Patent ID: 7836209

Claim:
A buddy security system comprising: a security system central station; an MSO having an MSO LAN and a central office having a data table comprising a plurality of IP addresses; a standard control panel in a first security system, said standard control panel having a first IP address of said plurality of IP addresses and being operable to communicate with said central station and said central office via said MSO LAN; and a buddy control panel in a second security system distinct from the first security system, said buddy control panel having a second IP address of said plurality of IP addresses and operable to communicate with said central station and said central office via said MSO LAN, wherein the standard control panel and the buddy control panel communicate using the first and the second IP addresses obtained from the data table, and wherein when an event occurs in the second security system, the event is displayed on the buddy control panel and the event is displayed on the standard control panel using the first IP address obtained from the data table.