| US 7,542,721 B1 | ||
| Systems and methods for providing non-dedicated wireless backup service for monitored security systems via Bluetooth | ||
| Thomas Wayne Bonner, Smyrna, Ga. (US); and Russell Baggett, Cumming, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 07, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/913,963. | ||
| Application 10/913963 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/684876, filed on Oct. 13, 2003, granted, now 7,085,551. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/461953, filed on Apr. 08, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/537376, filed on Jan. 15, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—41.2 [455/404.1; 455/404.2; 455/464; 455/445; 455/556.1; 379/39; 379/45; 340/539.1; 340/686.6] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A system for reporting alarm events from an alarm control panel that monitors alarm events to a remote monitoring center,
comprising:
an interface that receives signals from the alarm control panel and selectively relays the signals to the remote monitoring
center by either: i) a wireless path, or ii) a landline path via a landline connector;
wherein the interface is configured to select the wireless path without regard to whether the landline path is in an abnormal
condition solely in response to the wireless device being associated with the interface via a wireless communications medium,
otherwise, the interface is configured to select the landline path; and,
wherein the interface includes a BLUETOOTH gateway comprising:
a BLUETOOTH interface that controls the transmission of signals between the alarm control panel and the wireless device;
an alarm panel agent that communicates information between the alarm control panel and the wireless device;
a communication port for receiving signals from the alarm control panel;
a network connector connected to a PSTN network; and
an analog-to-digital (A/D) signal processor that converts analog signals to digital signals.
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