WO2002001531A1 - Systeme pour services d'alarme - Google Patents

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WO2002001531A1
WO2002001531A1 PCT/SE2001/001482 SE0101482W WO0201531A1 WO 2002001531 A1 WO2002001531 A1 WO 2002001531A1 SE 0101482 W SE0101482 W SE 0101482W WO 0201531 A1 WO0201531 A1 WO 0201531A1
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Esbjörn ERIKSSON
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Globala Trygghetsbolaget Ab
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/01—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium
    • G08B25/10—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/001—Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/005—Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/004—Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM

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  • the present invention refers to a system for personal and material alarm services, and especially such services provided by an alarm system comprising an automatic alarm distribution and an alarm delay in an external unit.
  • alarm services are provided by for example specialized security companies having an administration at a central alarm unit and a security guard that personally guard the surveyed object. Characteristics for this type of alarm services are that they require a relatively large number of operating personnel and have a limited capacity to a high price level. Usually, the services are directed towards companies and private persons having objects with a high protective value. At the same time, these types of alarm services are quite inflexible and it is hard to combine material surveillance and person related safeguarding within the same organization.
  • the English patent application GB 2 325 548 shows a system for safety alarm.
  • the system comprises a plurality of sensors arranged in e.g. a home.
  • the sensors are wireless or wired connected to a locally means for alarm control and a web browser.
  • the means for alarm control communicates with a central surveying station by means of a common telephone line or an ISDN connection.
  • the alarm owner may by means of a computer with Internet access via the central surveying station activate or deactivate the sensors.
  • the Japanese patent JP 11 033 481 shows an apparatus having Internet access that continuously survey the signals form the alarm sensors. If a sensor sends an alarm, a possibly ongoing Internet communication will be interrupt and an alarm message, in the shape of e.g. an electronic mail, will be sent to a central unit.
  • an electronic security system comprises a plurality of sensors connected to a locally arranged alarm unit by means of radio waves. Alarm signals from the sensors are coded in a way that a prioritizing of the alarm is possible in the alarm unit. Further, a delay of alarm is possible in the locally arranged alarm unit.
  • the alarm unit may further be connected to other security units by means of automatic telephone dialing.
  • a disadvantage with the prior art is that they do not comprise automatic alarms to a number of different alarm receivers, which receivers are defined by the alarm subscriber. Further, the alarm subscriber has defined in which way the receivers are alarmed and in which order of priority the alarm receivers are alarmed and in which order of priority the alarms are distributed.
  • Another disadvantage with prior art is that a delay of an alarm signal is performed locally, i.e. in the locally arranged alarm unit, wherein e.g. a burglar may interrupt an alarm by cutting an alarm cable or destroying the alarm unit.
  • the object of the invention is to provide material and personal alarm services, and especially alarm services to multiple family housing at a price that is acceptable for the alarm buyer. Another aspect is to handle a large number of alarm service and alarm buyers within the same organization. A further aspect of the object is to make it possible to use a central alarm unit for more alarm buyers than it is dimensioned for. Yet a further aspect of the object is to provide a system that is insensitive for sabotage.
  • the present invention refers to an alarm system for personal and material alarm services.
  • the system according to the invention comprises sensors arranged within a surveyed or monitored area, e.g., a home.
  • the sensors are communicatively coupled to a sensor signal collecting unit, which unit preferably also is arranged within the surveyed area.
  • the collecting unit is communicatively coupled, preferably wireless by means ofa_broadband connection, to a central alarm server arranged outside the surveyed area or at least remotely from the surveyed object or person.
  • this central alarm server constitutes an externally arranged alarm server.
  • an alarm signal is transmitted from the sensor, via the collecting unit, to the central alarm server, which after a certain alarm delay distributes the alarm, wireless or wired, to one or several alarm receivers or central alarm units defined by the alarm subscriber.
  • the alarm delay means a time delay of the alarm before it is transmitted further to one or several alarm receivers, or to a central alarm unit, or before a centrally arranged siren is started. This time delay makes it possible for an alarm subscriber to cancel an alarm. This is for example desirable when the subscriber by mistake triggered a burglar alarm when she/he comes home to hers/his home.
  • the subscriber may then cancel the alarm by logging in to hers/his user specific web site by means of a cellular phone and by giving a user name and a password, for example a PIN-code, or by calling the central alarm server by means of a telephone, and.thereby get access to the alarm services.
  • the alarm may be canceled by a remote control communicatively connected, preferably wireless, to the sensors.
  • a remote control communicatively connected, preferably wireless, to the sensors.
  • the subscriber when coming home from work, by means of the remote control change the alarm profile from out to home, whereby an alarm signal from the burglar alarm is canceled. Since the alarm is immediately transmitted from the sensors, directly or via the collecting unit, to the central alarm server and since the alarm delay is arranged externally, i.e. outside the surveyed area, the system prevents an unauthorized person, e.g. a burglar, to interrupt an alarm by cutting an alarm cable or by destroying the sensors and/or the
  • the subscriber may communicate wireless or wired, by means of e.g. telephones, cellular phones or Internet, with the central alarm server to i.a. receive information about hers/his alarm services and sensors, to add or withdraw services or to activate or deactivate a certain sensor.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overview of an alarm system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically a more detailed figure of the alarm system according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 shows an example of different alarm profiles
  • Fig. 4 shows schematically a flow chart of a control method and a control program according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 5 shows schematically a flow chart of exemplifying method steps for the management of the sensor signals from a smoke detector
  • Fig. 6 shows schematically a flow chart of the control method and control program for the management of heart beat messages according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • communicatively coupled ox communicatively connected refers to two units wireless and/or wired connected to each other in such a way that they can communicate and interact with each other. Wired refers to the units connected with each other by means of a wire, a cable, a pipe or a conduit, such as a signal cable, telephone line,
  • Wireless refers to the units being connected to each other by means of radio wave, infrared connection or the like and communicating with each other by means of cellular phones, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), IP Internet Protocol, computer program variables, or the like.
  • the above-mentioned objects are achieved with an alarm system according to the present invention, which system will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  • a system according to the invention a physical person or a legal entity, may have a subscription on a number of alarm services provided by the system.
  • the system according to the present invention comprises at least one sensor 101 arranged within a by an alarm subscriber 100 desired area for surveillance.
  • the sensors 101 are communicatively connected to a collecting unit 102 arranged within the surveyed area.
  • all the collecting unit 102 arranged within the surveyed area.
  • sensors 101 are integrated to a single sensor unit that communicates with a collecting unit 102, also called base station 102.
  • the sensors 101 are integrated with the collecting unit 102 to an integrated alarm unit communicating with an alarm server 200.
  • the collecting unit 102 is connected, by means of a broadband connection, to a centrally arranged alarm server 200.
  • the system comprises a communication interface, by means of which, subscribers 100, an administrator 201, one or several central alarm units 400 and alarm receivers 500 may communicate with the central alarm server 200.
  • An alarm receiver 500 may for example be the alarm subscriber 100 himself, a caretaker or another receiver defined by the alarm subscriber 100.
  • the central alarm unit 400 is constituted of for
  • L 5 example a fire brigade, an ambulance, a security company or a combination of these.
  • An alarm triggered by a sensor 101 is distributed from the sensor 101 to the . collecting unit 102 and then to the central alarm server 200. Then the central alarm server 200 distributes the alarm, after a certain predetermined period of time to one o several alarm receivers 500 or a central alarm unit 400, defined by the subscriber 100. This time
  • the so called alarm delay occurs thus outside the surveyed area or remote from the surveyed object or person, and makes it possible for a user 100 to cancel or interrupt an alarm, but prevent a burglar from stopping a transmitted alarm by sabotage of the locally arranged alarm unit 101,102.
  • a transmitted alarm may only be canceled by an authorized person, such as the
  • the subscriber 100 communicates, wireless or wired, by means of any communication interface, with the central alarm server 200 to i.a. receive information about hers/his alarm services and sensors 101, to add or withdraw services or to activate or deactivate a certain sensor 101.
  • the administrator 201 creates and adds new subscriber
  • the system comprises a number of sensors 101, for example smoke detectors in fire alarms, magnets attached to doors
  • the sensors 101 may also comprise surveillance cameras, sirens, electrical door locks, light arrangements and gas detectors.
  • the manual alarms such as personal safety alarm and attack alarm, are constituted of for example a push-button or another means that the user manually activates to call for help.
  • the push-button in a safety alarm is arranged in a special bracelet carried by the user, whereby the user when needed easily may call for help, but it may also be arranged in another way easily accessible for the user.
  • the safety alarm and the attack alarm may also comprise a microphone or a speaker, whereby a two-way communication is achieved between a calling person and an alarm receiver 500. Further, may the sensors 100 show one of several sensor status, e.g. on, off, alarm, sabotage or undefined. The sensor status off ' implies that the central alarm server 200 does not react on sensor signals.
  • the sensors 101 are, as shown in figure 2, communicatively coupled to a collecting unit 102 comprising a checking and control unit 103, also checking device 103.
  • the checking device 103 checks, preferably automatically and periodically, e.g. once a minute, the sensors 101 to receive information about their status and to check whether the connection with the sensors 101 is working.
  • the collecting unit 102 is communicatively connected to a central alarm server 200, preferably by means of a broadband connection, but other connections fulfilling the requirements of accessibility and transmission rates are also possible.
  • the collecting unit 102 has further a unique IP-address or another unique address, whereby the central alarm server 200 may identify the collecting unit 102.
  • the collecting unit 102 will send a signal reporting this to the central alarm server 200.
  • a confirmation of a working connection between the sensors 101 and the collecting unit 102 will also be sent to the central alarm server 200, preferably is this confirmation sent periodically, e.g. once per minute or in another selected time interval.
  • the central alarm server 200 is thus collecting information from all the collecting units 102, and may thus take necessary measures if a fault is detected in any of the sensors 101, collecting units 102 or in any connection between them.
  • a suitable measure may for example be to send an alarm message to the subscriber 100 or another alarm receiver 500 telling that a fault has been detected.
  • the central alarm server 200 comprises a control unit 220, a check unit 230 and a memory 240.
  • the control unit 220 comprises a server 221 managing the interactions between the central alarm server 200 and the components or entities comprised in or interacting with the system, such as the collecting unit 102, the subscribers 100, the administrator 201, central alarm units 300 and alarm receivers 500. Further, the control unit 220 comprises an alarm distribution means 222 managing the choice of alarm receiver 500, the choice of way of alarm distribution and in which order these are to be prioritized.
  • an alarm is to be confirmed by an alarm receiver 500 or a central alarm unit 400 within a predetermined time period, e.g. a minute, from the point of time when the alarm was sent.
  • the alarm distribution means 222 will select an new distribution way and/or another alarm receiver 500 or central alarm unit 400 according to a priority order predefined by the subscriber 100 or by the administrator 201.
  • the check unit 230 performs a functionality control of all the components comprised in the system, such as SQL server (Structured Query Language), MIIS (Microsoft Internet Information Server), MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server) or the connections between the central alarm server 200 and the collecting unit 102 and the
  • the connection between the central alarm server 200 and the central alarm unit(-s) 400 is preferably constituted by a cable or an ISDN connection, but another communicative connection is also possible. Further, the functionality check is preferably performed automatically and periodically, e.g. each tenth minute. If any of the communications does not work, an alarm is triggered to a predefined
  • the check unit 230 will check if the central alarm server 200 within a predetermined time period has received information from all the comprised sensors 101 via the collecting units 102 and if the connections with these sensors 101 are working. Together with the functionality check, the check unit 230 checks further the connection with the WAP -gateway and the SMS-gateway so that the system is
  • the memory 240 is arranged in such a way that the alarm server 200 may store information about the alarm services of a subscriber 100 in a for the subscriber specific memory part. Examples of information stored is status information about the sensors 101,
  • the collecting units 102 results from functionality checks, activation and deactivation of sensors, confirmation and non confirmation of alarms, alarms for which the alarm distribution means 222 has changed alarm distribution, either to another alarm receiver 500 or to another way of alarm distribution. Further, the time and date for the alarms, system errors etc are stored. This information may further be stored in an externally arranged
  • the information or parts of the information is available for the subscriber 100, by a communication interface, wherein the user 100 may check and control which sensors that are activated or deactivate, or if he/she for example usually forgets activate the burglar alarm. Further, the administrator 201 receives all information about a subscriber's 100 alarm services, wherein the information
  • 0 or parts of the information may be given to e.g. an insurance company. This could be the case, if for example the insurance company after a fire in the subscriber's 100 home wants to know whether the subscriber 100 had the fire alarm activated or not.
  • the central alarm server 200 is communicatively coupled to one or several subscribers 100 and to a number of the subscriber 100 defined alarm receivers 500 and to
  • the central alarm server 200 comprises a communication interface 210 by means of which interfaces the subscribers 100 and the administrator 201 may interact with the system and by means of which interfaces the system sends alarms to the alarm receivers 500 and to the central alarm units 400 and by means of which interfaces the system may communicate with an externally arranged database 300.
  • the communication interface 210 comprises, as already mentioned, interfaces by means of which the subscriber 100 may interact with the system, such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and WML (Wireless Markup Language), interfaces for
  • interfaces for ordinary telecommunication interfaces for ordinary telecommunication
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • interfaces for mobile communication other interfaces may also be implemented in the alarm system according to the invention.
  • the subscriber 100 by means of the interface managing HTML, from a standard Internet browser log in on a user specific web-site, by giving hers/his user name and password.
  • the subscriber 100 has access to information about alarm services and the subscriber 100 may perform a number of operations coupled to these alarm services.
  • the interface managing WML allow the subscriber 100 to, via a mobile phone or a telephone subscription supporting WAP, log in on hers/his user specific web site by means of hers/his user name and password. Further, the interfaces managing ordinary telecommunication and
  • 5 mobile telecommunication supports a user 100, by means of for example a common telephone having push-buttons or a cellular phone, to dial up the system and thereby to get access to the alarm services by means of giving the user name and the password, e.g. a PIN-code (Personal Identification Number).
  • the subscriber 100 may send messages to the system, whereby the system performs the desired
  • the personal information comprises e.g. the name of the subscriber, the address, 0 telephone number, mobile number, email address and identification number, but other desirable information may also be comprised.
  • the alarm profiles comprise information about the alarm services of a subscriber 100 and how the subscriber 100 desires the status of the sensors 101 at a certain occasion, cf. figure 3.
  • an alarm profile for a subscriber 100 may be home, wherein the. 5 subscriber 100 wants the security alarm and the attack alarm on and all the other sensors off.
  • Another alarm profile may be out and then all sensors except e.g. the security alarm are on.
  • the subscriber, 100 may create a number of different alarm profiles adapted to the desires and habits of the subscriber 100.
  • the subscriber 100 may easily change from the home profile to the out profile when leaving the house, e.g. going to work. Further, the system allows the subscriber 100 to specify between which time points a certain alarm profile is to be activated.
  • An alarm group may for example be a neighbor group, in which group all the neighbors, which are subscribers 100 may be comprised, but it could also be another group of people for example relatives or friends to the subscriber 100.
  • a specific subscriber 100 only needs to specify if a certain sensor 101 is to be connected to the neighbor group, wherein the system automatically retrieves information about the subscriber 100, which are neighbors to the specific subscriber 100, and wherein the system stores this information together with the alarm distribution and alarm priority in the alarm services of the specific subscriber 100, and wherein these neighbors become alarm receivers 500.
  • the neighbor group will be alarmed by alarms triggered by this certain sensor 101, which may be desirable with e.g. burglar alarms, security alarms, attack alarms and fire alarms.
  • the specific subscriber 100 may make changes in the alarm group, e.g. withdraw alarm receivers 500 or change the alarm distribution.
  • the persons in the group will be dialed up, either one at a time in a certain priority order or all at the same time.
  • a voice may for example say "the fire alarm at Jill Hudson is activated". This function is only a message function and not usual alarm distribution. Persons connected to the neighbor group may thus not stop the alarm distribution but only receiving messages.
  • the alarm receivers 500 may cancel the alarm.
  • a neighbor can relatively easy, by means of smoke in the staircase, decide whether it is a fire or not, and then call the fire brigade, i.e. it is an individual that alarms the fire brigade and not a system.
  • the sensors 101 with short sounds indicate a current burglary or a fire in the staircase.
  • the communication interface 210 comprises also an interface for an administrator 201, wherein the administrator 201 may e.g.: - maintain the password of the subscriber 100, i.e. withdraw, add or change a password;
  • the administrator 201 may thus manage all new subscription, subscribers forgetting their PIN-codes, removing old subscription etc. Further, the administrator 201 may also occasionally deactivate a subscription if the subscriber 100 for example has not paid the bill. The administrator 201 is also arranged to see all the settings done by a customer 100, and thus also to act as telephone or Internet support helping the customer 100 to configure, her/his alarm services.
  • the interface 210 comprises also an interface for communication between the alarm receiver 500 and the central alarm unit 400.
  • This interface alarms are distributed to the alarm receivers 500 and to the central alarm unit 400 in a way defined by the subscriber 100 and by means of which interface the alarm receiver 500 and/or the central alarm unit 400 may confirm received alarm. If the alarm receiver 500 or the central alarm unit 400 with the highest priority do not confirm an alarm, the system according to the invention will alarm the alarm receiver 500 or the central alarm unit 400 with the second highest priority. Further, the central alarm server 200 may before changing alarm receiver 500 or central alarm unit 400 send a new message to the current alarm receiver 500 or the current central alarm unit 400, but with the way of alarm distribution having the second highest priority.
  • the system according to the invention supports a subscriber 100 to arbitrary prioritize alarm receivers 500 and central alarm unit 400 and to arbitrary prioritize the way of alarm distribution.
  • the property-holder has hers his own user interface, by means of which she/he may administrate from which tenants/subscribers 100 he want to receive alarm. This to be able to prevent alarm from subscribers 100, who is for example careless with their alarm.
  • the property-holder mentions e.g. the telephone numbers where he may be reached. It is possible to make one caretaker profile per address and number, i.e. the address given by the subscriber 100, and thus control where the alarm is transmitted.
  • An alarm may for example be distributed to a cellular phone of an alarm receiver 500 in the shape of a voice message or an SMS-message, but the alarm may also be distributed to a receiver 500 as a voice message to a stationary telephone or as an electronic mail.
  • the alarm receivers 500 may choose if she he wants to a) call a central alarm unit 400, b) transmit the' alarm to the next alarm receiver 500, c) interrupt the alarm distribution. If the alarm receiver 500 does not do anything the call is interrupted and automatically transmitted to the next alarm receiver 500 in the priority order.
  • the alarm receiver 500 choose to chancel the alarm, the alarm profile is set to home.
  • the alarm receiver 500 is informed about this and is put into the profile managing position. This means that the subscriber 100/receiver 500 may use this method to cancel the alarm when coming home.
  • the alarm may also be distributed via a locally arranged siren starting to warn people in the proximity of the alarm.
  • the system according to the invention provides the subscriber 100 to decide whether the locally siren is to be on or off, wherein the subscriber 100 by means of any of the communication interfaces 210 may activate or deactivate the siren.
  • a message is sent in the shape of for example "The fire alarm is triggered" to one or several alarm receivers 500, wherein the message also comprise the time for and the location of the alarm. '
  • an alarm may be sent to a central alarm unit 400 via e.g. a cable or ISDN, wherein a so-called SIA-3 protocol (Security Industry Standard) or another security 0 protocol for communication between alarm systems is used.
  • SIA-3 protocol Security Industry Standard
  • the central alarm unit 400 automatically identifies the type of alarm and the address from where it is sent, and thereafter take the necessary measure.
  • the central alarm unit 400 may automatically send a fire-fighting vehicle to the 5 address where the sensor 101 is located.
  • the central alarm unit 400 receives also an indication on the existing system managing older alarms that an alarm has been triggered at a subscriber 100.
  • the operator may thus change to a browser, wherein the central alarm unit 400 has its own interface for the alarm system.
  • the operator sees the alarm triggered, when, e.g. at what time and the alarm path.
  • the operator has further access to the 0 contact information of the subscriber 100 and may thus manually call and try to get contact with different people.
  • the operator also keeps a log book comprising information about the measures taken.
  • the central alarm unit 400 is also administrating the codes for the subscriber 100, and the password for canceling an alarm. These codes and passwords may comprise both numbers and letters.
  • the central alarm unit 500 makes it possible to 5 interrupt a current alarm distribution by means of the subscriber information.
  • a subscriber 100 and an administrator 201 has to give a specific user name and a password to get access to information comprised in the system. Further, only a few numbers of log-in trials are allowed, e.g. five times. If a subscriber 100 gives a wrong password five times, the system 0 will interlock hers/his access to the system.
  • the alarm system comprises further an alarm delay, i.e. a delay of the alarm a certain time before distributing the alarm further to one or several alarm receivers 500, central alarm unit 400 or until a locally arranged siren starts to sound.
  • This alarm delay is performed outside the surveyed area in the central alarm server 200. 5
  • a timer starts, whereby the alarm is distributed further after a certain time period, which time period is defined by the subscriber 100 or by the administrator 201.
  • This alarm delay makes it possible for a subscriber 100 to cancel an alarm, which may be desirable when for example the burglar alarm has been triggered when the subscriber 100 arrived home.
  • the subscriber 100 cancels the alarm by using a cellular phone and by means of logging in on the user specific web site and giving the user specific user name and password, or by means of a press- button telephone calling the central alarm server 200 and giving the specific user name and password and thereby getting access to the alarm services.
  • the alarm may be canceled by a remote control communicatively coupled, preferably wireless, to the sensors 101.
  • the subscriber 100 may, when coming home from work, change the alarm profile from out to home, by means of the remote control, whereby an alarm signal from the burglar alarm is canceled.
  • the system prevents an unauthorized person, e.g. a burglar, to interrupt the alarm by cutting the alarm cable or by destroying the sensors 101 and/or the collecting unit 102, which units 101, 102 are arranged within the surveyed area.
  • the alarm system according to the present invention comprises further a filtration of alarm, whereby the load on the central alarm unit 400 is reduced, implying the use of the central alarm unit 400 for an increased number of alarm subscribers 100 than the number the central 400 is dimensioned for.
  • the alarm filtration is achieved by allowing the subscribers 100 themselves to define one or several alarm receivers 500, whereby not all the alarms are sent to the central alarm unit 400.
  • the system according to the invention is implemented for the use of broadband, i.e. implemented in a communication network providing two way communication capacity with information speeds of preferably 10 Mb per second or more, wherein the communication between the collecting units 102 and the central alarm server 200 occurs by means of broadband.
  • Broadband is especially suitable since it provides a permanent communicative connection and makes it possible to transmit large information packets, e.g. images from surveying cameras, without interfering with other communications.
  • the present invention is especially suitable for use in multiple family housing having broadband connection, wherein the system further may provide alarm services to a plurality of alarm buyers/subscribers 100 to a price favorable for the subscriber 100.
  • the present invention may be implemented in another communication system providing a permanent communicative connection, e.g. communication system using GPRS (General packet Radio Service).
  • GPRS General Pack Radio Service
  • the sensors 101 are communicatively coupled to the central alarm server 200 via a router or a switch.
  • each sensor 101 comprises an IP address, another address or another type of identification by means of which the central alarm server 200 identifies the sensors 101.
  • each sensor 101 sends automatically and periodically, e.g. once a minute, a signal to the central alarm server 200 informing about the status of the sensor 101. If a communication from only one sensor 101 is interrupted an alarm is triggered and transmitted to the alarm server 200, which starts an alarm distribution according to the desires of the subscriber 100. If the communication from a plurality of apartments within the same area, e.g. from the same switch, is interrupted, the system assumes that the network has operational problems. Then a message, comprising information about what is wrong, is sent to the operator, whereby necessary measures may be taken to overcome the fault.
  • the sensors 101 may be arranged at or integrated with different kinds of equipment existing within the surveyed area.
  • the sensors 101 may be arranged at a personal computer (PC), a television receiver, a stereo, a vehicle, or the like.
  • PC personal computer
  • the status signals from the sensors 101 to the collecting unit 102 will fail to be transmitted when the equipment is removed from the surveyed area, wherein the collecting unit 102 will send a message about the theft to the central alarm server 200.
  • the central alarm server 200 will, if the alarm is not canceled, after a certain alarm delay transmit the alarm to the subscriber 100 and/or a predefined alarm receiver 500 and/or the central alarm unit 400.
  • the system according to the invention may also be used as a theft alarm.
  • the system according to the invention uses encryption. When receiving more than e.g. 1000 alarm within a time period of for example 10 seconds, these alarms will be blocked or canceled.
  • the hardware i.e. the sensors 101 and the collecting unit 102
  • the hardware i.e. the sensors 101 and the collecting unit 102
  • This is especially important when the sensors are arranged in for example freezers, whereby it is possible to save for example goods in the freezer in connection with a failure of power supply.
  • no stationary control box arranged to turn on or off alarm is required, since the sensors 101 may be controlled as already mentioned by using for example an abbreviated number from the cellular phone or a push-button telephone of the subscriber 100.
  • the system according to the present invention comprises also a remote control, by means of which the subscriber 100 easily may change alarm profile, e.g. from out to home profile when coming home from work.
  • the subscriber 100 presses the remote control to change alarm profile.
  • a melody is played to indicate to the subscriber 100 that the alarm is going to change alarm profile and a beep for a certain time period, e.g. 30 seconds, indicates to the subscriber 10 the time within which time the subscriber 100 has to leave the apartment.
  • a subscriber 100 who get uncertain whether she he activated the alarm before leaving the home, may by means of a cellular phone or a computer log in on the user specific web site, wherein the subscriber 100 receives status information of the sensors 101. For example, a voice may tell the subscriber 100 which one of the alarm profiles that is selected. Thereafter, the subscriber 100 may press a number on e.g. the cellular phone or computer to select an alarm profile, wherein the selected profile is shown to the subscriber 100, either by means of a voice saying the profile or a display of the profile on the screen. This may be repeated an arbitrary number of times until the subscriber 100 is satisfied with the selected alarm profile. By means of finishing the telephone call or by means of logging off, the function is finished.
  • a subscriber 100 may further store the log in procedure in for example a telephone book as for example home, out, or vacation and thereby may the subscriber 100 change profile by dialing the number corresponding to a desired alarm profile.
  • the subscriber 100 When coming home from work, the subscriber 100 preferably use the remote control to deactivate an alarm and putting the alarm in the home profile. If the remote control is broken or if the customer does not manage to deactivate the alarm, an alarm will be triggered and thus the alarm distribution will start. If the subscriber 100 himself is the first person in the alarm distribution, the subscriber 100 has the opportunity to stop the alarm here. Otherwise, the subscriber 100 has to dial the central alarm unit 400 and give hers/his user name and password to cancel the alarm. If the subscriber 100 has forgotten the PIN code the alarm will continue. The subscribers 100 who have forgotten or lost their password have to contact the alarm administrator 201 to get a new PIN code, wherein this code is transmitted to the subscriber 100 either by means of an e-mail or ordinary mail delivery.
  • FIG 4 shows schematically a flow chart of control method and control program according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • this embodiment will be described using one sensor 101 communicatively coupled to a collecting unit 102.
  • the description is also valid in the case of a plurality of sensors 101, and in the case of one or a plurality of sensors 101 integrated with the collecting unit 102 constituting an integrated alarm unit.
  • a sensor signal is transmitted from a sensor 101 to the external alarm server 200.
  • the alarm server checks in the step 1004, which one of the alarm profiles that is activated for the current sensor 101, if the sensor 101 according to the profile is shut off no measure is taken 1006. If on the other hand, the sensor 101 is activated a timer is started 1008, wherein one timer is arranged in the alarm server 200 and another timer may be arranged in connection to the sensor 101. A subscriber 100 has then a certain time period to cancel an alarm, which is checked in step 1010.
  • the subscriber 100 has in this embodiment two alternatives to shut down or cancel the alarm.
  • the alarm may be canceled by means of e.g. a remote control or a stationary check unit arranged within the surveyed area, wherein the canceling is performed via the sensor 101 according to the steps 1012-1018.
  • the alarm may be canceled by means of using an Internet application, e.g. by means of a WAP telephone, wherein the canceling is performed via the alarm server 200 according to the steps 1020-1026.
  • a canceling signal is recei ed by the sensor 101, which sensor 101 further transmits the signal to the alarm server 200.
  • the alarm is canceled in both the sensor 101 and the alarm server 200 and in the step 1018 the timers are reset.
  • a subscriber 100 may cancel the alarm via the alarm server 200, wherein the alarm server in the steps 1020 and 1022 receives and distributes, respectively, the canceling signal further to the sensor 101.
  • the alarm is turned off in both the sensor 101 and the alarm server 200 and in the step 1026 the timers are finally reset.
  • a siren starts 1032 to sound within the surveyed area, and the alarm server 200 distributes in step 1034 the alarm further to an alarm receiver 500 according to the distribution list defined by the subscriber 100.
  • a slow subscriber 100 who does not manage to cancel the alarm within the predetermined time period may however in the step 1036 cancel the alarm according to the steps 1012- 1018 or 1020- 1026 as described above.
  • the canceling is completed, the siren in step 1040 is also canceled and the alarm distribution is interrupted in step 1042.
  • the alarm distribution is continued in the step 1046 and the siren continues to sound 1048. This is for example what happens when a burglar breaks into an alarmed house. The burglar may not cancel the alarm by sabotage 1050, e.g. by cutting off a cable, but the alarm distribution continues 1052.
  • FIG 5 a schematic flow chart is shown, exemplifying the methods steps for managing the sensor signals from a smoke detector, wherein:
  • - 2002 is smoke detected?; - 2004 send a sensor signal to an external alarm server indicating that smoke has been detected;
  • - 2010 has a predefined time period, e.g. 3 minutes, lapsed?; - 2012 turn off the siren;
  • Figure 6 shows a schematic flow chart for the control method and the control program, for managing the periodical signals, the so called heartbeat messages, which are sent from a sensor or an alarm unit to the alarm server according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the order of the steps may in different embodiments be different from the one shown in the figure 6 and described below:
  • - 3100 send a heartbeat message to a pre-selected external unit, e.g. an external alarm server; - 3102 the external unit detects a heartbeat message, i.e. 3104 the alarm unit is ok;
  • a pre-selected external unit e.g. an external alarm server
  • the external unit detects a heartbeat message, i.e. 3104 the alarm unit is ok;
  • a realization of the invention comprises both hardware components, such as apparatus components, and software components in the shape of a computer program product.
  • the computer program product comprises functional units arranged to control one or several data processing means to perform the functions or the method steps according to the invention.
  • the I/R sensor 101 is activated and a siren indicates the housebreaking.
  • the burglar tries to stop the alarm by destroying the sensor 101 and cutting off the alarm cable.
  • the alarm signal has already been sent to the externally located alarm server 200 wherein the signal is intermediately stored. Since the alarm has not been correctly canceled the system will distribute an alarm signal to the first alarm receiver 500, which in this case is George. However, George does not answer, and thus after a number of trials the signal is transmitted to the second alarm receiver 500 in the priority order.
  • This second alarm receiver 500 is Jill, who is working close to the home, but she does not want to go home to the burglar.
  • George and Jill have gone on vacation. They have activated their alarm in the vacation profile, which i.a. implies that alarms are transmitted to the mobile phones of George and of the caretaker of the house or to other members of the alarm group. In the house Jill and George have forgotten a candle, whereby a curtain starts to burn. Then the fire detector is activated and the siren starts to sound, but no one hears this sound. At the same time, the smoke sensor 101 is also activated, whereby both George's and the caretaker's mobile phones are dialed up. However, George's mobile phone has no covering, and thus George's friend Robert is called. Robert is thus comprised in the alarm group and may thus interrupt the alarm if it is a false alarm.
  • Robert receives the alarm message and goes to the place of Jill and George. In the staircase he meets the caretaker and they can verify that a fire is going on and thus call the fire brigade. The fire brigade arrives and extinguishes the fire. Exanr le . 3, . S scatterafety.al . arm
  • Mary lives on the bottom floor and she is anxious about someone breaking into her place while she is at home. One evening, the door bell rings and before opening she asks "who is there?". It is a couple of girls asking for a glass of water. Mary opens the door and let them in. After entering the door, one of the girls starts to walk around in the apartment while the other talks to Mary. Mary is suspicious and presses the button on the safety alarm. Since Mary's neighbor John has the highest alarm priority he is alarmed simultaneously as for example a siren arranged at Mary's place starts to sound. The girls get frightened and try to escape, but John succeed in catching them in the staircase.

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L'invention porte sur des systèmes et procédés pour services d'alarme personnels ou matériels. Le système réunit plusieurs abonnés (100) dont par exemple les locaux sont équipés de détecteurs (10) reliés une unité collectrice (102) ou à un routeur/commutateur. L'unité collectrice (102) ou le routeur/commutateur sont reliés à un serveur central d'alarme (200) extérieur. Lorsqu'un signal d'alarme est reçu de l'un des détecteurs, (101) l'unité collectrice (102) le transmet au serveur central d'alarme (200), qui le retransmet après un certain délai à des récepteurs d'alarme (500) désignés par l'abonné (100). Ce délai permet à l'abonné d'annuler une alarme pendant une période donnée, mais empêche une personne non agrée, par exemple un cambrioleur, d'arrêter la diffusion du signal en coupant un câble ou en détruisant les équipements locaux (101, 102).
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