METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
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1. A method for monitoring fire alarm systems, the method comprising:
- non-compatible control panels of the fire alarm systems sending alarm signals to monitoring stations;
the monitoring stations responding to the alarm signals and forwarding status information to a connected services system;
compatible control panels of the fire alarm systems sending status, diagnostic and/or testing information to the connected services system and alarm signals to the monitoring stations; and
the connected services system mapping the status information for the non-compatible control panels to a connected services database of the connected services system and storing the status, diagnostic and testing information for the compatible control panels to the connected services database.
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Abstract
The near-universal connection between control panels and monitoring stations is used to transmit status information for non-compatible control panels to connected services systems. In this way, connected services systems can incorporate monitoring and tracking of non-compatible control panels as well as compatible control panels.
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1. A method for monitoring fire alarm systems, the method comprising:
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non-compatible control panels of the fire alarm systems sending alarm signals to monitoring stations; the monitoring stations responding to the alarm signals and forwarding status information to a connected services system; compatible control panels of the fire alarm systems sending status, diagnostic and/or testing information to the connected services system and alarm signals to the monitoring stations; and the connected services system mapping the status information for the non-compatible control panels to a connected services database of the connected services system and storing the status, diagnostic and testing information for the compatible control panels to the connected services database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A connected services system for monitoring fire alarm systems, the connected services system comprising:
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a connected services database for storing status, diagnostic and testing information from control panels of the fire alarm systems; a connected services server for receiving and storing the status, diagnostic and testing information to the connected services database; and a mapping service for translating status information received from monitoring stations into compatible status information that is stored to the connected services database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for testing a fire alarm system, the method comprising:
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a non-compatible control panel of a fire alarm systems sending event data to a monitoring station; the monitoring station forwarding the event data to a connected services system; and the connected services system storing the event data and also passing the event data to a technician testing the control panel.
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