Communications or Reporting for Automated Protection Systems
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1. A system for reporting in automated protection of a building environment, the system comprising:
- a panel of a protection system for a building, the panel connected with one or more monitoring devices; and
a communications module connected with the panel, the communications module operable to communicate with the panel and an additional device and operable to output a report based, at least in part, on data from the panel.
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Abstract
A communications module communicates between the tools or control panel and the technician. A communications module connects to or by the control panel or other controller of the protection system. The communications module logs or stores output data and input controls of the control panel or other controller. The data is formatted or configured into a report. The report may be output to another memory, such as memory stick, or another component, such as over a computer network. The report is sent or printed at a technician'"'"'s convenience.
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1. A system for reporting in automated protection of a building environment, the system comprising:
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a panel of a protection system for a building, the panel connected with one or more monitoring devices; and a communications module connected with the panel, the communications module operable to communicate with the panel and an additional device and operable to output a report based, at least in part, on data from the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for reporting in automated protection of a building environment, the method comprising:
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monitoring with a panel one or more devices of a building protection system; communicating first information from a portable component to a communications module connected with the panel; and generating, by the communications module, a report as a function of second information from the panel and in response to the first information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for reporting in automated protection of a building environment, the system comprising:
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a panel of a protection system for a building, the panel connected with one or more monitoring devices; a portable device having a user interface; and a communications module connected with the panel, the communications module operable to wirelessly communicate with the portable device and operable to store first data from the panel and second data from the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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