MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING DETECTOR AND CAMERA OUTPUTS
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1. A regional monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of zone monitoring detectors;
at least one camera; and
a regional control element which receives signals from the detector and the camera where, responsive to a condition sensed at a detector, at a predetermined location, the element evaluates signals from the location and provides at least one condition confirming indicator at a selected user device.
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Abstract
A regional monitoring system includes a plurality of condition detectors coupled to an alarm system control panel. At least one camera is coupled to the control panel. In response to a potential alarm indicating indicator from one of the detectors, the control panel obtains location information for the respective detector, and directs the field of view of the camera to include the location of the detector. An alarm condition can be determined in response to the images from the camera in combination with outputs from the respective detector.
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1. A regional monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of zone monitoring detectors; at least one camera; and a regional control element which receives signals from the detector and the camera where, responsive to a condition sensed at a detector, at a predetermined location, the element evaluates signals from the location and provides at least one condition confirming indicator at a selected user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of alarm system detectors; providing a camera; responding to an alarm signal from a respective detector; and receiving location information from the respective detector, and responsive thereto, obtaining an image via the camera of the location of the respective detector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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