(12) United States Patent
`Alexander et al.
`
`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 6,748,343 B2
`Jun. 8, 2004
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`US006748343B2
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`(54) METHOD AND PROCESS FOR
`CONFIGURING A PREMISES FOR
`MONITORING
`
`(75) Inventors: Bruce Alexander, Poulsbo, WA (US);
`Karen Grose, Seattle, WA (US);
`Christoph Schebel, Suquamish, WA
`(Us)~ David Antal Silverdale WA
`(US)’
`’
`’
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`( * ) Notice:
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U_S_C_ 154(k)) by 125 days_
`
`_
`(21) Appl' NO" 09/967’485
`(22) Filed;
`Sep, 28, 2001
`_
`_
`_
`Pnor Pubhcatlon Data
`Us 2002/0052719 A1 May 2’ 2002
`
`(65)
`
`Related US, Application Data
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/281,256, ?led on Apr. 3,
`2001, and provisional application No. 60/236,282, ?led 0n
`Sep~ 28’ 2000-
`(51) Int. Cl? .............................................. .. G08B 13/00
`(52) US. Cl. ...................................... .. 702/188; 340/541
`(58) Field of Search ............................... .. 702/188, 122,
`702/123, 182, 183, 186, 187, FOR 103,
`FOR 135, FOR 134, FOR 155, FOR 170;
`709/224, 229, 208, 209, 219, 211, 238,
`250, 203, 217, 220, 223, 107; 340/506,
`511, 541, 3.1, 521, 531, 825.36, 825.37,
`3.9, 286.01; 713/200, 201; 348/152, 153,
`154, 155, 180; 700/17, 83, 80, 87, 3, 4,
`9; 345/735—739, 741—744, 961, 965, 966,
`969, 970
`
`(56)
`
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`_
`_
`Primary Examtner—Hal Wacheman
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Christensen O’Connor;
`Johnson Klndness PLLC
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`
`A system and method for con?guring an integrated infor
`mation system through a common user interface are pro
`Vided. Auser accesses a graphical user interface and selects
`client, premises, location, monitoring device, and processing
`rule information. The graphical user interface transmits the
`user selection to a processing server, Which con?gures one
`or more momtormg devices accordmg to the user selections.
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`RESIN/RC E
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`ASSET
`INVEN TOR Y
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`
`RESOURCE
`INVENTDR Y
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`
`DEVICE
`RULES
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`
`ACTIVE
`EVENTS
`14
`
`CENTRAL SERVER
`Lil
`
`N01 IFICA TION
`AL'CEPTUR
`
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`
`NOTIFICA TION
`A CCEPTOR
`12K
`
`2 0‘
`
`PREMISES SERVER
`
`;
`1 m
`
`1
`I,
`
`MONITORING DEVICES
`
`OUTPUT IIEVK‘ES
`
`201?
`
`1
`1
`1
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`z
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`Jun. 8,2004
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`Sheet 1 0f 23
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`PRIOR ART
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`Fig.1.
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`Sheet 5 0f 23
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`US
`6,748,343 B2
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`STAR T PREMISES
`CONFIGURATIONROUTINE
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`500
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`502
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`CREA TE
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`ORU 35113;”
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`506
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`5
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`MODIFY CLIENT
`(FIGS. 8 & 9)
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`508
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`OEMOIZ‘ILLY
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`CREATE OR MODIFY
`PREMISES
`(FIGS. 10, 11A & 11B)
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`N512
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`514
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`CREA TE
`OR MODIFY
`LOCA TIONS
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`cm TE 0R MODIFY
`LOCA TIONS
`(FIGS. 12A & 12B)
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`Fig. 5A.
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`518
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`C‘REA TE
`OR MODIFY
`DEVICES AND
`RULES ?
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`CREA TE OR MODIFY
`DEVICES AND RULES
`(FIG. 13,14/1, 14B, 15, I6, &
`17)
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`IMPLEMENT
`5” \J CONFIG URA TION AND
`GENERA TE
`CONFIRM TION
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`Fig.5B.
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`Sheet 7 0f 23
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`600
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`START CREATE OR MODIFY
`USER SUB-ROUTINE
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`OBTAIN
`LIST OF
`A VAILA BLE SYSTEM
`USERS
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`604
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`USER DATA
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`r
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`( RETURN h 1612
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`Fig.6.
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`700% START PROCESS USER
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`DATA ENTRYSUB-ROUTINE
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`as TAIN STORED USER
`DATA
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`704
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`RETRJEVE USER
`706 N
`DA TA VALUES
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`OBTAIN USER
`DATA VALUES
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`YES
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`710
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`Fig. 7.
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`300
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`START CREATE OR MODIFY
`CLIENT S UB-ROU TINE
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`OB TAIN LIST OF
`A VAILABLE SYSTEM N 802
`CLIENTS
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`YES
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`806 ’\ EXISTING CLIENT
`VALUES
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`DA TA ENTRY
`(FIG. 9)
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`v
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`810 /-\J STORE UPDATED
`CLIENT DA TA
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`RETURN
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`812
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`Fig.8.
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`Sheet 10 0f 23
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`DATA ENTRYSURROUTINE
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`DA TA VALUES
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`ORE DA T
`ENTRIES
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`91 0
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`Fig.9.
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`Sheet 11 0f 23
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`US 6,748,343 B2
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`1000
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`START CREATE OR MODIFY
`PREMISES S UB-ROU T INE
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`PREMISES FOR CURRENT
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`TAR r PROCESS PREMISES DA TD
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`Sheet 14 0f 23
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`N0 =
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