Patent ID: 6215404
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G08B,H04M

Abstract:
A security system audio monitoring system comprising:at least one detector adapted to send an aural signal when a condition is met;a microphone within aural range of the at least one detector and adapted to receive the aural signal and output an audio signal;a processor connected to the microphone and adapted to receive and process the audio signal from the microphone for identifying the type of detector that produced the aural signal, and further adapted to send a notification when the aural signal is processed;a first network connected to the processor;a monitoring center connected to the first network adapted to receive the processed audio signals from the processor over the first network and further adapted to automatically send a notification to an alarm authority when the signals are received;a second network connected to the monitoring center; andat least one alarm authority adapted to receive notifications from the monitoring center over the second network.