Patent ID: 9235855
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B60R,G06Q,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a gateway server, a first identifier associated with a mobile computing device and a second identifier associated with a Do It Yourself (DIY) alarm system kit that comprises an alarm system and that has a pre-determined number of pre-paid services; downloading, by the gateway server, an application to the mobile computing device; responsive to receiving the second identifier, activating, by the gateway server, the pre-determined number of pre-paid services; receiving, by the gateway server, alarm event data resulting from detection of an event by the alarm system at a premise monitored by the alarm system, the alarm event data identifying the alarm system; responsive to receiving the alarm event data, determining, by the gateway server, whether the pre-determined number of pre-paid services have been exhausted; responsive to a determination that the pre-determined number of pre-paid services have not been exhausted: sending, by the gateway server, an offer to the mobile computing device for a service subscription account associated with security services for the alarm system.