Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at the vehicle or premises, for monitoring or detecting an event, which generates and/or transmits a first notification signal containing event information to a second control device located remote from the vehicle or premises. The second control device generates and/or transmits a second notification signal to a remote communication device for providing notification of the event occurrence. Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, which generates and/or transmits a first signal for activating, deactivating, enabling, or disabling, a vehicle or a premises system, equipment system, subsystem, device, component, appliance, a vehicle, or a premises, in response to a signal generated and/or transmitted from a remote second control device. The second control device is responsive to a third signal generated and/or transmitted by a remote third control device.

Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method

A method is disclosed for remote monitoring of a premises, comprising the steps of operatively coupling a geographically remote client to a security system server which is capable of authenticating a user of the remote client, operatively coupling the remote client to a security gateway which is capable of managing the monitoring of the premises, activating a signal at the premises for notifying an occupant at the premises that remote monitoring is occurring, and transferring information between the security gateway and the remote client. The transfer of information between the security gateway and the remote client is controlled by the user of the remote client. The security gateway may be operably coupled to at least one camera at the premises and to at least one audio station at the premises.

Lifestyle multimedia security system

An integrated system includes a system user interface (SUI) that provides an iconic, at-a-glance representation of integrated security system status. The SUI is for use across all client devices including mobile or cellular telephones, a mobile portal, a web portal, and a touchscreen device. The SUI includes a number of display elements presented across all types of client devices for monitoring status of the integrated security system. The display elements of the SUI include an orb icon, text summary, security button, device warnings, system warnings, interesting sensors, and quiet sensors. The SUI thus provides system status summary information agnostically across all clients. Additionally, the SUI provides consistent iconography, terminology, and display rules across all clients as well as consistent sensor and system detail across clients.

Cross-client sensor user interface in an integrated security network

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.

Distributed monitoring for a video security system

A video security system for the remote verification and monitoring of conditions surrounding an alarm signal. A security gateway at the monitored premises detects alarm conditions and transmits information and video relating to the alarm condition to personnel at a central monitoring station in substantially real time for verification. Various embodiments of the system transmit alarm information to the central monitoring station through hybrid-fiber coaxial, DSL, fiber-optic, high-speed fixed wireless and mobile communications networks. The security system may include secondary alarm notification from the security gateway to the central monitoring station via a second network, such as IP, Ethernet, Internet, frame relay, public switched telephone, wireless, and mobile communications networks.

Video security system

A security alarm system including multiple, zone distributed audio monitors and alarm sensors which report and verify detected alarms and communicate with a system controller and central station Ambient audio is continuously and selectively recorded in a storage memory and is replayable to verify alarms detected at the alarm sensors During pre-alarm conditions, all audio inputs are summed and recorded During an alarm state, the audio input of the audio monitor physically closest to a reporting alarm sensor is automatically selected and the post-alarm audio activity is recorded only for that sensor The central station is able to selectively communicate via a phone link with each audio controller and engage in half duplexed voice communication with the alarm site, remotely playback and listen to the locally recorded audio data, or program each audio controller The monitored audio data is stored in RAM storage in discreet segments corresponding to predetermined periods of pre-alarm and post-alarm data

Audio listen and voice security system

in some aspects of the present application, a security device is disclosed that is operable to communicate with one or more on-premise sensors and one or more off- premise sensors/event generators The device can comprise a control module that can comprise one or more receiving modules operable to receive one or more signals from one or more on-premise sensors and one or more signals from one or more off-premise sensors/event generators; a processor coupled with a memory module having stored therein computer-readable instructions operable to cause the processor to analyze the one or more signals from the one or more on-premise sensors and the one or more signals from the one or more off-premise sensors/event generators to determine whether to cause an audio, a visual or both an audio and visual alarm to be initiated; and a user Interface, coupled with the processor, operable to receive user input and display information indicative of the alarm

Kevin Stebbins

Papers

Audio listen and voice security system

Remote alert messaging display and confirmation