Mobile user interface for security panel
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1. A remote control for a monitoring system of a building comprising:
- a mobile device having a plurality of communication channels and a media storage area; and
an application stored in the media storage area and configured to communicate with a control panel of the monitoring system, wherein the application identifies which of the plurality of communication channels are available for communication with the control panel and dynamically selects a communication channel from the plurality of available communication channels to establish a communication link with the control panel based on a predetermined hierarchy, and the application is configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes based on the communication channel selected, wherein when both a first communication channel and a second communication channel are available, one or more actions performable by the application when the second communication channel is used to establish the communication link are limited relative to the one or more actions performable by the application when the first communication channel is used to establish the communication link.
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Abstract
A remote control for a monitoring system of a building is provided including a mobile device having a plurality of communication channels and a media storage area. An application is stored in the media storage area of the mobile device. The application is configured to communicate with a control panel of the monitoring system. The application dynamically selects a communication channel to establish a communication link with the control panel based on a predetermined hierarchy. The application operates in one of a plurality of modes based on the communication channel selected.
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1. A remote control for a monitoring system of a building comprising:
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a mobile device having a plurality of communication channels and a media storage area; and an application stored in the media storage area and configured to communicate with a control panel of the monitoring system, wherein the application identifies which of the plurality of communication channels are available for communication with the control panel and dynamically selects a communication channel from the plurality of available communication channels to establish a communication link with the control panel based on a predetermined hierarchy, and the application is configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes based on the communication channel selected, wherein when both a first communication channel and a second communication channel are available, one or more actions performable by the application when the second communication channel is used to establish the communication link are limited relative to the one or more actions performable by the application when the first communication channel is used to establish the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A monitoring system configured to integrate control of a plurality of systems comprising:
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a control panel operably coupled to a plurality of input devices, the control panel including a plurality of communication modules including a first communication module and a second communication module, wherein each of the plurality of communication modules is configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of communication channels of a mobile device; and a controller configured to control operation of the plurality of communication modules and communicate with the plurality of input devices, wherein when both a first communication module and a second communication module are available for communication with the mobile device, one or more actions performable by the controller when the second communication module is used to establish the communication link are limited relative to the one or more actions performable by the controller when the first communication module is used to establish communicate with the at least one of a plurality of communication channels of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of establishing a communication link between a control panel of a monitoring system and a mobile device including an application configured to remotely control the monitoring system comprising:
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detecting one or more communication channels of the mobile device that are available for communication with the control panel; prioritizing the one or more available communication channels based on a predefined hierarchy stored within the application, wherein when the available communication channels include a first channel and a second channel, one or more actions performable by the mobile device associated with the second channel are limited relative to the one or more actions performable by the mobile device associated with the first channel; and selecting the available communication channel having a highest priority in the predefined hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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