Connection gateway for communicating monitoring and control information between a remotely located mobile device and premises devices/appliances on a premises network

a technology for communicating monitoring and control information and remote location, applied in the field of local and remote monitoring and control, can solve the problems of limiting the scope of interaction, lack of monitoring and control methods, and inability to meet the needs of individuals

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-11-10
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Benefits of technology

Enables simplified, cost-effective remote monitoring and control of home security systems, differentiates alarm conditions, and ensures secure data storage, providing a platform-independent and location-independent interface for users to manage their premises effectively.

Problems solved by technology

Typically these systems provide an on-site control panel offering input facilities and visual status display facilities, but generally must resort to non-visual monitoring and control mechanisms for remote operation.
Due to the complexity of the automation systems and the choices they afford users, such remote systems are cumbersome and limit the scope for interaction.
Another problem with current systems is the absence of a monitoring and control method that provides a geographically independent standard interface that is universally accessible and not platform or hardware dependent.
However, this requires special knowledge and telecommunications access facilities on the part of the user and is not a suitable mechanism for those individuals who are not technically literate.
Another problem with current systems, and with the system described by the Desbonnet and Corcoran paper, is that if the user is geographically remote to the user premises, then initiating a direct connection through the public telecommunication network is expensive, requiring a long distance or international call.
Another problem with current systems relates to the handling of alarm and surveillance data.
A problem associated with such systems is that surveillance data remains unprotected whilst retained at the site of an incursion.
Another problem with current systems relates to the cost associated with the surveillance system.
System costs for video surveillance may be prohibitive, as they are based on CCTV and VCR technology.
Methods employed to make such systems tamper-proof add to the total system cost.
Another problem associated with current surveillance systems is that they may not differentiate alarm and non-alarm conditions, and continuously record activity.
Another problem with current systems is that they do not allow, except in the case of expensive systems, a remote user, or remote authorised security personnel, to interrogate a surveillance or automation system during an alarm condition.
Another problem with existing systems is that they do not provide a facility for viewing surveillance material in relation to a user premises during non-alarm periods using standard platform independent and location independent mechanisms.

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c assignment is achieved by reconfiguration of end point router interface configuration tables service node 20.

1. A control channel is established to the end-point gateway 22 as specified in the connection profile

2. The end point gateway 22 is programmed with the IP address specified in the connection profile (the IP address may be obtained dynamically by the service node 20 server from any dynamic host configuration service), and with the connection details required to establish physical connection via OSI level 1 network.

3. Request for response is sent to IP address specified in connection profile of device e.g. 27-29 via end point gateway 22.

4. Request for response is delivered to appropriately reconfigured interface.

5. Response (either positive or negative) is received from interface of device 27-29.

6. Response is relayed to Gateway 22.

7. If successful user HTTP connection is redirected to remote HTTP service on gateway 22.

8. If non-successful user is notified and alert raised t...

case 2

[0075] Dynamic assignment is achieved by request for IP address assignment from dynamic host configuration service (local to end-point router) initiated by endpoint router based on connection parameter (from the connection profile) encapsulated in the request packet received from the server node 20.

1. Service Node 20 encapsulates connection parameters from connection profile in request packet which is sent to communications server 21.

2. Communications server 21 detects request packet received from service node 20.

3. Communications server 21 detects queries DHC server with connection parameters.

4. DHC server dynamically assigns IP address for connection profile to endpoint gateway

5. Endpoint router reconfigures interface using connection parameters and IP address

6. Request for response is delivered to appropriately reconfigured interface.

7. Response (either positive or negative) is received from interface.

8. Response is relayed to Gateway Web / Auth Service

9. If successful user HTTP co...

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Abstract

A home security and control system for monitoring and controlling an external environment such as a home environment comprising: an Internet browser connectable to an extranet; an extranet located external to the home environment and accessible via the Internet browser; a communications server located in the extranet and adapted to interconnect on demand with one of a series of connection gateways located in predetermined home environments; and a connection gateway located in the home environment adapted to control and / or monitor the operation of at least one security device in the home environment; wherein upon accessing a predetermined address by the Internet browser on the extranet, the communications server connects to a predetermined one of the connection gateways to control and / or monitor the operation of the security device. The extranet can ideally be implemented as a Virtual Private Network (VPN) across an Internet substrate.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation application of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 536,784 filed Nov. 10, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 868,417, filed on Oct. 23, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,914,526, which is a national phase of International Application No. PCT / AU99 / 01128, filed Dec. 17, 1999, and which claims priority to Australian Patent Application No. PP 7764, filed on Dec. 17, 1998. The contents of each of the above-identified applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the area of local and remote monitoring and control, through use of a standard web browser and the InternetBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A communication node between data and a telecommunication networks is disclosed in PCT Patent Publication Number WO 94 / 24803 which describes a node that enables communication between...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06G08B25/10H04L29/08H04L12/66H04L12/46H04M11/00H04M11/04
CPCH04L63/1425H04L12/66H04L12/4641H04L67/025H04L63/083H04L67/14G08B25/10H04L63/0272H04L67/12H04M11/04H04L69/329H04L9/40H04L67/10
InventorLINDQUIST, CHARLES CAMERONLINDQUIST, TIMOTHY JOHN
OwnerPORTUS SINGAPORE