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US 9,412,248 B1Granted
Security, monitoring and automation controller access and use of legacy security control panel information
AssigneeiControl Networks, Inc.
InventorsAlan Wade Cohn, Lewis Clay Dearman, Gary Robert Faulkner, James A. Johnson, James Edward Kitchen, David Leon Proft
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for controller functionality for each of security, monitoring and automation, as well as a bidirectional Internet gateway, is provided. Such functionality is provided by virtue of a configurable architecture that enables a user to adapt the system for the user's specific needs. In addition, functionality for gathering configuration information from a previously-installed security system and using that information in a subsequent takeover of that security system is provided.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller to an unarmed legacy controller of a previously-installed security system that includes sensors coupled to the legacy controller;
- receiving, by the SMA controller, sensor data and zone configuration information of the security system from the legacy controller;
- the SMA controller automatically configuring itself with the sensor data and the zone configuration information of the legacy controller and taking over control of the legacy controller and the sensors at the SMA controller, responsive to said coupling and receiving;
- receiving, by the SMA controller, a sensor trip signal from the legacy controller in response to a trip of at least one of said sensors of the security system;
- transmitting, by the SMA controller, a data message comprising an alarm signal over a network coupled to the SMA controller, if the SMA controller is armed;
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- transmitting to a remote server, by the SMA controller, a data message comprising non-alarm information related to the sensor trip signal, if the SMA controller is unarmed.
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A device comprising:
- a first communication interface coupling for communication with an unarmed legacy controller of a previously-installed security system that includes sensors coupled to the legacy controller, the first communication interface configured to receive sensor data and zone configuration information of the security system from the legacy controller, and receive a sensor trip signal from the legacy controller in response to a trip of at least one of said sensors of the security system;
- a memory storing the sensor data and the zone configuration information of the security system automatically in response to said coupling and receiving;
- a processor, coupled to the memory and the first communication interface, and configured to take over control of the legacy controller and the sensors using the sensor data and the zone configuration information of the legacy controller, wherein the processor is configured to generate a first data message comprising an alarm signal related to the sensor trip signal, if the device is armed, and
- generate a second data message comprising non-alarm information related to the sensor trip signal, if the device is unarmed;
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- a second communication interface, coupled to the processor, and configured to transmit the respective generated data message over a network coupled to the second communication interface.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for coupling the apparatus to an unarmed legacy controller of a previously-installed security system that includes sensors coupled to the legacy controller;
- means for receiving sensor data and zone configuration information of the security system from the legacy controller;
- means for automatically configuring the apparatus with the sensor data and the zone configuration information of the legacy controller and taking over control of the legacy controller and the sensors at the apparatus in response to the coupling and the receiving;
- means for receiving a sensor trip signal from the legacy controller in response to a trip of at least one of said sensors of the security system;
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- means for transmitting, over a network, a respective data message comprising an alarm signal, if the apparatus is armed, and non-alarm information related to the sensor trip signal, if the apparatus is unarmed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.