Security system and method

A security control system, comprising:

• a user interface device, the user interface device configured to communicate local control data and configuration data;
• a security control device, the security control device in communication with the user interface device, the security control device including:
• a communication subsystem, the communication subsystem providing a plurality of communication protocols and being arranged to provide wireless communications with the user interface device and a premise-based device, the communication subsystem further arranged to provide remote communications with a remote monitoring center;
• a premise power supply, the premise power supply configured to supply power to the security control device;
• a back-up power supply, the back-up power supply configured to provide power to the security control device during failure of the premise power supply;
• and
• a processor, the processor configured to:
• use the communication subsystem to communicate with the user interface device to receive the local control and configuration data;
• use the communication subsystem to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the remote monitoring center;
• execute at least one life safety feature and at least one life style feature;
• monitor the premise power supply;
• and
• disable the at least one life style feature based at least in part on the monitoring.

A method for controlling features of a security system, the security system including a security control device in communication with a user interface device, the security control device includes a communication subsystem that provides a plurality of communication protocols, the communication subsystem being arranged to provide wireless communications with the user interface device and provide remote communications with remote monitoring center, the security control device further includes a premise power supply configured to supply power to the security control apparatus and a back-up power supply configured to provide power to the security control apparatus during failure of the premise power supply, the method comprising:

• using the communication subsystem to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data;
• using the communication subsystem to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the remote monitoring center;
• executing at least one life safety feature and at least one life style feature;
• monitoring the premise power supply;
• and
• disabling the at least one life style feature based at least in part on the monitoring.