Method and apparatus for deciding whether to issue an alarm signal in a security system
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1. A method of operating a security system, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of sensors;
detecting at least one event with said sensors; and
deciding whether to initiate an alarm signal, said deciding being dependent upon;
said detecting by each of said sensors;
which of said sensors has detected the at least one event; and
what nonzero number of times a first of said sensors has detected the at least one event.
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Abstract
A method of operating a security system includes providing a plurality of sensors, and detecting at least one event with the sensors. A decision whether to initiate an alarm signal is dependent upon the detecting by each of the sensors, which of the sensors has detected the at least one event, and what nonzero number of times a first of the sensors has detected the at least one event.
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1. A method of operating a security system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sensors;
detecting at least one event with said sensors; and
deciding whether to initiate an alarm signal, said deciding being dependent upon;
said detecting by each of said sensors;
which of said sensors has detected the at least one event; and
what nonzero number of times a first of said sensors has detected the at least one event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A security system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each of said sensors being configured to detect at least one event; and
a control device in communication with said sensors and configured to decide whether to initiate an alarm signal dependent upon;
said detecting by each of said sensors;
which of said sensors has detected the at least one event; and
what nonzero number of times a first of said sensors has detected the at least one event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a security system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sensors;
categorizing each of said sensors in one of at least two categories;
detecting at least one event with said sensors; and
issuing an alarm signal dependent upon said detecting step, wherein a sensor of a first of the categories must detect the at least one event twice in order to cause the alarm signal to be issued, and a sensor of a second of the categories may cause the alarm signal to be issued by detecting the at least one event only once. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a security system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sensors; and
deciding whether to initiate an alarm signal dependent upon whether said security system is operating in a Stay mode or an Away mode, wherein each of said sensors is capable in each of the operating modes of independently causing a decision to initiate an alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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