MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR SECURITY PANEL

• US 20160267780A1
• Filed: 09/10/2014
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Talanjeri Krishna, Prashantha, Ramoutar, Michael, Eames, Darin, N, Anantha Krishnan, Neckaraje, Sunil Kumar, Mangaiahgari, Phani Pavan Kumar
• Granted Patent: US 10,181,261 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/63 Redundant transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A remote control for a monitoring system of a building is provided including a mobile device having a plurality of communication channels and a media storage area. An application is stored in the media storage area of the mobile device. The application is configured to communicate with a control panel of the monitoring system. The application dynamically selects a communication channel to establish a communication link with the control panel based on a predetermined hierarchy. The application operates in one of a plurality of modes based on the communication channel selected.

Claims

1. A remote control for a monitoring system of a building comprising:

a mobile device having a plurality of communication channels and a media storage area; and

an application stored in the media storage area and configured to communicate with a control panel of the monitoring system, wherein the application dynamically selects a communication channel to establish a communication link with the control panel based on a predetermined hierarchy, and the application is configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes based on the communication channel selected.

2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein when a first communication channel is used to establish the communication link with the control panel, the application operates in a local mode.

3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication channel is configured to communicate using at least one of Bluetooth, a private wireless local area network, and a local radio frequency channel.

4. The remote control device according to claim 2, wherein when the application is in the local mode, the mobile device functions as a key fob.

5. The remote control device according to claim 2, wherein when a second communication channel is used to establish the communication link with the control panel, the application operates in a remote mode.

6. The remote control device according to claim 5, wherein the second communication channel is configured to communicate using one of a public wireless area network, another data network, and a server.

7. The remote control device, according to claim 5, wherein when a third communication channel is used to establish the communication link with the control panel, the application operates in a third mode.

8. The remote control device according to claim 7, wherein the third communication channel is configured to communicate using one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) and a short message service (SMS).

9. A monitoring system configured to integrate control of a plurality of systems comprising:

a control panel operably coupled to a plurality of input devices, the control panel including a plurality of communication modules, wherein each of the plurality of communication nodules is configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of communication channels of a mobile device; and

a controller configured to control operation of the plurality of communication modules and communicate with the plurality of input devices.

10. The monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the control panel includes a first communication module, a second communication module and a third communication module.

11. The monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein the first communication module is configured to communicate using one of Bluetooth, a private wireless local area network, and a local radio frequency channel.

12. The monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein the second communication module is a configured to communicate using one of public wireless area network, another data network, and a server.

13. The monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein the third communication module is a configured to communicate using one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) and a short message service (SMS).

14. The monitoring system according to claim 10, further comprising a display device operably coupled to the controller.

15. The monitoring system according to claim 14, wherein the display device includes a graphical user interface.

16. The monitoring system according to claim 10, further comprising a speaker operably coupled to the controller.

17. A method of establishing a communication link between a control panel of a monitoring system and a mobile device including an application configured to remotely control the monitoring system comprising:

detecting one or more communication channels of the mobile device and prioritizing the communication channels based on a predefined hierarchy stored within the application; and

determining which communication channels are available to establish a communication link; and

selecting the available communication channel having a highest priority in the predefined hierarchy.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein a first priority communication channel is configured to communicate using at least one of Bluetooth, a private wireless local area network, and a local radio frequency channel

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein a second priority communication channel is configured to communicate using one of public wireless area network, another data network, and a server.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein a third priority communication channel is configured to communicate using one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) and a short message service (SMS).