Wireless linking of smoke/CO detection units
First Claim
1. A wireless environment condition detector comprising:
- an environment condition detector having a controller;
said controller electronically controlling the environment condition detector and having a teaching mode, said controller being further operable to enter said teaching mode when a test button communicably linked to said controller is actuated after battery power has already been engaged with the controller and when said controller receives a wirelessly transmitted remote learner address and a remote request teaching command through an electronically coupled transceiver module and when in said teaching mode to wirelessly transmit a local learn-my-code command and local teacher house code data to the wirelessly transmitted learner address, through said transceiver when a request teaching command is received; and
said controller having a learning mode and further operable to enter said learning mode when the test button is actuated during engagement of battery power with the controller, and when in said learning mode further operable to wirelessly transmit through said transceiver module a local request teaching command and a local learner address, and further operable to receive a remote learn-my-code command and a remote teacher house code data and electronically store said remote teacher house code data in electronic memory when received.
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Abstract
A wireless detector and alarm system, such as for example a smoke detector and/or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, operable to be linked and unlinked with one or more like detectors thereby forming a network of detectors. A detector sensing the presence of an environmental condition, which requires the sounding of an alert is operable to transmit a signal to other remotely linked detectors, thereby triggering the remotely linked detectors to sound an appropriate alarm. The detector at the location of the environmental condition causing the alarm and the remotely linked detector are capable to operate in teach and learn modes such that the address or “house codes” of the detectors can be synchronized.
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44 Claims
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1. A wireless environment condition detector comprising:
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an environment condition detector having a controller;
said controller electronically controlling the environment condition detector and having a teaching mode, said controller being further operable to enter said teaching mode when a test button communicably linked to said controller is actuated after battery power has already been engaged with the controller and when said controller receives a wirelessly transmitted remote learner address and a remote request teaching command through an electronically coupled transceiver module and when in said teaching mode to wirelessly transmit a local learn-my-code command and local teacher house code data to the wirelessly transmitted learner address, through said transceiver when a request teaching command is received; and
said controller having a learning mode and further operable to enter said learning mode when the test button is actuated during engagement of battery power with the controller, and when in said learning mode further operable to wirelessly transmit through said transceiver module a local request teaching command and a local learner address, and further operable to receive a remote learn-my-code command and a remote teacher house code data and electronically store said remote teacher house code data in electronic memory when received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of implementing a wireless environment condition detector and alarm comprising the steps of:
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initiating a teach mode of a controller of an environment condition detector when a test button communicably linked to said controller is actuated after battery power has already been engaged with the controller, where initiating said teach mode further comprises the steps of, receiving a wirelessly transmitted remote learner address and a remote request teaching command through a transceiver and wirelessly transmitting local learn-my-code command and local teacher house code data to the wirelessly transmitted remote learner address, through said transceiver module; and
initiating a learn mode of said controller when the test button is actuated when engagement of battery power with the controller occurs, where initiating said learn mode further comprises the steps of wirelessly transmitting through said transceiver module a local request teaching command and the local learner address, and receiving a remote learn-my-code command and a remote teacher house code data and electronically storing said remote teacher house code data when received. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless environmental condition detector system comprising:
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a first environment condition detector having a first controller operable to enter a first unit teaching mode when a first test button communicably linked to said first controller is actuated after battery power has already been engaged with the first controller and when said first controller receives a wirelessly transmitted second unit learner address and a second unit request teaching command through an electronically linked first transceiver and when in said teaching mode to wirelessly transmit a first unit learn-my-code command and first unit teacher house code data to the wirelessly transmitted second unit learner address, through said first transceiver when said second unit request teaching command is received; and
a second environment condition detector having a second controller operable to enter a second unit learning mode when a second test button communicably linked to said second controller is actuated during engagement of battery power, and when in said second unit learning mode further operable to wirelessly transmit through a second transceiver said second unit request teaching command and the second unit learner address, and further operable to receive the first unit learn-my-code command and the first unit teacher house code data and electronically store said first unit teacher house code data in electronic memory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of implementing a wireless environmental condition detector and alarm system comprising the steps of:
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initiating a first unit teach mode of a first controller of an environment condition detector when a first test button communicably linked to said first controller is pressed after battery power has already been engaged with the first controller, where said initiating the first unit teach mode further comprises the steps of, receiving a wirelessly transmitted second unit learner address and a second unit request teaching command through a first transceiver and wirelessly transmitting a first unit learn-my-code command and first unit teacher house code data to the wirelessly transmitted second unit learner address, through said first transceiver; and
initiating a second unit learn mode of a second controller of a second environment condition detector when a second test button is pressed during engagement of battery power, where said initiating the second unit learn mode further comprises the steps of wirelessly transmitting through a second transceiver said second unit request teaching command and said second unit learner address, and receiving through said second transceiver the first unit learn-my-code command and the first unit teacher house code data and electronically storing said first unit teacher house code data when received. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of implementing an environment condition detector system comprising the steps of:
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engaging battery power to a first environment condition detector causing the first detector to enter normal operation;
actuating and holding a second unit test button of a second environment condition detector while engaging battery power then releasing said second unit test button thereby causing the second detector to enter a learning mode and further causing the second detector to transmit a second unit request teaching command and a second unit house code address;
actuating a first unit test button of the first detector causing the first detector to scan for a request teaching command;
receiving to the first detector the second unit request teaching command and the second detector house code address causing the first detector to transmit a first unit learn command and a first unit house code address;
receiving to the second unit the first unit learn command and the first unit house code address thereby causing the second detector to replace its second unit house code address with the first unit house code address thereby linking the first and second detectors to communicate event alarms using the first unit house code address. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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