Wireless phone-interface device

A phone-interface device, comprising:

• a receiver to receive a wireless signal from a control panel, wherein the wireless signal encodes information regarding a system condition;
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• a phone port to connect to a communications link, wherein the phone port is to dial a telephone number of a monitoring station in response to receiving the wireless signal.

A phone-interface device, comprising:

• a phone port to draw electrical energy from a phone line, wherein the phone port is part of a premise phone system, and wherein the electrical energy drawn from the phone line is within a current and voltage profile of the premise phone system.

A security system, comprising:

• a control panel to receive a sensor event from a security device, to translate the sensor event into a system condition, and to transmit a wireless signal to a phone-interface device, wherein the wireless signal encodes information regarding the system condition;
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• a phone-interface device to receive the wireless signal from the control panel, wherein the phone-interface device is packaged separately from the control panel.

The security system of 21, wherein the phone-interface device is mounted in a separate enclosure from an input device.

The security system of 21, wherein the phone-interface device is mounted in a separate enclosure from a siren.