Patent ID: 7016813

Claim:
In an integrated information system in communication with a number of monitoring devices, a method for configuring the monitoring devices through a central interface, the method comprising: obtaining a user selection of at least one client associated with the integrated information system; obtaining a user selection of at least one premises associated with the user selection of at least one client, within the integrated information system; obtaining a user selection of at least one location wherein the user selection of at least one location is associated with an identifiable attribute of the user selection of at least one premises; obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device associated with the user selection of at least one location; obtaining a user selection of at least one processing rule associated with the user selection of at least one monitoring device; and configuring the integrated information system according to the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data; wherein the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data is obtained from a common user interface.