System and method for wireless interactive security services using a key-switch interface

1. An alarm system comprising:

an alarm panel having a key-switch input terminal; and

an alarm communicator having a processor and a relay switch, and further having a wire connector configured to connect the relay switch to the key-switch input terminal on the alarm panel such that when the relay switch is in an open or closed position a signal is sent to the key-switch input terminal to disarm or arm the alarm system, the relay switch being controlled by the processor to move to the open or closed position;

a signal receiver in communication with the processor; and

a control signal, specifically created from a command sent from a remote device, being received by the signal receiver is capable of prompting the processor to control the relay switch such that the alarm system disarms or arms.

2. The alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is one selected from the group of an email, SMS, voice dialing instructions, pager notification, instant message notice, or mobile device push notification.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an alarm communication provider adapted to send and receive signals to the alarm communicator and adapted to send and receive signals from the remote device, whereby the alarm communication provider upon receiving the command from the remote device to arm or disarm the alarm system creates the control signal and sends the control signal to the alarm communicator.

4. An alarm system comprising:

an alarm panel having a key-switch input terminal; and

an alarm communicator defined for communicating alarm signals from the alarm panel to a central monitoring station, the alarm communicator further having a relay switch configured to communicate directly with the key-switch input terminal, the relay switch adapted to send open or close signals to the key-switch input terminal to disarm or arm the alarm system.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the alarm communicator further having a signal receiver to receive a control signal instructing the alarm communicator to open or close the relay switch such that the alarm system disarms or arms.

6. The alarm system of claim 5 , wherein the control signal is created from a command sent from a remote device.

7. The alarm system of claim 6 , wherein the control signal is one selected from the group of an email, SMS, voice dialing instructions, pager notification, instant message notice, or mobile device push notification.

8. The system of claim 6 further comprising:

an alarm communication provider adapted to send and receive signals to the alarm communicator and adapted to send and receive signals from a remote device, whereby the alarm communication provider upon receiving a command from the remote device to arm or disarm the alarm system creates the control signal and sends the control signal to the alarm communicator.

9. An alarm system including an alarm panel, the alarm panel having a key-switch input terminal, the system further comprising:

an alarm communicator having a relay switch configured to communicate directly with the key-switch input terminal to arm/disarm the alarm system by opening/closing the relay switch, when the alarm communicator receives a control signal created from a command based from a remote device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the alarm communicator further includes a processor to control the opening/closing of the relay switch and the alarm communicator further including a signal receiver in communication with the processor, wherein when the signal receiver receives the control signal the processor controls the relay switch such that the alarm system disarms/arms.

11. An alarm communicator configured to communicate directly with an alarm panel, the alarm panel having a key-switch input terminal, the alarm communicator comprising:

an alarm communicator having a processor and a relay switch, a connection configured to connect the relay switch to the key-switch input terminal on the alarm panel such that when the relay switch is in an open or dosed position a signal is sent, through the connection, to the key-switch input terminal to disarm or arm the alarm system, the relay switch being controlled by the processor to move to the open or closed position;

a signal receiver in communication with the processor; and

a control signal, specifically created from a command sent from a remote device, being received by the signal receiver is capable of prompting the processor to control the relay switch such that the alarm system disarms or arms.

12. A method for arming/disarming an alarm system from a remote device, the alarm system having an alarm panel defined to arm/disarm the alarm system and having at least a key-switch input terminal, the method comprising:

providing an alarm communicator with a relay switch and connecting the relay switch to the key-switch input terminal with a hard-wire connection, such that when the relay switch opens or closes, a signal is sent to the key-switch input terminal to arm or disarm the alarm system;

sending a command from a remote device for the arming/disarming of the alarm system to the alarm communicator; and

setting the relay switch to open or dose based on the command from the remote device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the steps of:

providing an alarm communication provider for receiving and sending signals to and from the alarm communicator and to and from the remote device, and when upon receiving a command from the remote device to array or disarm the alarm system, creating and sending a control signal to the alarm communicator to open or close the relay switch.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising the steps of:

confirming a change in the status of the alarm system after the relay switch is set by the alarm communicator.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of confirming the change in the status of the alarm system includes receiving by the alarm communicator a notification from a digital dialer defined on the alarm panel.

16. The method of claim 15 further includes the step of providing a dial capture interface in the alarm communicator for the receipt of the notification from the digital dialer.