Patent ID: 6570496
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A method of remote online utilization of video data for analysis of potential alarm events in an automatic alarm system, comprising the steps of:providing at least one sensor on a protected premise with a signal response in cases of sensing a sensible event; providing at least one premise-protecting control panel in communication with the sensor with a message response in some or all cases of sensor signals; providing at least one remote receiver for receiving the message traffic of the control panel; providing at least one camera device in combination with the sensor for acquiring video data allowing further analysis into the matter of a given sensible event; providing a communications network for linking at least the camera device and receiver; configuring the camera device with stateless network communication protocols and server processing wherein the camera device provides network service of video data upon a network request; and, configuring the receiver with compatible stateless network communication protocols and browser processing wherein a user at the receiver can transmit network requests to the camera device for network service of said video data and thereby achieve remote online analysis of the video data in the matter of the given sensible event.