Security system using visual floor plan
AssigneeADT US Holdings, Inc.
InventorsDmitry VAYNRIBER, Brian KING, Molly BYER, Raymond NORTH, Jocelyne NORRIS
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Abstract
An apparatus for a premises based system is provided. A processor may be configured to generate a layout (such as a floor plan layout) of at least a portion of a premises to be monitored by the premises based system and populate the layout with at least one premises device. The processor may be further configured to cause layout data associated with the populated layout to be stored.
Claims28
An apparatus for a premises based system, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor, the processor configured to:
- generate a layout of at least a portion of a premises to be monitored by the premises based system;
- populate the layout with at least one premises device based at least in part on at least one characteristic of the premises device;
- and
- cause layout data associated with the populated layout to be stored.
A system for a premises based system, the system comprising:
- an apparatus including:
- a first processor, the first processor configured to:
- generate a layout of at least a portion of a premises to be monitored by the premises based system;
- populate the layout with at least one premises device based at least in part on at least one characteristic of the premises device;
- and
- cause layout data associated with the populated layout to be stored, the layout data including configuration data for each of the at least one premises devices;
- and
- an control unit, the control unit including:
- a communication interface, the communication interface configured to receive the configuration data for at least one premises device;
- and
- a second processor, the second processor configured to register and configure the at least one premises device based at least in part on the received configuration data.
A method for a premises based system, the method comprising:
- generating a layout of at least a portion of a premises to be monitored by the premises based system;
- populating the layout with at least one premises device based at least in part on at least one characteristic of the at least one premises device;
- and
- causing layout data associated with the populated layout to be stored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.