Method and apparatus for disarming a security system

A personal communication device for automatically disarming a security system that monitors a home or a business, comprising:

• a transceiver for wirelessly transmitting and receiving information;
• a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the transceiver and the memory, for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the personal communication device to:
• register with the security system;
• in response to registering with the security system, wirelessly receive a code from the security system;
• determine that the personal communication device is in proximity to the security system;
• and
• in response to determining that the personal communication device is in proximity to the security system, transmit a disarm command by the personal communication device to disarm the security system, the disarm command comprising the code.