Patent ID: 8289161
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring a specified area, comprising: detecting predetermined events using sensors at a plurality of sites; communicating with the sensors using a communications module at each site, each communications module transmitting an alert signal of the predetermined event using a communications system; receiving the alert signal from each communications module using a remotely located computer system communicating with each communications module, the computer system having a computer program recorded on computer readable medium of the computer system; dividing data logically and presenting the data about the sites being monitored using the computer program; controlling the communications between the communications module and the computer system using the computer program for receiving transmissions from and sending transmissions to the communications module; presenting specified monitoring options using the computer program; and communicating an alarm signal using the computer system after receiving the alert signal, wherein sending the transmissions to the communications module includes sending a data transmission with software and/or firmware to update the communications module.