WIRELESS SECURITY SENSOR REGISTRATION
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1. A wireless security sensor comprising:
- a sensor housing;
a radio-frequency identification (“
RFID”
) component coupled with the housing and that stores a sensor identification;
a wireless communication component coupled with the housing and including a wireless transmitter and a wireless antennae; and
a computing component coupled to the wireless communication component and having computer-executable code embodied thereon that, when executed, generates a sensor state message that is broadcast by the wireless communication component.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an automated method of associating a new security sensor with a control panel. In contrast to the former manual method, identification information for a new sensor is encoded within a radio frequency identification “RFID” component. The control panel includes a radio frequency identification interrogator that is able to receive the RFID code from the sensor. During installation, a technician may simply hold the sensor within the control panel'"'"'s RFID component'"'"'s reading range. The technician does not need to manually enter the identification number for each sensor.
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1. A wireless security sensor comprising:
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a sensor housing; a radio-frequency identification (“
RFID”
) component coupled with the housing and that stores a sensor identification;a wireless communication component coupled with the housing and including a wireless transmitter and a wireless antennae; and a computing component coupled to the wireless communication component and having computer-executable code embodied thereon that, when executed, generates a sensor state message that is broadcast by the wireless communication component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A security system control panel comprising:
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a panel housing; a sensor identification component coupled with the housing; a wireless communication component coupled with the housing and including a wireless transmitter and a wireless antennae; and a computing component coupled to the wireless communication component and the sensor identification component and having computer-executable code embodied thereon that, when executed, receives state messages from one or more sensors and generates an alarm when a state message indicates a condition that matches an alarm trigger. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of installing a security system comprising a control panel communicating wirelessly with a remote security sensor, the method comprising:
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placing an unaffiliated security sensor within the control panel'"'"'s RFID communication range; and installing the security sensor without manually entering into the control panel any information related to a wireless identification that the security sensor includes within wireless state updates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computing device perform a method of registering an unaffiliated security sensor to a control panel, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the control panel, an instruction to enter installation mode; activating, at the control panel, a sensor-identification scanner; receiving, from the sensor-identification scanner, identification information from the unaffiliated security sensor; and adding, at the control panel, the security sensor to the control panel'"'"'s sensor network by using the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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