Maintenance/trouble signals for a RF wireless locking system

• US 20030096607A1
• Filed: 09/30/2002
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harrow Products LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Harrow Products LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Taylor, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US10/262,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20030096607A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/425
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00634 Power supply for the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/62 Comprising means for indicating the status of the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A system for error notification in a wireless remote access system includes a remote access unit generating a trouble signal in response to a trouble condition at the remote access unit and a wireless panel interface receiving the trouble signal from the remote access unit and transmitting the trouble signal to report the trouble condition. The trouble signal may be a low battery signal, a no communications signal, a remote access unit tamper signal, a lock motor stall signal, and/or a wireless panel interface tamper signal. The wireless panel interface may transmit the trouble signal to a remote access control panel and/or an operator. Trouble conditions may be indicated at the remote access unit, wireless panel interface, and/or remote access control panel using an indicator, such as an audio indicator and/or a visual indicator.

Claims

1. A method for signaling a trouble condition in a remote access unit of a wireless remote access system, said method comprising:

monitoring a remote access unit to receive a trouble signal from said remote access unit;

generating a trouble signal based on a trouble condition at said remote access unit; and

transmitting said trouble signal to report said trouble condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said trouble signal comprises a low battery signal indicating that a power supply in said remote access unit is low.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said trouble signal comprises a no communications signal indicating that no transmissions have been received from said remote access unit for at least two predetermined intervals.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said trouble signal comprises a remote access unit tamper signal indicating that said remote access unit has been tampered with.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said trouble signal comprises a lock motor stall signal indicating that a motor driving a lock on a door controlled by said remote access unit is stalled.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said trouble signal comprises a WPIM tamper signal indicating that an access panel for a wireless panel interface has been opened.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting step further comprises transmitting said trouble signal to a wireless panel interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting step further comprises transmitting said trouble signal to a remote access control panel.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting step further comprises notifying an operator of said trouble condition.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising indicating said trouble condition at said remote access unit.

11. A system for error notification in a wireless remote access system, said system comprising:

a remote access unit, said remote access unit generating a trouble signal in response to a trouble condition at said remote access unit; and

a wireless panel interface, said wireless panel interface receiving said trouble signal from said remote access unit, said wireless panel interface transmitting said trouble signal to report said trouble condition.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said trouble signal comprises a low battery signal indicating that a power supply in said remote access unit is low.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said trouble signal comprises a no communications signal indicating that no transmissions have been received from said remote access unit for at least two predetermined intervals.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said trouble signal comprises a remote access unit tamper signal indicating that said remote access unit has been tampered with.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said trouble signal comprises a lock motor stall signal indicating that a motor driving a lock on a door controlled by said remote access unit is stalled.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said trouble signal comprises a WPIM tamper signal indicating that an access panel for a wireless panel interface has been opened.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said remote access unit indicates said trouble condition using at least one of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein said wireless panel interface indicates said trouble condition using at least one of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein said wireless panel interface transmits said trouble signal to a remote access control panel.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said remote access control panel indicates said trouble condition using at least one of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.