Patent ID: 7391315
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A security system for monitoring security at a plurality of premises comprising: at least one audio sensor located at each of the premises that receives audio signals at the respective premises and converts the audio signals to digitized audio signals, wherein each audio sensor includes a processor and memory having a database of audio signatures that process noises of different frequency components to discern real alarms from false alarms corresponding to intrusion noises at a premises and determine if an alarm exists, and a transceiver connected to said processor that is operative for transmitting and receiving voice commands and at least one of passwords and maintenance testing data; a server located remote from the plurality of premises that receives the digitized audio signals from each of the premises; and a plurality of clients in communication with said server, wherein said server is operative for selecting a client for receiving digitized audio signals for a selected premises, and said client is operative for converting said digitized audio signals from the selected premises into audio for an operator that is monitoring the premises, wherein said server is operative for selecting a specific audio sensor for two-way communication for transmitting and receiving voice and at least one of passwords and maintenance data between a selected client and selected audio sensor.