Security system user interface
First Claim
1. A user interface for a security system comprising:
- a. a graphical display;
b. a security control detector unit communication link receiving detector unit status data;
c. a memory storing floor plan diagram data and detector unit location data; and
d. a display controller generating a modified view of at least a portion of said floor plan diagram data in accordance with said detector unit status data to indicate said status data, and displaying said view on said display.
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Abstract
A security system user interface comprising a graphical display, a communication link, a memory, and a display controller. The communication link receives detector unit status data from detector units located at selected location on the premises protected by the security system. The memory stores floor plan diagram data and detector unit location data. Finally, the display controller generates a modified view of at least a portion of the floor plan diagram data in accordance with the detector unit status data to indicate the status data, and displaying the modified view on the graphical display. The invention also provides, in combination, a user interface and a user programming interface for transmitting the floor plan diagram data and the detector unit location data to the communications interface of the user interface.
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29 Claims
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1. A user interface for a security system comprising:
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a. a graphical display;
b. a security control detector unit communication link receiving detector unit status data;
c. a memory storing floor plan diagram data and detector unit location data; and
d. a display controller generating a modified view of at least a portion of said floor plan diagram data in accordance with said detector unit status data to indicate said status data, and displaying said view on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In combination, a user interface and a user programming interface,
a. said user interface comprising: -
i. a graphical display;
ii. a security control detector unit communication link receiving detector unit status data;
iii. a memory storing floor plan diagram data and detector unit location data;
iv. a display controller generating a modified view of at least a portion of said floor plan diagram data in accordance with said detector unit status data to indicate said status data, and displaying said view on said display; and
v. a communications interface for communicating said floor plan diagram data and detector unit location data to said memory, b. said user programming interface comprising;
i. a floor plan drawing module adapted to specify said floor plan diagram data and said detector unit location data, said drawing module displaying a view of said floor plan with detector units in location; and
ii. an upload module for transmitting said floor plan diagram data and said detector unit location data to said communications interface.
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18. A method of displaying information on a user interface for a security system having detector units, said method comprising:
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a. producing, displaying and storing a floor plan diagram with detector unit location data;
b. generating a modified view of at least a portion of said floor plan diagram data in accordance with said detector unit status data to indicate said status data. c. displaying said modified view. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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