Remote monitoring system
US5717379A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote monitoring system for monitoring properties of persons to be protected includes at least one video pickup device (C) positioned at the property (1) to be protected. The video pickup device can either be continuously operable or activated via a datalink by a central station. The person to be protected who is approaching the property (1) is informed about conditions at the property via a mobile telephone (MT) before arriving at the property being protected based on surveillance data provided to the central station by the video pickup device.
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