Alarm System

An alarm system comprising:

• a building having a plurality of doors that provide access to a plurality of rooms, each door of the plurality of doors being positioned on a respective wall of a plurality of walls, each respective wall of the plurality of walls including:
• an outside surface being positioned outside a respective room of the plurality of rooms;
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• an inside surface being positioned inside the respective room of the plurality of rooms;
• the building further including:
• a main entrance being configured to inhibit access to the building when the main entrance is locked;
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• a bathroom door being configured to inhibit access to a bathroom of the plurality rooms when the bathroom door is locked;
• a plurality of locks being coupled to the plurality of doors wherein each lock of the plurality of locks is engageable to secure a respective door of the plurality of doors in a closed position, each lock of the plurality of locks being an electronic deadbolt wherein each lock of the plurality of locks is configured to be engaged when each lock of the plurality of locks receives an electrical signal;
• a plurality of motors being operatively coupled to the plurality of locks wherein each motor of the plurality of motors is actuatable to engage a respective lock of the plurality of locks;
• a plurality of processors being in communication with the plurality of motors wherein each processor of the plurality of processors is configured to actuate a respective motor of the plurality of motors when each processor of the plurality of processors receives the electrical signal, each processor of the plurality of processors being positioned within the respective door of the plurality of doors;
• a plurality of transceivers being in communication with the plurality of processors wherein each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to send the electrical signal to a respective processor of the plurality of processors, each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers being configured to wirelessly communicate with an emergency communications line, each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers being positioned within the respective door of the plurality of doors;
• a plurality of cameras being in communication with the plurality of processors wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is actuatable by a respective processor of the plurality of processors, each camera of the plurality of cameras being positioned on the inside surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls on which the respective door of the plurality of doors is positioned wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is configured to record video footage from within the respective room of the plurality of rooms, the respective processor of the plurality of processors being configured to actuate a respective camera of the plurality of cameras when the respective processor of the plurality of processors receives the electrical signal, a respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers being configured to send the video footage recorded by the respective camera to the emergency communications line;
• a plurality of speakerphones being in communication with the plurality of processors wherein each speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones is actuatable by the respective processor of the plurality of processors, each speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones being positioned on the respective wall of the plurality of walls wherein each speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones is configured to detect an audio feed from within the respective room of the plurality of rooms, the respective processor of the plurality of processors being configured to actuate a respective speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones when the respective processor of the plurality of processors receives the electrical signal, the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers being configured to send the audio feed detected by the respective speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones to the emergency communications line, the respective speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones being configured to audibly emit a secondary audio feed from the emergency communications line into the respective room of the plurality of rooms, each speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones being positioned adjacent to the respective camera on the inside surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls;
• a plurality of lights being electrically coupled to the plurality of processors wherein each light of the plurality of lights is actuatable by a respective processor of the plurality of processors, the respective processor of the plurality of processors being configured to actuate a respective light of the plurality of lights when the respective processor of the plurality of processors receives the electrical signal, the respective light being positioned on the outside surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls adjacent to the respective door of the plurality of doors wherein the respective light is configured to provide visual indication of the emergency situation and wherein the respective light is configured to identify the respective room of the plurality of rooms in which the emergency situation is occurring;
• a plurality of remote controls being positionable within the plurality of rooms wherein an associated remote control of the plurality of remote controls is positionable within the respective room of the plurality of rooms, each remote control of the plurality of remote controls including:
• a body having a size being configured to be held in a hand of a user, the body having a front surface;
• a remote processor being positioned within the body;
• a remote transceiver being in communication with the remote processor, the remote transceiver being in wireless communication with a respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers wherein the remote transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, the remote transceiver being positioned within the body;
• a door lock button being in communication with the remote processor wherein the remote transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers to engage the respective lock of the plurality of locks when the door lock button is actuated, the door lock button being positioned on the front surface of the body wherein the door lock button is configured to be accessible to the user when the user is holding the body within the hand;
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• an alert button being in communication with the remote processor wherein the remote transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers to actuate the respective camera of the plurality of cameras when the alert button is actuated, the remote transceiver being configured to send the electrical signal to the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers to actuate the respective speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones when the alert button is actuated, the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers being configured to send a notification to the emergency communications line when the alert button is actuated whereby the remote control is configured to facilitate emergency personnel in responding to the emergency situation, the alert button being positioned on the front surface of the body wherein the alert button is configured to be accessible to the user when the user is holding the body within the hand;
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• an indicia being positioned on the front surface of the body wherein the indicia is configured to identify the respective room of the plurality of rooms;
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• a handheld device being positionable remotely from the respective room of the plurality of rooms, the handheld device including:
• a case having a size being configured to be held by a user, the case having a forward surface;
• a main processor being positioned within the case;
• a main transceiver being in communication with the main processor, the main transceiver being in wireless communication with each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers wherein the main transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, the main transceiver being configured to receive the electrical signal from the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers when at least one of the door lock button and the alert button of the associated remote control of the plurality of remote controls is actuated, the main transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate with the emergency communications line, the main transceiver being positioned within the case;
• a plurality of indicator lights being electrically coupled to the main processor, the main processor activating a respective indicator light of the plurality of indicator lights when the main transceiver receives the electrical signal from the respective transceiver of the plurality of transceivers wherein the plurality of indicator lights are configured to visually identify the respective room of the plurality of rooms, the plurality of indicator lights being positioned on the forward surface of the case wherein the plurality of indicator lights are configured to be visible to the user while the user is holding the case;
• a building lock button being in communication with the main processor wherein actuation of the building lock button is configured to lock the main entrance to inhibit access to the building, the building lock button being positioned on the forward surface of the case wherein the building lock button is configured to be actuatable by the user while the user is holding the case and viewing the plurality of indicator lights;
• a room lock button being in communication with the main processor wherein the main transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers when the room lock button of the room lock button is actuated whereby the room lock button is actuatable to engage each lock of the plurality of locks thereby securing each door of the plurality of doors in the closed position, the room lock button being positioned on the forward surface of the case wherein the room lock button is configured to be actuatable by the user while the user is holding the case and viewing the plurality of indicator lights;
• a bathroom lock button being in communication with the main processor wherein actuation of the bathroom lock button is configured to lock the bathroom door to inhibit access to the bathroom, the bathroom lock button being positioned on the forward surface of the case wherein the bathroom lock button is configured to be actuatable by the user while the user is holding the case and viewing the plurality of indicator lights;
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• an emergency button being in communication with the main transceiver wherein the main transceiver is configured to send the electrical signal to each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers to actuate each camera of the plurality of cameras when the emergency button is actuated, the main transceiver being configured to send the electrical signal to each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers to actuate each speakerphone of the plurality of speakerphones when the emergency button is actuated, the main transceiver being configured to send the notification to the emergency communications line when the alert button is actuated whereby the handheld device is configured to facilitate emergency personnel in responding to the emergency situation, the emergency button being positioned on the forward surface of the case wherein the emergency button is configured to be actuatable by the user while the user is holding the case and viewing the plurality of indicator lights.