Private VoIP network for security system monitoring
US7593512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2242/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Security systems typically communicate with alarm monitoring centers using a telephone connection. Security systems will check in with the alarm monitoring center with a diagnostic signal at a predetermined interval—typically once per day. When a security system is connected to a Voice-over-IP service (using Broadband Internet), rather than a standard telephone line, the opportunity exists to poll in real-time the status of the connection, and alert the owner (or alert the alarm monitoring center) that the customer's connection has been broken. The present invention offers a system and technique for monitoring a security system connected using a Voice-over-IP connection, in real time, and alerting the owner of the security system, or the alarm-monitoring center, when the connection is broken. This alert can be used, for example, to issue a telephone call to the police, informing them of the breach of line integrity and possible compromise of the premise.
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