Patents by Inventor Jim Chermak

Jim Chermak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Alarm panel phone number capture and substitution
    Patent number: 8704646
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of connecting a rerouting processor to a communication port of an alarm panel, the connected processor capturing an alarm notification sent from the alarm panel through the communication port, said alarm notification including a destination telephone number of a first central monitoring station, the connected processor altering the captured alarm notification by deleting the destination telephone number from the captured alarm notification and the connected processor routing the altered alarm notification to a second central monitoring station that is different than the first monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Beach, Jim Chermak, Mark H. Schmidt, John Brandstetter
  • ALARM PANEL PHONE NUMBER CAPTURE AND SUBSTITUTION
    Publication number: 20110133909
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of connecting a rerouting processor to a communication port of an alarm panel, the connected processor capturing an alarm notification sent from the alarm panel through the communication port, said alarm notification including a destination telephone number of a first central monitoring station, the connected processor altering the captured alarm notification by deleting the destination telephone number from the captured alarm notification and the connected processor routing the altered alarm notification to a second central monitoring station that is different than the first monitoring station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Beach, Jim Chermak, Mark H. Schmidt, John Brandstetter