Patent ID: 7429921
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A communications system for an alarm or security system which includes a plurality of sensors for detecting an alarm condition in a building and includes a control unit interconnected with the sensors, the communications system comprising: a communications path by which an alarm signal is transmitted from the control unit to an alarm processing station; a database accessible from the alarm processing station, the database comprising a single database located remotely from the building and from the alarm processing station, the single, remote database being configured to continuously accept up-to-date, pertinent information relating to a building in which the alarm or security system is installed including the building's address and description, information about the sensor that triggered the alarm or security system into alarm, a past history of other alarms being triggered by the sensor, and special instructions regarding how responders should respond to the alarm in the event hazardous materials are located in an area of the building where the sensor is located; a uniform resource locator link and identifier embedded in each transmission of the alarm signal for use in describing the alarm, its location, and any special actions required by a responder; and, means by which the alarm processing station communicates with responders to the alarm including providing the responders with pertinent information stored in the single, remote database wherein the uniform resource locator link remains active for a specified period of time after transmission of the alarm signal.