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AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsGlenn Wontorcik, Narine Boodoosingh, Christopher Martin, Richard Hinkson
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A virtual receiver having multiple communication ports for connecting a link to a plurality of local security systems. The virtual receiver is programmed with a virtual receiver number and a virtual line number for each physical communication port on the receiver. The virtual receiver has a master/slave operational mode such that the data received from the plurality of local security systems by each receiver is transmitted from at least one selected slave receiver to a selected master receiver. The virtual receiver number and virtual line number is used to create a part of a subscriber number. In master/slave operation mode, M number of receivers are linked together and the possible number of virtual receiver lines in a virtual receiver is M times the number in a normal mode of operation.
A virtual receiver used to monitor a plurality of individual local security systems each identified by a subscriber number, said subscriber number including a receiver number and a line number, said virtual receiver comprising:
A method of configuring a virtual receiver used to monitor a plurality of individual local security systems each identified by a subscriber number, said subscriber number including a receiver number and a line number, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of configuring a plurality of virtual receivers for receiving information from a plurality of local security systems, said method comprising steps of:
A monitoring system apparatus used for monitoring a plurality of local security systems each identified by a subscriber number, said subscriber number including a receiver number and a line number, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.