Patent ID: 8106764
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, said security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of said security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising: a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically communicating with said plurality of security systems and determining a status thereof to generate an alarm signal as a function of said status, said alarm monitoring service storing a current IP address of said plurality of security systems in an IP address database; a remote monitoring gateway providing authenticated or unauthenticated dynamic domain name service (DDNS) server functionality to connect a given remote monitoring client to a desired one of said security systems, said gateway being connected to said IP address database and to the Internet; and said remote monitoring client being connected to the Internet and being located on a different network from said central alarm monitoring service and from said gateway.