Patent Awards: From inception NetTalon has worked diligently to develop a body of intellectual property designed to protect its contributions to the development of "Emergency Information Systems" technology. The following sections highlight the current US and International patents awarded to NetTalon Security Systems, Inc.

Unites States Patents

US 6,281,790 August 28, 2001 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit false alarms to be distinguished, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In exemplary embodiments, monitoring capabilities such as intrusion/fire detection and tracking capabilities, can be implemented through the use of multistate indicators in a novel interface which permits information to be transmitted using standard network protocols from a remote site to a monitoring station in real-time over preexisting communication networks, such as the Internet. A wireless network can also be established using browser encapsulated communication programs (for example, active X control, Java applets, and so forth) to transmit data packets which comply with any standard wireless local area network protocol. Communications can thereby be established between a web server embedded in a centrally located host monitoring station and a separate security panel deployed in each of the buildings to be remotely monitored. In exemplary embodiments, communications can be handed off from the centrally located host monitoring station to a mobile monitoring station (for example, to a laptop computer in a responding vehicle, such as a police or fire vehicle). The handoff can be such that direct communications are established between a security panel site being monitored and the laptop, or over, for example, a cellular network or indirect communications can be established via the host monitoring station.

24 Claims

US 6,917,288 July 12, 2005 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit distinguishing false alarms, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In embodiments, monitoring capabilities such as intrusion/fire detection and tracking capabilities, can be implemented through the use of multistate indicators in a novel interface which permits information to be transmitted using standard network protocols from a remote site to a monitoring station in real-time. In embodiments, communications can be handed from the centrally located host monitoring station to a mobile monitoring station (for example, a laptop computer in a responding vehicle, such as a police or fire vehicle). Additional embodiments include high, low, and rate-of-change alarms; chromagraphic representation of the value of an environmental or other parameter measured in a space; and detection and location of portable interface devices in a space.

31 Claims

US 6,972,676 December 6, 2005 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing systems and methods for remotely monitoring sites to provide real time information which can readily permit false alarms to be distinguished, and which can identify and track the precise location of an alarm. In exemplary embodiments, monitoring capabilities such as intrusion/fire detection and tracking capabilities, can be implemented through the use of multistate indicators in a novel interface which permits information to be transmitted using standard network protocols from a remote site to a monitoring station in real-time over preexisting communication networks, such as the Internet. A wireless network can also be established using browser encapsulated communication programs (for example, active X control, Java applets, and so forth) to transmit data packets which comply with any standard wireless local area network protocol. Communications can thereby be established between a web server embedded in a centrally located host monitoring station and a separate security panel deployed in each of the buildings to be remotely monitored. In exemplary embodiments, communications can be handed off from the centrally located host monitoring station to a mobile monitoring station (for example, to a laptop computer in a responding vehicle, such as a police or fire vehicle). The handoff can be such that direct communications are established between a security panel site being monitored and the laptop, or over, for example, a cellular network or indirect communications can be established via the host monitoring station.

33 Claims

International Patents

Canada 2,383,431 October 6, 2009 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Singapore 107,391 November 30, 2007 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Mexico 244,163 March 15, 2007 - METODO Y APARATO PARA MONITOREAR UN SITIO DE MANERA ROMOTA

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Israeli 148,355 February 1, 2007 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Singapore 87,439 March 31, 2005 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Mexico 223,043 September 28, 2004 - METODO Y APARATO PARA MONITOREAR UN SITIO A DISTANCIA

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois

Australia 768,739 April 22, 2004 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A SITE

Inventors: David E. Kimmel, James T. Byrne, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Jr., Ronald Dubois