Alarming system for multi-unit buildings

An alarming system for multi-unit buildings, comprising:

• a common loop alarm system having a central control panel communicating via an analogue addressable loop with multiple remote sensors for reporting an alarm condition;
• the multiple remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, at least one of the remote sensors is provided in each, the common areas and individual units for sensing the alarm condition;
• at least one local controller, located proximate to or within an individual unit for receiving data from one or more sensors within the individual unit, analyzing the received data, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices within the individual unit to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
• the central control panel located within at least one of the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
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• at least one occupant input device located in an individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm based on a request from either, the central control panel or a local control panel within the individual unit in which the occupant input device is located, wherein the at least one occupant input device cannot request a delay in initiating an alarm that is determined to have been indicated by a remote sensor located in one of the common areas of the building.

An alarming system for multi-unit buildings, comprising:

• a common loop alarm system having a central control panel communicating via an analogue addressable loop with multiple remote sensors for reporting an alarm condition;
• the multiple remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, at least one of the remote sensors is provided in each, the common areas and individual units for sensing the alarm condition;
• at least one local controller, located proximate to or within an individual unit having a processor and memory wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor for receiving data from one or more sensors within the individual unit, analyzing the received data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices within the individual unit to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
• the central control panel located within at least one of the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors, the control panel having a processor and memory wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
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• an occupant input device located in at least one individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm based on a request from either, the central control panel or a local control panel within the individual unit in which the occupant input device is located, wherein the occupant input device cannot request a delay in initiating an alarm that is determined to have been indicated by a remote sensor located in one of the common areas of the building.