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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440554 | Alarm signal interceptor, middleware processor, and re-transmitter A relatively simple redialer device is provided at the customer's home to redirect outgoing alarm calls to a middleware processing center. The redialer first dials “*82” (or other appropriate code) to disable caller-ID blocking. The redialer then redirects the a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428301 | Method and system for the exit protocol of an emergency medical dispatch system A method and system for receiving, processing and responding to emergency medical calls by emergency dispatchers is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate training, supervision and quality assurance se... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7391315 | System and method for monitoring security at a plurality of premises A security system includes at least one audio sensor located at a premises that receives audio signals and converts the audio signals to digitized audio signals. A server is located remote from the plurality of premises and receives the digitized audio signals from ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356128 | Method and apparatus for obtaining status of monitoring devices over a network A system and method for monitoring the state of a structure over a network. The system and method provides for providing the status of a monitoring device to a status file. The status file is accessible over the Internet by computer so that a party can first determi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323970 | Method and system for remote interaction with a vehicle via wireless communication A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations ba... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302051 | System and method for providing an automatic telephone call back from information provided at a data terminal The system and method provides an automatic telephone call back in response to a request for assistance made at a remote data terminal by an inquiring party. The inquiring party provides information at the data terminal, the information is transferred over a data pa... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289036 | Personal alarm device In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a method for alerting a quiescent person, may include recording a personal alert message, receiving an alarm over a wireless communications link, and, in response to the alarm, playing the personal alert messa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286049 | Method and system of re-directing and backing up security system data at a receiver A monitoring system having a plurality of receivers connected to at least one other receiver such that data can be transmitted from a primary receiver to a backup receiver if a data path to an automation computer or to its printer is down. The system programs a prim... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225111 | Monitoring apparatus In a monitoring apparatus, a target-object to be monitored is observed by an observing unit and a countermeasure is applied depending on an observed situation. The knowledge and information on the general feature relating to the target-object, the observing method a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218708 | Internet facilitated emergency and general paging system A plurality of displaced paging systems can be controlled from a common paging facility via a computer network such as the Internet. Real-time streaming audio can be transmitted, via the network to one or more identified facilities and/or zones and broadcast therein... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7190945 | Security alarm operation in telephone device An apparatus and technique for providing a monitoring alarm telephone which not only automatically dials a predetermined alarm notification telephone number upon activation of a suitable alarm device (e.g., tripping of a motion detector), but which also provides aud... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7142641 | Automated configuration of security system control panels using calling number information A method is disclosed of automatically configuring security system control panels by using calling number information that is provided by a telephone call made to a specified telephone number, such as Calling Number Delivery (CND) information that is provided by a t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103776 | Emergency logon method The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method for emergency logon. In one preferred embodiment, a method for emergency logon is described comprising the acts of providing a logon process that collects identification information and authentication infor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099439 | Loop test apparatus and method Systems and methods are described for measuring the quality of telephone transmission lines. A device, such as a loop test apparatus, can be located at a customer's premises and used for remotely diagnosing telephone line impairments, especially concerning the local... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7054415 | Alarm method and device The invention relates to a method for selectively informing at least one person in the case of an alarm condition of an object, comprising of producing successive images of the object with at least one camera, comparing successive images, establishing at least one c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042350 | Security messaging system A system and method for delivering safety and security information that includes at least one event monitor. Each event monitor has an output. The system also includes apparatus for predetermining criteria for sorting the outputs of respective event monitors, appara... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7009510 | Environmental and security monitoring system with flexible alarm notification and status capability A monitoring system includes a host having a plurality of sensor inputs for connection to sensors. A converter is designed to receive input signals from the sensor input and to convert the input signals from the sensors into digital signals. A processing system is c... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6920204 | Thundercall, the call before the storm ThunderCall is a computer based system for delivering NWS(National Weather Service) severe weather warnings as a message (personalized information, if desired) via an automated dialing system to live persons and to automated recorders comprising the steps of: formin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912270 | Communications system A message distribution system for distributing a message via a telecommunications network to a plurality of communications terminals comprises: a message unit for contacting each of the terminals and sending the message, memory for storing, for a plurality of said t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907388 | Monitoring apparatus In a monitoring apparatus, a target-object to be monitored is observed by an observing unit and a countermeasure is applied depending on an observed situation. The knowledge and information on the general feature relating to the target-object, the observing method a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6856997 | Apparatus and method for providing file structure for multimedia streaming service In a file structure for a streaming service and a method for providing a streaming service, a file structure includes a header object having basic information about a file and information for an application service, a data object synchronizing multimedia data with t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6833788 | Intrusion detection radio appliance A remote intrusion detection radio appliance includes a housing having a passive motion detector and related circuitry to monitor and warn of unwanted intrusions, by operating an external radio unit or cellular telephone plugged into the appliance. The appliance, wh... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6792081 | Emergency notification system An emergency notification system. The system includes a first server for receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the emergency notification system. The system also includes a second ser... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6731208 | House intercom security system A house intercom security system includes a main unit connected between the exchange line of a telecommunication office and a telephone set, an indoor intercom and an outdoor intercom respectively connected to the main unit, and an alarm connected to the main unit. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6696956 | Emergency dispatching system An emergency dispatching system which can reduce the occurrence of false reports, reliably send the first report to relatives or the like in an emergency, and automatically detect even the occurrence of an internal danger. Emergency dispatching system 10 ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694132 | Method for telephone broadcasting voice messages or the like into defined geographical areas A method is described for telephone broadcasting warnings, information or the like into defined geographical areas. The method provides for: dividing the interested area into geographic zones; associating with the directory number of each fixed telephone ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6680998 | Providing private network information during emergency calls A telephony communication system includes a private network with multiple telephony devices that couples to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). During emergency calls from devices in the private network (such as 911 calls), elements of the priva... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6650750 | Voice notification for a battery alarm in a network interface unit Transmitting a pre-recorded announcement to the user of an network interface unit (NIU) each time the user places a telephone call if an alarm is set because a battery in an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is in a low power state. The pre-recorded anno... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6614884 | Automatic home alarm system and method The automatic home alarm system and method invention comprises one or more sensors, at least one sensor hub that identifies and transmits a state change signal upon the occurrence of an alarm trigger to a system unit, and said system unit communicates suc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6614883 | Emergency call system An emergency call system by which a caller can automatically call a plurality of other parties to leave an emergency message, includes an emergency call unit having a memory for storing telephone numbers to be called and an emergency message, an emergency... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6456695 | Computer having emergency calling function and emergency calling method using computer In a computer having an emergency calling function for detecting an emergency situation and for transferring an emergency call message previously set by a user to a preset emergency call telephone number, a non-volatile memory stores information which is ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453027 | Multifunction keyboard A multifunction keyboard for performing a variety of functions such as an Internet phone function, audio input/output function, computer speaker switching function, recording function, burglar alarm function, telephone function, etc. in addition to the or... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6389122 | Method and system for controlling and switching power source associated with electrical devices The present invention relates to a switching system which can control a corresponding load by means of manipulating a manual switch and a remote control switch, and optionally turn on/off any load among a plurality of loads via a telephone line even thoug... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6366648 | Remotely accessed alarm system An alarm system for recording the occurrence of an alarm condition in a predetermined space comprises a self-contained monitor which defines a sensor armed for sensing the alarm condition and a monitor transmitter which transmits a monitor signal in respo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6263050 | Method and system for responding to security system breaches via a wireless network A method and system for responding to security system inoperability due to damage of a telecommunications line interconnecting the security system to its central monitoring service system requires origination of a wireless telephone call. A wireless unit ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6212260 | Emergency call system An emergency call system includes an emergency call unit having a memory for storing a plurality of telephone numbers to be called and an emergency message, a record/call switch for connecting the emergency call unit to a telephone line, and for switching... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6201856 | Emergency telephone call notification service system and method A system and method for emergency telephone call notification. The system includes an AIN capable switch, a service control point (SCP) having a database of designated contact numbers associated with a service subscriber telephone number, and an intellige... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6018671 | Silent call accept A remote device (102) includes a silent alert allowing the device to signal the user of an incoming call without an audible alert. The device further includes a key (119) actuated by the user to accept the call into a nonactive state. A prerecorded messag... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6009155 | Communication system and its accounting method Terminal equipment on a reception side comprises a telephone number detection section for detecting a calling subscriber's number transmitted from the communication network, a memory for storing specified calling subscribers' numbers, and control section ... | 12/28/1999 |
