Environmental and security monitoring system with flexible alarm notification and status capability
US7009510B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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 configured to receive the digital signals and to generate alarm signals in response to selected ones of the received digital signals. An internally integrated voice/data modem is in operative association with the processing system. A phone connector is placed in operative association with the voice/data modem, to act as a port for transmission of the alarms to an external telephone network. A network connector is in operative association with the processing system and is designed to receive data in the form of alarms from the processing system and to act as a port for transmission of the alarm data to data network. The alarms are deliverable over phone lines as voice alarms, pager alarms and fax alarms, and are deliverable over a public or private network as e-mail alarms, SNMP trap alarms, and web page alarms. Remote status inquiries may be made via voice call and two-way e-mail operations.
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