Adaptable supervision rate for wireless intrusion detectors

A method for operating a security system that includes a plurality of security sensors, the method comprising:

• repeatedly confirming at a first supervisory rate that each of the plurality of security sensors are in operation;
• when a first alarm indicative of a corresponding alarm condition is received from any of the plurality of security sensors, dynamically adjusting the first supervisory rate for each of the plurality of security sensors to a second supervisory rate that is higher than the first supervisory rate;
• repeatedly confirming at the second supervisory rate that each of the plurality of security sensors are in operation;
• in response to receiving an acknowledgement of the corresponding alarm condition, dynamically adjusting the second supervisory rate for each of the plurality of security sensors back to the first supervisory rate;
• and
• repeatedly confirming at the first supervisory rate that each of the plurality of security sensors are in operation.

A method for operating a security system controller, the method comprising:

• receiving supervisory signals from a first wireless security sensor at a supervisory rate assigned to the first wireless security sensor, which when received, repeatedly confirm to the security system controller that the first wireless security sensor remains operatively coupled to the security system controller;
• receiving supervisory signals from a second wireless security sensor at a supervisory rate that is assigned to the second wireless security sensor, which when received, repeatedly confirm to the security system controller that the second wireless security sensor remains operatively coupled to the security system controller;
• wherein the supervisory rate that is assigned to the first wireless security sensor is different from the supervisory rate that is assigned to the second wireless security sensor;
• receiving a first security sensor alarm from the first wireless security sensor indicating an alarm condition detected by the first wireless security sensor;
• in response to receiving the first security sensor alarm from the first wireless security sensor, changing the supervisory rate that is assigned to the first wireless security sensor to a higher supervisory rate assigned to the first wireless security sensor;
• receiving a second security sensor alarm from the first wireless security sensor within a predetermined period of time of the first security sensor alarm, the second security sensor alarm confirming the alarm condition;
• issuing an alarm condition detection alarm from the security system controller after receiving the second security sensor alarm from the first wireless security sensor within the predetermined period of time;
• receiving an acknowledgement of the alarm condition detection alarm;
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• in response to receiving the acknowledgement of the alarm condition detection alarm, changing the supervisory rate that is assigned to the first wireless security sensor from the higher supervisory rate assigned to the first wireless security sensor back to the original supervisory rate assigned to the first wireless security sensor.