Patent ID: 9674681
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for handling in-band voice capabilities with security signaling data using a single end-to-end audio path, the method comprising: receiving, at an alarm communication center, a primary security signaling data from an alarm communicator in contact with an alarm panel over cellular medium, the alarm panel collecting an alarm event detected by security sensors in communication with the alarm panel and an audio enabled event detected by an audio station in communication with alarm panel, wherein the security sensors comprises at least one of intrusion and movement sensor and the audio station comprises a speaker and a microphone for voice communication; wherein the primary security signaling data is generated in response to the alarm event and transmitted from the alarm panel via a DTMF protocol to emulate an original alarm format, wherein when the alarm communicator detects the primary security signaling data including the alarm event and the audio-enabled event, the alarm communicator automatically establishing a first voice channel between the alarm communicator and the alarm communication center such that the primary security signaling data is received at the alarm communication center through the first voice channel; and wherein the primary security signaling data comprising a contact ID which contains information about the alarm event and when and where the alarm event occurred; acknowledging, by the alarm communication center, a receipt of the primary security signaling data by transmitting a DTMF code back to the alarm communicator; transmitting, by a dialing subsystem of the alarm communication center, a secondary security signaling data to an alarm receiver at a central station in response to receiving and understanding the primary security signal data by the alarm communication center, and wherein the secondary security signaling data is the primary security signaling data that is retransmitted by the alarm communication center using a standard alarm protocol such that the secondary security signaling data is a different security format than the primary security signaling data, and when the alarm communication center determines the primary security signaling data including the alarm event and the audio-enabled event, the alarm communicator center automatically establishing a second voice channel different than and subsequently created from the first voice channel such that the transmitting of the secondary security signaling data from the alarm communication center to the alarm receiver at the central station is through the second voice channel; receiving, by the alarm receiver at the central station, the secondary security signaling data; wherein the alarm receiver processes an acknowledgement of a receipt of the secondary security signal data to the dialing subsystem and wherein upon a timeout expiration of waiting for the acknowledgement of the receipt of the secondary security data, the dialing subsystem is configured to recycle the secondary security signaling data to the alarm receiver; and establishing, by the alarm communication center, in response to the acknowledgement of the receipt of the secondary security signal data, the single end-to-end audio path between the alarm panel and the alarm receiver at the central station by connecting together the first voice channel and the second voice channel such that disconnecting the end-to-end audio path from the alarm receiver at the central station automatically disconnects the first voice channel from the alarm communicator, wherein the alarm panel is integrated with cellular capability or a cellular alarm communicator, and wherein the audio path is used to control audio or speaker functions of the audio station connected to the alarm panel.