Universal gateway module for interfacing a security system control to external peripheral devices
First Claim
1. A gateway module for interfacing a peripheral device to a security system comprising:
- a. security system interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a security system control panel;
b. peripheral device interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a peripheral device; and
c. processing means for controlling operation of the gateway module, the processing means adapted to;
i. transceive security system data to and from the security system interface means, the security system data configured in a security system protocol suitable for communication with a security system control panel;
ii. transceive peripheral device data to and from the peripheral device interface means, the peripheral device data configured in a peripheral device protocol suitable for communication with a peripheral device;
iii. translate security system data received from the security interface means to peripheral device data suitable for transmission to the peripheral device interface means; and
iv. translate peripheral device data received from the peripheral device interface means to security system data suitable for transmission to the security system device interface means.
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Abstract
A gateway module for interfacing a peripheral device to a security system, the gateway module including a security system interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a security system control panel via a security system bus or other dedicated wired connections, and a peripheral device interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a peripheral device. The gateway module also has processing means for controlling operation of the gateway module. The processing means is adapted to transceive security system data to and from the security system interface means, wherein the security system data is configured in a security system protocol suitable for communication with a security system control panel, and to transceive peripheral device data to and from the peripheral device interface means, wherein the peripheral device data configured in a peripheral device protocol suitable for communication with a peripheral device. The processing means is also adapted to translate security system data received from the security interface means to peripheral device data suitable for transmission to the peripheral device interface means, and also translate peripheral device data received from the peripheral device interface means to security system data suitable for transmission to the security system device interface means.
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39 Claims
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1. A gateway module for interfacing a peripheral device to a security system comprising:
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a. security system interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a security system control panel;
b. peripheral device interface means for interfacing the gateway module with a peripheral device; and
c. processing means for controlling operation of the gateway module, the processing means adapted to;
i. transceive security system data to and from the security system interface means, the security system data configured in a security system protocol suitable for communication with a security system control panel;
ii. transceive peripheral device data to and from the peripheral device interface means, the peripheral device data configured in a peripheral device protocol suitable for communication with a peripheral device;
iii. translate security system data received from the security interface means to peripheral device data suitable for transmission to the peripheral device interface means; and
iv. translate peripheral device data received from the peripheral device interface means to security system data suitable for transmission to the security system device interface means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A security system comprising:
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A. a control panel for controlling operation of the security system;
B. a plurality of alarm sensors interconnected to the control panel;
C. a security system bus for interconnecting the control panel with the plurality of alarm sensors; and
D. a security system control apparatus comprising a gateway module interconnected to the control panel, and a peripheral device connected to the gateway module, wherein the gateway module comprises;
a. security system interface means for interfacing the gateway module with the control panel;
b. peripheral device interface means for interfacing the gateway module with the peripheral device; and
c. processing means for controlling operation of the gateway module, the processing means adapted to;
i. transceive security system data to and from the security system interface means, the security system data configured in a security system protocol suitable for communication with the control panel;
ii. transceive peripheral device data to and from the peripheral device interface means, the peripheral device data configured in a peripheral device protocol suitable for communication with the peripheral device;
iii. translate security system data received from the security interface means to peripheral device data suitable for transmission to the peripheral device interface means; and
iv. translate peripheral device data received from the peripheral device interface means to security system data suitable for transmission to the security system device interface means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38, 39)
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29. A method for controlling a security system with a peripheral device comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving, with a gateway module interconnected to the peripheral device, a first set of peripheral device data from the peripheral device, b. translating the first set of peripheral device data received from the peripheral device to a first set of security system data suitable for transmission to a security system control panel;
c. communicating with the security system control panel by i. transmitting the first set of security system data to the security system control panel, and ii. receiving, with the gateway module, a second set of security system data from the security system control panel, d. translating the second set of security system data received from the security system control panel to a second set of peripheral device data suitable for transmission to the peripheral device; and
e. transmitting the second set of peripheral device data to the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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