Alarm system using radio frequency identification tags
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1. An alarm system for detecting intrusion into a premises having telephone service to at least one telephone over a telephone line, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless sensors arranged in an area to be monitored for generating unique coded wireless signals indicating an alarm condition upon detection of an intrusion; and
an alarm module connected to said telephone line for detecting said unique coded wireless signals and in response providing a notification over said telephone line of said alarm condition on a specified one of said sensors.
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Abstract
An alarm system for detecting intrusion into a premises having telephone service over a telephone line, comprising a plurality of wireless sensors arranged in an area to be monitored for generating unique coded wireless signals indicating an alarm condition upon detection of an intrusion, and an alarm module connected to the telephone line for detecting the unique coded wireless signals and in response causing at least one telephone to ring and to provide notification of the alarm condition on a specified one of the sensors.
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1. An alarm system for detecting intrusion into a premises having telephone service to at least one telephone over a telephone line, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless sensors arranged in an area to be monitored for generating unique coded wireless signals indicating an alarm condition upon detection of an intrusion; and
an alarm module connected to said telephone line for detecting said unique coded wireless signals and in response providing a notification over said telephone line of said alarm condition on a specified one of said sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating an alarm system to provide persistent filtering, comprising:
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arming at least one alarm sensor capable of generating a unique coded signal indicating an alarm condition;
monitoring said at least one alarm sensor for said unique coded signal; and
indicating an alarm condition in the event that said alarm condition persists for a predetermined period of time.
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20. A method of operating an alarm system to provide activity filtering, comprising:
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arming at least one alarm sensor capable of generating a unique coded signal indicating an alarm condition;
monitoring said at least one alarm sensor for said unique coded signal and determining a rate of generation of said unique coded signal; and
indicating an alarm condition in the event that said rate of generation of said unique coded signal falls below a predetermined rate.
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21. A method of operating an alarm system to provide timed activity filtering, comprising:
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arming at least one alarm sensor capable of generating a unique coded signal indicating an alarm condition;
monitoring said at least one alarm sensor for said unique coded signal; and
indicating an alarm condition in the absence of generation of said unique coded signal within a predetermined time interval.
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22. A method of operating an ancillary alarm system connected to a primary alarm system, comprising:
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arming at least one wireless alarm sensor capable of generating a unique coded signal indicating an alarm condition;
monitoring said at least one alarm sensor for said unique coded signal; and
transmitting an alarm signal to said primary alarm system upon detecting said unique coded signal.
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