Security system and method with automatic language selection

• US 20100045460A1
• Filed: 08/25/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2008
• 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: Anderson, David L., Caler, Dennis M., Swan, Jeffrey M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,289,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/012 using recorded signals, e.g. speech G08B25/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

A security system and method of operation thereof are provided in which users of the security system are each assigned a preferred language. A user interface of the security system communicates information to particular users in their assigned preferred languages.

Claims

1. A method of operating a security system having at least one user interface, the method comprising:

assigning a user identification to each of a plurality of users of the security system;

selecting a preferred language for communicating with each user from a plurality of different available languages;

associating the user identification of each user with the selected preferred language for that user;

detecting a particular user'"'"'s presence adjacent a user interface of the security system;

determining the preferred language associated with the particular user; and

communicating with the particular user in the associated preferred language.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting step includes authenticating the particular user as a valid user of the security system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of authenticating the particular user as a valid user of the security system comprises receiving an input providing the particular user'"'"'s user identification and comparing the particular user'"'"'s user identification received to the user identifications assigned during the assigning step.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of receiving an input providing the particular user'"'"'s user identification comprises at least one of receiving a passcode entered at the user interface, receiving an identification transmission from a wireless transmitter of the particular user, reading a magnetic stripe card, and detecting biometric data of the particular user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating step comprises providing information to the particular user in the form of a spoken voice in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating step comprises displaying information in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language on a display of the user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating step comprises printing information in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of using voice recognition to detect a language spoken by the particular user and communicating with the particular user in the detected language.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting step includes determining an identification number associated with the particular user, verifying that the identification number corresponds to a valid user, receiving a passcode from the particular user, and verifying that the passcode is valid.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising sensing a security breach, and providing an indication to the particular user that an alarm signal will be issued in response to the sensing step, the indication being provided in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the indication provided to the particular user includes instructions given in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language regarding how to abort the alarm signal.

12. A method of operating a security system having at least one user interface, the method comprising:

assigning a preferred language for communicating with each of a plurality of users of the security system, the preferred language being selected from a plurality of different available languages;

detecting a particular user'"'"'s presence adjacent a user interface of the security system;

determining the preferred language assigned to the particular user; and

communicating information related to the security system to the particular user in the assigned preferred language.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising sensing a security breach, and providing an indication to the particular user that an alarm signal will be issued in response to the sensing step, the indication being provided in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the indication provided to the particular user includes instructions given in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language regarding how to abort the alarm signal.

15. A security system comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to sense security breaches and generate detection signals based thereon;

a controller configured to receive the detection signals from the plurality of sensors and selectively generate an alarm signal in response to the detection signals;

a database accessible by the controller, the database storing a user identification for each of a plurality of users of the security system and a preferred language for communicating with each of the plurality of users of the security system, the preferred language being selected from a plurality of different available languages; and

a user interface in communication with the controller, the user interface comprising an input device configured to receive a user identification to identify a particular user and a communication device configured to communicate with the particular user in the user'"'"'s preferred language.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising means for determining the preferred language of the particular based on the user identification received by the input device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the input device includes at least one of a keypad, a microphone, a wireless receiver, a data reader, and a biometric sensor.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the communication device includes at least one of a display, a speaker, and a printer.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising a user identification device configured to communicate the user identification to the input device of the user interface.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the user identification device includes at least one of a wireless transmitter, a magnetic stripe card, and biometric data.

21. The system of claim 15, further comprising means for sensing a security breach, and means for providing an indication to the particular user that an alarm signal will be issued in response to the sensing step, the indication being provided in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the indication provided to the particular user includes instructions given in the particular user'"'"'s preferred language regarding how to abort the alarm signal.