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US 4,951,029 AGranted
Micro-programmable security system
AssigneeInteractive Technologies, Inc.
InventorPaul K. Severson
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AssigneeInteractive Technologies, Inc.
InventorPaul K. Severson
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A security alarm network including a plurality of microprocessor-based, subscriber system controllers, wherein each controller is capable of responding to a plurality of distributed wireless and hardwired sensors/transducers and is programmable via user, central station and installer-entered system and network parameters. Each system controller is operable to (a) monitor neighbor system communications and system identification data; (b) maintain a central station programmable identification listing of neighboring systems and, if communication malfunctions occur, communicate with the central station via one or more cooperating neighbor controllers; (c) self-learn the identification data of its distributed sensors; (d) maintain operator and central station-accessible event histories; (e) self-confirm predetermined emergency conditions; (f) regulate communications with the central station relative to pre-programmed, grouped, arming level dependent responses and system parameters; and (g) enable audible monitoring by the central station.
In a security alarm network including a plurality of transducers, wherein each transducer communicates status data to a system controller of one of a plurality of subscriber systems and wherein each system controller communicates received transducer data to a central station, an improvement comprising:
An improved security alarm system controller which monitors and communicates status information to a remote central station from a plurality of local alarm reporting transducers distributed about a subscriber premises comprising:
A security alarm network including a remote central station independently communicating with each of first and second subscriber alarm systems, wherein each subscriber system includes a system controller for monitoring a plurality of local transducers and communicating status information to the central station, wherein each transducer reports identification and status data and wherein each system controller includes:
In a security alarm network including a central station monitoring a plurality of subscriber alarm systems, wherein each subscriber alarm system includes a system controller which monitors and communicates status information to the central station for a plurality of assigned reporting alarm transducers distributed about a subscriber premises and wherein ones of which transducer communications are heard by a receiver means at ones of the neighboring system controllers, a method for reporting system controller communication failures comprising the steps of:
A security alarm network including a remote central station monitoring first and second subscriber alarm systems, wherein each subscriber system includes a system controller for monitoring a plurality of local transducers and communicating status information to the central station, wherein each transducer reports identification and status data and wherein each system controller includes:
In a first security alarm system controller which monitors and communicates status information to a remote central station from at least one wireless transducer at a first subscriber premises and which also receives communications of wireless transducers intended for a second system controller at a second subscriber premises that also communicates with the central station, an improvement comprising:
In a security alarm system, a method for assigning each of a plurality of wireless transducers to a system controller comprising the steps of:
In a security alarm system controller which monitors and communicates status information to a central station for a plurality of wireless transducers distributed about a subscriber premises, transducers assignment means comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.