ALARM TRIGGERING DEVICE FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM

• US 20140016480A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Finsecur
• Original Assignee: Finsecur
• Inventors: Pichard, Laurent, Dimarco, Stephane, Lewiner, Jacques
• Granted Patent: US 9,467,358 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/242
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/04 Monitoring of the detection circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/06 Monitoring of the line circuits, e.g. signalling of line faults
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/10 Monitoring of the annunciator circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters

Abstract

An alarm triggering device (200) for a security system (10), includes an interface (210) arranged so as to connect the alarm triggering device (200) to a central monitoring station (100) of the security system (10) via a wireless connection (50); elements (220) for triggering an alarm in the case of detection of a pre-determined event; supply elements (230) for enabling the power supply of the alarm triggering system from a supply source; fault detection elements (240) for detecting an operating fault of the triggering device; and signaling elements (250) for signaling, to the alarm triggering device (200), the operating fault of the alarm triggering device (200).

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. Alarm triggering device for a security system, the alarm triggering device comprising

an interface arranged so as to connect the alarm triggering device to a control unit of the security system by means of a wireless connection;

triggering means to trigger an alarm in case a predefined event is detected;

supply means to enable the alarm triggering device to be supplied with electricity from a power supply;

fault detection means to detect an operating fault in the alarm triggering device; and

signaling means to signal the operating fault in the alarm triggering device at the location of the alarm triggering device.

23. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, wherein the detection means are arranged so as to detect a communications fault between the alarm triggering device and the control unit by means of the wireless connection and the signaling means are arranged to signal said communications fault.

24. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, wherein the detection means are arranged so as to detect a fault in the power supply to the alarm triggering device from the power source and the signaling means are arranged to signal said power supply fault.

25. Device according to claim 22, wherein the fault detection means are arranged so as to measure a parameter representative of the reception quality of a predefined radio verification signal coming from the security system control unit.

26. Device according to claim 25, wherein the fault detection means are arranged to measure the signal-to-noise ratio or the intensity of the predefined radio verification signal.

27. Device according to claim 22, wherein the fault detection means are arranged so as to measure a parameter representative of the quantity of power remaining in the power source.

28. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, wherein the signaling means are arranged so as to generate different signals depending on the type and/or magnitude of the operating fault.

29. Alarm triggering device according to claim 28, wherein the signaling means are arranged so as to emit a sound signal, whose frequency varies depending on the type or on the magnitude of the operating fault.

30. Alarm triggering device according to claim 28, wherein the signaling means are arranged so as to emit a sound signal in the form of impulses at repetition frequencies that depend on the quality of the wireless connection between the alarm triggering device and the control unit or on the quantity of power remaining in the power source.

31. Alarm triggering device according to claim 28, wherein the signaling means are arranged so as to emit a blinking light signal, of which at least one of color or blink frequency varies depending on the type or magnitude of this operating fault.

32. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, comprising in addition means of signaling the operating fault to the control unit.

33. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, wherein the triggering means are arranged to allow a user to trigger an alarm manually if a predefined event occurs.

34. Alarm triggering device according to claim 33, wherein the signaling means are arranged to signal the operating fault when a user manually triggers the alarm.

35. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, comprising in addition means of detecting the presence of at least one person in the vicinity of the alarm triggering device and wherein the signaling means are able to signal a visible or audible alarm when the presence of at least one person is detected.

36. Alarm triggering device according to claim 35, wherein the means of detecting persons comprise a detector of infrared rays from an infrared ray emitter associated with or from a person.

37. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, comprising in addition a test triggering element sensitive to the pressure of a press by a person to trigger an operating fault detection.

38. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, for which the predefined event is an intrusion and/or an operational malfunction in a technical facility.

39. Alarm triggering device according to claim 22, for which the predefined event is a fire.

40. Alarm triggering device according to claim 39, wherein the triggering means comprise a fire detector able to detect a phenomenon representative of a fire and automatically trigger an alarm in response to the detection of said phenomenon.

41. Security system comprising at least one alarm triggering device according to claim 22 and a central monitoring station able to be connected by means of a wireless connection to said at least one alarm triggering device.