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Condition detection and notification systems and methods
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Inventors: Jones, III, Russell K.; West, Mark S.; Miller, G. Mark;
Assignee: Sentinel Vision, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
Primary Examiner: Chan; Wing F
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schneck & Schneck, Schneck; Thomas, McCarthy; Gina
The security detection system includes a detection unit capable of detecting a condition, said unit in communication with a remote central server. Where the detection unit is connected to the server via a dial-up modem, the detection system may be connected to a telephone seizure unit. Upon occurrence and detection of a condition, the detection unit prevents a telephone from communicating with a main telephone line, while still allowing said detection unit to communicate electronic information to the server, even upon lifting of the telephone receiver from the base. Once electronic information is sent to the server, a programmed database of the server may send the information according to a pre-determined designation. The server monitors whether a designated party has responded to the information, and if not, may send the information to a human monitoring station. The designated party may request and receive additional information from the detection unit, via the server. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The above and additional objects have been met by a security detection system used in conjunction with a telephone seizure unit and/or notification management systems and methods of the present invention.
The security detection system includes a detection unit in communication with a remote central server.
The detection unit includes a processor and memory, one or more sensors associated with and/or deployed from the detection unit and in communication with the processor.
The detection unit is capable of detecting a previously defined triggering event or condition, such as a fire or an intrusion.
Detection of the triggering event causes the detection unit's processor to send information, such as an electronic alert, to the server.
The information may be sent in the form of, for example, electronic text files, audio files or image files.
In one embodiment of the invention, where the detection unit is connected to the server via a dial-up modem, the security detection system further includes a telephone seizure unit.
The telephone seizure unit is capable of being in radio communication with the detection unit and switching communication with a telephonic network.
The detection unit recognizes a triggering event which causes it to send out radio frequency signals to instruct the telephone seizure unit to close a switch, thereby preventing communication between the telephone and telephonic network through a main telephone line.
Thus, calls that are attempted with the telephone are prevented, except as described below.
However, the detection unit remains able to communicate with the telephone line and is thus able to dial out to the remote central server and transmit an information alert which may be, for example, in the form of electronic data.
In one example, the switch may be opened, allowing a telephone call to be placed, where an override number is inputted into the telephone.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the detection system further comprises a notification system
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