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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US);
Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US);
StatSignal IPC LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for accessing home monitoring devices remotely via a distributed wide-area network (WAN). More specifically, the present invention is directed towards smoke detector system, which monitors for the presence of smoke and communicates the smoke condition to a remote location. The smoke detection system comprises a smoke detection device connected to a communication device. The smoke detection device outputs a signal or a change in a signal upon detection of smoke. This signal or change in signal is monitored by the communication device. The smoke condition is then communicated to the remote central location via a message system.