Patent ID: 7518506
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G08B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication node of a security system, said communication node comprising: a security system interface configured to receive a signal indicating an occurrence of an event in a zone of the security system; a memory configured to store a user e-mail address associated with the security system; and an e-mail generator configured to generate an e-mail based on the event and transmit said e-mail using the user e-mail address to a server for providing internet service, wherein said e-mail is transmitted to said server using an internet protocol, and said e-mail includes information comprising at least one of an image file, an audio file, and a video file, said information transmitted as one of within the e-mail, and attached to the e-mail, said information stored as one of MPEG, JPEG, and MP3, and said information encrypted before transmission.