Patent ID: 8917186

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for remote monitoring of one or more alarms, the method comprising: receiving a set of one or more audio test signals generated by an alarm device; at least one of (i) processing the received set of audio test signals to generate alarm identification data, or (ii) recording the received set of audio test signals; receiving, via a user interface, an indication of one or both of (i) a type of the alarm device, and (ii) a location of the alarm device; sensing an audio signal that was generated by the alarm device in response to detecting an alarm condition; generating a digital audio signal based on the sensed audio signal; receiving, via one or more processors, the digital audio signal; processing, via one or more processors and using an audio recognition technique, the received digital audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal, wherein processing the received digital audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal includes identifying the alarm device that generated the audio signal using at least one of (i) the generated alarm identification data, or (ii) the recorded set of audio test signals, and the received indication; and causing, via one or more processors, a user to be notified that the identified alarm device has been triggered.