Method and system for monitoring an alarm system
AssigneeReseau Multi Networks Inc.
InventorGaétan Côté
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Abstract
The problem of the vulnerability of an alarm system when its communication with an alarm central is lost or nonexistent is solved by maintaining a monitoring channel with the alarm system. A server establishes and maintains the communication channel with the alarm system via an interface module connected to the alarm system, and if the alarm system is unable to communicate with an alarm central receiver, or if the first communication channel is closed, then the server connects to one or both of the alarm central receiver and a user's phone, so as to communicate a message thereto indicative of a breach or failure of the alarm system. The alarm system is connected to the alarm central through the monitoring server which then acts as a gateway.
Claims20
A monitoring system for an alarm system, the monitoring system comprising:
- a server adapted i) for establishing and maintaining a first communication channel with the alarm system, ii) for verifying ii1) through the first communication channel whether the alarm system is unable to communicate with an alarm central receiver when an event is detected by the alarm system or ii2) whether the first communication channel is closed;
- and iii) for connecting to at least one of a) the alarm central receiver and b) at least one first user communication device and communicating thereto an emergency message, when iv) the server determines that at least one of ii1) and ii2) is true;
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- an interface module connected to the alarm system for allowing said establishing and maintaining the first communication channel and for verifying ii3) a presence of at least one second user communication device within a reach of the alarm system;
- and the server performing step iii), when in step iv) the server determines that at least one of ii1), ii2) is true and ii3) is false.
A method for remote monitoring of an alarm system, the method comprising:
- a) a server establishing and maintaining a first communication channel with the alarm system;
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- if i) an event is detected by the alarm system and the alarm system is unable to communicate with an alarm central receiver or ii) the first communication channel is closed, then
- b) the server connecting to at least one of the alarm central receiver and a first user communication device and communicating an emergency message thereto;
- wherein step b) is not performed when a)i) is true and it is further determined that a predetermined user portable communication device is present from a zone covered by the alarm system or adjacent thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.