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Distributed monitoring for a video security system

Patent 7015806 Issued on March 21, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 2, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 09969521 filed on 10/02/2001

US Classes:

340/531, With particular coupling link340/506, Alarm system supervision340/541, Intrusion detection348/143, Observation of or from a specific location (e.g., surveillance)340/566, Vibration379/40, Automatic dialing340/515, Simulation of condition348/153, Using plural cameras340/425.5, LAND VEHICLE ALARMS OR INDICATORS340/825.69, Radio link341/22, Including keyboard or keypad340/825.37, Additional to other selective control340/522, Combined for response340/552, Disturbance of electromagnetic waves341/176, Transmitter for remote control signal340/514, Testing340/544, Disturbance of fluid pressure348/158, Portable702/186, Computer and peripheral benchmarking379/37, EMERGENCY OR ALARM COMMUNICATIONS (E.G., WATCHMAN'S CIRCUIT)340/574, Holdup361/683, Computer related support370/476, Byte assembly and formatting340/539.11, Including personal portable device705/51, Usage protection of distributed data files713/171, Having key exchange235/380, Credit or identification card systems370/389, Switching a message which includes an address header340/426.24, Including specified sensor340/550, Partition penetration370/253, Measurement of flow rate of messages having an address header340/539.22, Having plural distinct sensors (i.e., for surrounding conditions)370/254, NETWORK CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION340/5.33, Including link to remote indicator340/539.14, Including remote residential device348/154, Motion detection375/240, BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION348/14.13, Compression or decompression340/539.25, Including video340/501, With particular system function (e.g., temperature compensation, calibration)379/45, Central office responsive to emergency call or alarm (e.g., "911", operator position display)725/74LOCAL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Examiners

Primary: Mullen, Thomas

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 1008939 BE 10/01/1996
  • 2203813 CA 06/01/1996
  • 2174482 CA 10/01/1997
  • 2286423 GB 08/01/1995
  • 2291554 GB 01/01/1996
  • 2320644 GB 06/01/1998
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  • 97/13230 WO 04/01/1997
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  • 02/11444 WO 02/01/2002

International Class

G08B 1/00

Abstract

A system and method for distributed monitoring and remote verification of conditions surrounding an alarm condition in a security system. A security gateway detects alarm conditions at a premises and records video relating to the alarm condition. The security gateway transmits an alarm notification and the video across a network to a security system server in substantially real time. The security system server relays information to one or more distributed monitoring clients using rules-based routines for verification of the alarm condition. An operator at a monitoring client determines whether the alarm condition represents an actual alarm event and activates an appropriate response.

Other References

  • GrayElectronics, http://www.grayelectronics.com/default/htm
  • visitalk.com—communication with vision, http://www.visitalk.com.
  • Genex OmniEye, http://www.genextech.com/prod01.htm.
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