Patent ID: 9472092
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G08B

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for remote monitoring of alarms, the method comprising: sensing audio test signals generated by a plurality of alarm devices, the plurality of alarm devices including at least a first alarm device and a second alarm device both having a same alarm type; for each of the plurality of alarm devices, sensing an audio signal that the first alarm device generated in response to detecting an alarm condition; processing, by the one or more processors and according to an audio recognition technique, the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal, wherein processing the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal includes using at least (i) the alarm identification data for the first alarm device, and (ii) the alarm identification data for the second alarm device, to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal; and causing, by the one or more processors, transmission of a notification to a user, the notification including (i) the type of the first alarm device and (ii) the location of the first alarm device.