Lamp monitoring and control system and method
OwnerLarry Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an alarm. The alarm monitoring and control system allows the combination of alarm and lamp monitoring and control functions in a single monitoring and control unit. Furthermore, it allows image data to be collected at either the alarm unit or the monitoring and control unit when an alarm condition is detected. Additionally in accordance with another embodiment, it allows the alarm condition to be generated by a panic button.
Claims44
An alarm monitoring and control system, comprising:
- a plurality of alarm units configured to detect at least one associated alarm condition;
- at least one monitoring and control unit coupled to at least one of the plurality of alarm units and configured to receive alarm data corresponding to the alarm condition from the at least one alarm unit and wirelessly transmit the alarm data, the at least one monitoring and control unit being at least one of located substantially near a top portion of a lamp pole for street lamp and substantially near a lamp assembly for the street lamp;
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- a base station, coupled to receive the transmitted alarm data from the at least one monitoring and control unit.
A method for alarm monitoring and control, comprising:
- detecting at least one alarm condition by at least one alarm unit;
- receiving alarm data by at least one monitoring and control unit at least on of located substantially near a top of a street lamp pole and substantially near a lamp assembly for the street lamp, the alarm data corresponding to the at least one alarm condition from the at least one alarm unit;
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- wirelessly transmitting the alarm data from the at least one monitoring and control unit to a base station.
An alarm monitoring and control system, comprising:
- a plurality of alarm units configured to detect at least one associated alarm condition;
- at least one monitoring and control unit coupled to at least one of the plurality of alarm units and configured to receive alarm data corresponding to the alarm condition from the at least one alarm unit;
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- a transmitter coupled to transmit the alarm data to a base station, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit in at least one of free space and over a fiber optic link, and is coupled to a street lamp and located at least one of substantially near a top of a lamp pole and substantially near a lamp assembly for the street lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.