Central station monitoring with real-time status and control

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A number of different security systems such as in home or business locations, periodically transmit status data to a remote facility such as a central monitoring station so that it is continuously informed of the security systems' status. The status may relate to an alarm status armed status, or trouble code status. A user interface at the remote facility provides a spreadsheet format that allows a user to quickly ascertain the status of the security systems and to send commands to the security systems. The security systems may be controlled individually or in groups such as to add or delete authorizations. The user interface can filter or sort the information; or obtain further details. …