Method and apparatus for installing a wireless security system

• US 20080094204A1
• Filed: 10/23/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Security Systems Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH), Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bosch Security Systems Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH), Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Markham, Steve, Marriam, Michael G., Nagarajan, Dhanasekaran, Hayter, Alan G., Kogan, Eugene
• Granted Patent: US 7,746,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/506
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/14 checking the detection circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/18 Prevention or correction of operating errors G08B29/02, G08B29/12 take precedence

Abstract

A method of installing a security system includes activating a security device. An air-borne identification signal is transmitted from the device in response to the activation. The identification signal identifies the activated device. The identification signal is used to ascertain a type of the device. The device is automatically wirelessly configured dependent upon the type of the device.

Claims

1. A method of installing a security system, said method comprising the steps of:

activating a security device;

transmitting an air-borne identification signal from said device in response to said activating step, the identification signal identifying said activated device;

using the identification signal to ascertain a type of said device; and

automatically wirelessly configuring said device dependent upon the type of said device.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of automatically assigning a zone number to said device after the type of said device has been ascertained.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said automatically wirelessly configuring step includes transmitting air-borne instruction signals to said device.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the instruction signals specify a supervision interval.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the identification signal is transmitted to a system controller, and the automatically wirelessly configuring step is performed by said system controller.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said activating step includes actuation by a human installer, said method comprising the further step of responding to said activating step by transmitting status report signals from said device in each of two possible states of said device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the information corresponding to a type of said device designates said device as at least one of a window sensor, a door sensor, a glass break sensor, a motion detector, a smoke detector, a panic device, a gas detector and a keyfob.

8. A security system comprising:

at least one security device configured to transmit an air-borne identification signal in response to being activated, the identification signal identifying said activated device; and

a system controller configured to;

receive the identification signal;

use the identification signal to ascertain a type of said device; and

automatically wirelessly configure said device dependent upon the type of said device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein said system controller is configured to automatically assign a zone number to said device after the type of said device has been ascertained.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein said system controller is configured to transmit air-borne instruction signals to said device.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the instruction signals specify a supervision interval.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising a user interface configured to enable a user to specify instruction signals to be transmitted to said device.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein said security device is configured to be activated by a human installer.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein said device comprises at least one of a window sensor, a door sensor, a glass break sensor, a motion detector, a smoke detector, a panic device, a gas detector and a keyfob.

15. A method of installing a security system, said method comprising the steps of:

manually activating a security device;

transmitting an air-borne identification signal from said device in response to said activating step, the identification signal identifying said actuated device;

using the identification signal to ascertain a type of said device;

automatically wirelessly configuring said device dependent upon the type of said device, said configuring being in response to the identification signal; and

automatically assigning a zone number to said device in response to the identification signal.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said wirelessly monitoring step includes transmitting air-borne instruction signals to said device.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the instruction signals specify a supervision interval.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the identification signal is transmitted to a system controller, said automatically wirelessly configuring step and said automatically assigning step both being performed by said system controller.

19. The method of claim 15, comprising the further step of responding to said activating step by transmitting status report signals from said device in each of two possible states of said device.

20. The method of claim 19 comprising the further step of entering an operational mode after reporting signals have been transmitted including each of two statuses of said device.