Integrated alarm detection and verification device
First Claim
1. A security system peripheral device comprising a single housing suitable for mounting in a premises, said housing comprising:
- a) a primary alarm sensor adapted to monitor a primary protected area and to generate a primary alarm signal when said primary alarm sensor is triggered;
b) an alarm verification unit adapted to selectively provide verification information from at least part of the primary protected area to a central station monitor; and
c) processing circuitry adapted to (i) generate an alarm enable signal when said primary alarm signal is generated, and (ii) on the occurrence of an alarm enable signal, to;
generate an alarm detected signal and cause the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor; and
enable operation of the alarm verification unit.
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Abstract
A security system device including a single housing including at least a primary alarm sensor, an alarm verification unit, and processing circuitry. The primary alarm sensor is adapted to monitor a primary protected area and to generate a primary alarm signal when the primary alarm sensor is triggered. The alarm verification unit selectively provides verification information (e.g. video and/or audio signals) from at least part of the primary protected area to a central station monitor. The processing circuitry is adapted to generate an alarm enable signal when the primary alarm signal is generated. On the occurrence of an alarm enable signal, the processing circuitry generates an alarm detected signal and causes the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor, enables operation of the alarm verification unit, and enables transmission of the verification information from the protected area to the central station monitor. A secondary alarm sensor may also be included within the housing, in which case the alarm enable signal is generated only on the triggering of both the primary and secondary alarm sensors. The primary alarm sensor may be adapted to cause the sensitivity of the secondary alarm sensor to be modified on the triggering of the primary alarm sensor.
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41 Claims
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1. A security system peripheral device comprising a single housing suitable for mounting in a premises, said housing comprising:
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a) a primary alarm sensor adapted to monitor a primary protected area and to generate a primary alarm signal when said primary alarm sensor is triggered;
b) an alarm verification unit adapted to selectively provide verification information from at least part of the primary protected area to a central station monitor; and
c) processing circuitry adapted to (i) generate an alarm enable signal when said primary alarm signal is generated, and (ii) on the occurrence of an alarm enable signal, to;
generate an alarm detected signal and cause the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor; and
enable operation of the alarm verification unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 39)
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20. A method of operating a security system peripheral device contained in a single housing suitable for mounting in a premises, comprising the steps of:
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a) monitoring, with a primary alarm sensor, a primary protected area and generating a primary alarm signal when said primary alarm sensor is triggered;
b) generating an alarm enable signal when said primary alarm signal is generated; and
c) on the occurrence of an alarm enable signal, generating an alarm detected signal and causing the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor; and
enabling operation of an alarm verification unit in the housing, said alarm verification unit adapted to selectively provide verification information from at least part of the primary protected area to a central station monitor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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41. A security system peripheral device comprising a single housing suitable for mounting in a premises, said housing comprising:
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d) a primary alarm sensor adapted to monitor a primary protected area utilizing a first alarm sensing technology and to generate a primary alarm signal when said primary alarm sensor is triggered;
e) a secondary alarm sensor adapted to monitor a secondary protected area utilizing a second alarm sensing technology and to generate a secondary alarm signal, said secondary protected area at least partially overlapping with said primary protected area, said secondary alarm sensor having a variable sensitivity for sensing an alarm condition in the secondary protected area;
f) a video camera unit disposed to monitor a third protected area and generate a video signal representative thereof;
said third protected area at least partially overlapping with said primary protected area and said secondary protected area;
g) a two-way voice communications unit; and
h) processing circuitry adapted to on the occurrence of a primary alarm signal, then adjust the sensitivity of the secondary alarm sensor;
on the occurrence of both the primary alarm signal and the secondary alarm signal, then generate an alarm detected signal and cause the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor;
enable operation of the video camera unit;
whereby the video signal generated by the video camera unit is transmitted to the central station monitor; and
enable operation of the two-way voice communications unit.
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