Wireless phone-interface device
First Claim
1. A phone-interface device, comprising:
- a receiver to receive a wireless signal from a control panel, wherein the wireless signal encodes information regarding a sensor event; and
a phone port to connect to a telephone line, wherein the phone port is further to receive configuration data from the monitoring station.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a phone-interface device determines whether a problem has occurred at a control panel by determining whether a signal from the control panel has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the phone-interface device transmits an error message to a monitoring station. In another aspect, the control panel determines whether a problem has occurred at the phone-interface device by determining whether a signal from the phone-interface device has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the control panel transmits an error message to a user. In another aspect, the phone-interface device contains memory to buffer data transferred between the control panel and a monitoring station. In this way, a high-speed connection between the phone-interface and the monitoring station can be accommodated while using a lower-speed connection between the phone-interface device and the control panel.
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26 Claims
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1. A phone-interface device, comprising:
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a receiver to receive a wireless signal from a control panel, wherein the wireless signal encodes information regarding a sensor event; and
a phone port to connect to a telephone line, wherein the phone port is further to receive configuration data from the monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A phone-interface device, comprising:
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a phone port to receive configuration data; and
a transmitter to send the configuration data via a wireless signal to a control panel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26)
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13. A phone-interface device, comprising:
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a phone port to receive tones from a telephone; and
a transmitter to relay the tones to a control panel via a wireless signal.
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17. A phone-interface device, comprising:
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a phone port to receive tones from a telephone;
a controller to translate the tones into a command; and
a transmitter to send the command to a control panel via a wireless signal.
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24. A phone-interface device, comprising:
a controller to determine whether a signal from a control panel has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the controller is to transmit an error message to a monitoring station.
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25. A control panel, comprising
a controller to determine whether a signal from a phone-interface device has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the controller is to transmit an error message to a user.
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