Event communication apparatus and method

摘要

A method and apparatus is described for transmitting event codes from a base station to a remote location. In one embodiment, a method is described, executed by a processor within an event communication module, the method comprising receiving an encoded event code from a base station over an interface connection, selecting a first transmission method from two or more communication methods based on the received event code, encoding the event code based on the first communication method, and transmitting the encoded event code to remote location by a communication module configured to communicate using the first communication method.

主权项

1. An event communication module, comprising:
a connection interface for receiving event information from a base station, the event information indicative of a condition occurring at a premises where the base station is located; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions and criteria for determining a communication method used to transmit information; a processor for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the event communication module to:
evaluate the event information;select a first transmission method from two or more transmission methods based on the event information and the criteria; andencode the event information into a format suitable for transmission in conformance with the first transmission method selected by the processor; and a first communication module, configured to transmit the encoded event information using the first transmission method.