Testing and installing sensors in a security system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a sensor in a security system having a control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor and the sensor has a user-operable testing actuator that tests a condition sensing device in the sensor, the method comprising:
- generating, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the absence of a predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor including information indicating that a test of the sensor has been conducted; and
receiving by the control panel, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the presence of the predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor indicating that the control panel should not report to a monitoring station.
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Abstract
A security system includes a sensor and a control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor. The sensor has a user-operable testing actuator that tests a condition sensing device in the sensor. A method of operating the sensor includes generating, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the absence of a predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor including information indicating that a test of the sensor has been conducted. The method further includes receiving by the control panel, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the presence of the predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor indicating that the control panel should not report to a monitoring station.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of operating a sensor in a security system having a control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor and the sensor has a user-operable testing actuator that tests a condition sensing device in the sensor, the method comprising:
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generating, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the absence of a predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor including information indicating that a test of the sensor has been conducted; and
receiving by the control panel, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the presence of the predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor indicating that the control panel should not report to a monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a sensor in a security system having a central control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor, the sensor has first and second user-operable testing actuators, at least one of the first and second actuators test a condition sensing device in the sensor, the method comprising:
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generating, in response to actuation of the first actuator, a transmission from the sensor including information indicating that a test of the sensor has been conducted; and
receiving by the control panel, in response to actuation of the testing actuator in the presence of the predetermined condition, a transmission from the sensor indicating that the control panel should not report to a monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sensor for use in a security system having a control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor, the sensor comprising:
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a sensing device for sensing a condition and having an output indicating whether or not the sensed condition is present;
a testing actuator that when actuated conducts a test of the sensing device and causes the sensing device output to indicate that the sensed condition is present if the sensor is working properly; and
at least one control and communications application that receives the output of the sensing device and senses whether the testing actuator has been actuated, wherein the control and communications application;
transmits, in response to the sensing device output indicating that the sensed condition is present and that the testing actuator was actuated in the absence of a predetermined condition, a signal for receipt by the control panel including information that the testing actuator was actuated, and transmits, in response to the sensing device output indicating that the sensed condition is present and that the testing actuator was actuated in the presence of a predetermined condition, a signal for receipt by the control panel including information that the sensing device output is indicating that the sensed condition is present but not that the testing actuator was actuated. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A sensor for use in a security system having a control panel that receives transmissions from the sensor, the sensor comprising:
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a sensing device for sensing a condition and having an output indicating whether or not the sensed condition is present;
first and second actuators, when at least one of the first and second actuators is actuated, it conducts a test of the sensing device and causes the sensing device output to indicate that the sensed condition is present if the sensor is working properly; and
at least one control and communications application that receives the output of the sensing device and senses whether the actuators have been actuated, wherein the control and communications application;
transmits, in response to the sensing device output indicating that the sensed condition is present and that the first actuator was actuated, a signal for receipt by the control panel including information that a test of the sensing device has been conducted, and receives from the sensing device a signal for receipt by the control panel including information indicating that the control panel should not report to a monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for use in a security system for a premises, the security system comprising a plurality of sensors that transmit to a control panel which in turn communicates with a remote monitoring station, the method comprising:
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receiving at the control panel a first type of transmission from one of the plurality of sensors, the first type of transmission including information that a test of the sensing device was conducted;
if the control panel is operating in a first mode, upon receiving a transmission of the first type, the control panel does not send a communication to the remote monitoring station indicating the presence of an alarm condition at the premises; and
if the control panel is operating in a second mode, upon receiving a transmission of the first type, the control panel sends a communication to the remote monitoring station indicating the presence of an alarm condition at the premises and information identifying the sensor that sensed the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for use in a security system for a premises, the security system comprising at least one sensor that transmits to a control panel which in turn communicates with a remote monitoring station, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the control panel and from a sensor, a transmission including sensor identifying information; and
forwarding in a verification mode, from the control panel to the remote monitoring station, the sensor identifying information for the sensor.
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42. A control panel for a security system for a premises having at least one sensor that communicates with the control panel which communicates with a remote monitoring station, the control panel comprising:
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a receiver to receive transmissions from at least one sensor;
a communications application to communicate with the remote monitoring station;
a user settable mode selector to place the control panel in a verification mode;
a controller; and
memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the controller perform the following operations;
upon receiving sensor information, the controller stores in memory sensor identifying information for the sensor, and if in a verification mode, communicating the sensor identifying information to the remote monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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