System and method for signaling a weather alert condition to a residential environment

A method for signaling a severe weather condition comprising the steps of:

• determining that a severe weather condition exists;
• transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal containing information about the severe weather condition;
• receiving the RF signal with a RF receiver disposed in a smoke detector;
• determining whether the smoke detector is a destination detector for the RF signal;
• and
• sounding a buzzer of the smoke detector in response to receiving the RF signal, if it is determined that the smoke detector is a destination detector for the RF signal;
• and
• relaying the received RF signal to another smoke detector, if it is determined that the smoke detector is not a destination detector for the RF signal.

A method for signaling a weather condition comprising the steps of:

• determining that a weather condition exists;
• transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal containing information about the weather condition;
• receiving the RF signal with a RF receiver disposed in a smoke detector;
• determining whether the smoke detector is a destination detector for the RF signal;
• and
• causing a device to emit an audible sound in response to receiving the RF signal, if it is determined that the smoke detector is a destination detector for the RF signal;
• and
• relaying the received RF signal to another smoke detector, if it is determined that the smoke detector is not a destination detector for the RF signal.

A system for signaling a weather condition comprising:

• means for detecting a weather condition;
• a wireless transmitter in communication with the means for detecting a weather condition, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit a signal in response to a detected weather condition via electromagnetic waves;
• a receiver remotely located from the wireless transmitter, the receiver configured to receive the electromagnetic signal transmitted from the wireless transmitter;
• a sound emanating device;
• discriminator circuitry configured to determine whether the received wireless signal is destined for the receiver;
• an RF transmitter coupled to the receiver, wherein the RF transmitter is configured to relay the received signal if the discriminator circuitry determines that the received wireless signal is not destined for the receiver;
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• sound control means for controlling the sound emanating device, the sound control means being responsive to the electromagnetic signal received by the receiver, if the discriminator circuitry determines that the received wireless signal is destined for the receiver.