Patent ID: 8489065

Claim:
A mobile device or portable computing device comprising a software application program that has two way access to a security system software controller, where such security system is used in a multi-location environment of two or more locations including retail stores, or business offices, to perform all functions that would be allowed to an authorized user as if the user were using the security system where the equipment is physically located and using a manufacturer provided GUI, wherein the receiving capabilities of the remote device are receiving alerts via any electronic means, including but not limited to SMS, MMS, RSS, IM, or voice call, or wherein the system management capabilities of the software application (applet) installed on the mobile device, smartphone, or portable computing device, is any feature or configuration option that would normally be allowed to the authorized user as if the user were using the security system where the security equipment is physically located and using the manufacturer provided GUI, wherein the management capabilities include: setting alert message types, parameters, and recipients of such alert messages and sending messages directly to other mobile device users using the application, viewing live streaming video or any media of any camera the user chooses, deactivating and reactivating the system, performing a system test, changing any parameters of an individual camera such as pan, zoom, tilt, direction, and frames per second, and to put the security system in an alarm condition if the authorized user has identified a possible alarm condition that may or may not be in a location that the installed security system is use, and to check any available reports that may be created or generated by the security system; and the mobile device allows the user to use pre-defined gestures on a touch screen, or use air gestures, to operate the application including a single tap on any icon to activate said icon function and move to an appropriate screen, the ability to view a graphical representation of the security system whereby the user can use zoom, pan, and scroll functions on the touch screen to view any desired portion of the graphically represented security system, to view live streaming video from any camera by one gesture touch or air gesture on said camera, to activate an alarm condition on any camera, to view live streaming video from any camera by a double tap gesture touch or air touch on said camera, to activate an alarm condition on any camera by a holding gesture touch or holding air touch on said camera, and by activating an alarm condition on multiple cameras either by holding gesture touch or holding air touch on multiple cameras, or by dragging a finger on the touch screen, or dragging a finger via air touch, to choose a path of cameras the user will activate.