include information such as an alarm type, zone, or the like that may be associated with the activation indication.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system comprising:
a communication network entity; and
memory coupled to the communication network entity, the memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the communication network entity cause the communication network entity to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving an indication of a security system of a building;
determining an activation interface based on the indication, wherein the activation interface comprises a plurality of activation options, and the activation interface and is determined from one of a plurality of interfaces associated with the security system;
determining an alarm type and a zone of the building, the alarm type and the zone being associated with the indication;
providing the activation interface comprising activation information and zone information that corresponds to the alarm type and the zone;
receiving a selection of an activation option of the plurality of activation options that corresponds to a view zone option or a dispatch option;
responsive to the selection of the activation option corresponding to the view zone option, rendering a zone interface comprising a floor plan of the building, the floor plan comprising a highlighted zone that corresponds to the zone that is associated with the indication; and
responsive to the selection of the activation option corresponding to the dispatch option, providing a dispatch indication to a protection entity.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising:
determining whether the activation option corresponds to a control indication associated with the security system; and
providing the control indication to the security system if, based on the determination, the activation option corresponds to the control indication.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the zone interface comprises real-time video information associated with the zone.

### Claim 4

A mobile device comprising:
a communication component, wherein the communication component provides communication between the mobile device and a security system of a building;
an interface component configured to render a plurality of interfaces, each one of the
plurality of interfaces being associated with the security system;
a processor; and
memory coupled to the processor, the memory having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving, via the communication component, an indication from the security system;
determining an activation interface based on the indication, wherein the activation interface comprises a plurality of activation options, and the activation interface and is determined from one of a plurality of interfaces associated with the security system;
determining an alarm type and a zone of the building, the alarm type and zone being associated with the indication;
receiving a selection of an activation option of the plurality of activation options that corresponds to a view zone option or a dispatch option;
responsive to the selection of the activation option corresponding to the view zone option, rendering, via the interface component, a zone interface comprising a floor plan of the building, the floor plan comprising a highlighted zone that corresponds to the zone that is associated with the indication;
responsive to the selection of the activation option corresponding to the dispatch option, providing a dispatch indication to a protection entity; and
outputting, via the interface component, the activation interface wherein the activation interface further comprises:
the indication, wherein the indication comprises alarm information corresponding to the alarm type and zone information corresponding to the zone;
selectable access to a panel interface configured to control the security system; and
selectable access to a view of the zone.

### Claim 5

A method comprising:
receiving an indication of a security system of a building;
determining an activation interface based on the indication, wherein the activation interface comprises a plurality of activation options, and the activation interface is determined from one of a plurality of interfaces associated with the security system;
determining an alarm type and a zone of the building, the alarm type and the zone being associated with the indication;
providing the activation interface comprising activation information and zone information that corresponds to the alarm type and the zone;
receiving, by the device, the activation interface associated with a security system of a building;
determining, by the device, a panel interface for communicating with the security system based on the activation interface, wherein the panel interface is one of a plurality of interfaces associated with the security system;
rendering, by the device and based on the determination, the panel interface that corresponds to the activation interface, wherein the panel interface comprises a panel option;
receiving, by the device, a selection of the panel option;
providing, by the device, the selection of the panel option to the security system determining, by the security system, whether the selection of the panel option corresponds to a view zone option or a dispatch option;
rendering a zone interface comprising a floor plan of the building in response to the selection of the panel option corresponding to the view zone option; and
providing a dispatch indication to a protection entity in response to the selection of the panel option corresponding to the dispatch option.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the panel interface corresponds to a control interface associated with the security system.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the panel interface comprises at least one of the following: a web page, a java interface, a flash interface, or an application interface.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the panel option comprises at least one of the following: an activation option to activate the security system or a deactivation option to deactivate the security system.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein providing the selection of the panel option to the security system comprises determining a control indication corresponding to the selection of the panel option, wherein the control indication is provided to the security system to cause the security system to perform the function associated with the selection of the panel option.

### Claim 10 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of the following: a model number and a serial number.

### Claim 11 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the method is executed by a processor via a mobile device.