Patent ID: 8558687

Claim:
A server, comprising: a processor controlling at least some operations of the server; and memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to: receive detection data via a computer network, the received detection data corresponding to a detection reading from a detector device at a remote location; identify at least one of a detector type or a data type associated with the received detection data; retrieve one or more detection parameters associated with the identified detector type or data type and associated with the remote location; compare the detection data to the retrieved detection parameters; determine, based on the comparison, whether or not one or more registered users associated with the remote location should be notified; in response to determining that one or more registered users associated with the remote location should be notified, identify one or more notification addresses of one or more registered users associated with the remote location; and transmit a notification to each of the one or more notification addresses, said notifications indicating the detection reading from the detector device at the remote location.