Patent ID: 8576068

Claim:
A method of uploading near real-time data to a security system comprising the steps of: a. Receiving the near real-time data from at least one third party source; b. Storing the near real-time data in a message database for a preset period of time in a location corresponding to the third party source from which the data is received; c. Determining at least one subscriber to send the near real-time data based upon at least one determination parameter provided by the subscriber; d. Determining an armed or disarmed status of the security system of the at least one subscriber; e. Transmitting said near real-time data to the security system corresponding to the at least one subscriber based upon the determined status; and f. Discarding the near real-time data from the message database after expiration of the preset period of time, wherein the preset period of time for each piece of near real-time data varies depending on at least one of a type of near real-time data and the third party source from which the piece of near real-time data is received.