Patent ID: 7825796

Claim:
A method for enabling remote monitoring of a plurality of building security systems, said method comprising: establishing connections with each of a plurality of remotely located security panels, wherein each of said plurality of remotely located security panels is connected to a security sensor; receiving a security sensor data download signal from each of said plurality of remotely located security panels, said security sensor data download signal including data indicative of a security sensor state; storing said data indicative of the security sensor state in a database; storing a plurality of command requests, each command request indicating desired security sensor state data for the security sensor of one of said remotely located security panels; receiving a plurality of panel upload signals, each panel upload signal originating at one of said plurality of remotely located security panels; for each received panel upload signal: (a) determining any of said plurality of command requests related to said remotely located security panel associated with said panel upload signal, (b) providing said determined command request to said associated remotely located security panel, (c) receiving a response indicative of a success value of said command request, and (d) storing said response in said database, enabling an operator to login to access said database; and simultaneously displaying said response and said data indicative of a security sensor state for each of said plurality of building security systems.