Alarm control center
First Claim
1. An alarm control center for interfacing with an array of input sensor loops, each of said loops having a plurality of sensors each arranged to vary in resistance indicating whether, for example, windows and doors are open, or the presence of smoke or fire, and an array of alarm outputs including, for example, sirens, automatic telephone dialers, local audio buzzers and displays, said alarm control center comprising:
- means for interchangeably preassigning alarm parameters for each of said input sensor loops;
means for interchangeably preassigning alarm outputs for each of said input sensor loops;
means for sequentially scanning said array of input sensor loops;
means for conditioning the signals received from each of the scanned sensor loops;
means for comparing the signal from each particular scanned input sensor loop with the respective preassigned alarm parameters; and
means for activating the appropriate alarm outputs when said comparing means indicates an alarm condition in the signal corresponding to the respective input sensor loop.
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Abstract
An alarm control center having means for interchangeably assigning alarm parameters for each sensor loop in an array of sensor loops and for interchangeably assigning alarm outputs for each of the sensor loops. When the alarm control center senses an alarm condition on one of the sensor loops, the alarm control center increases the scanning rate for that particular sensor loop to verify the alarm condition.
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1. An alarm control center for interfacing with an array of input sensor loops, each of said loops having a plurality of sensors each arranged to vary in resistance indicating whether, for example, windows and doors are open, or the presence of smoke or fire, and an array of alarm outputs including, for example, sirens, automatic telephone dialers, local audio buzzers and displays, said alarm control center comprising:
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means for interchangeably preassigning alarm parameters for each of said input sensor loops; means for interchangeably preassigning alarm outputs for each of said input sensor loops; means for sequentially scanning said array of input sensor loops; means for conditioning the signals received from each of the scanned sensor loops; means for comparing the signal from each particular scanned input sensor loop with the respective preassigned alarm parameters; and means for activating the appropriate alarm outputs when said comparing means indicates an alarm condition in the signal corresponding to the respective input sensor loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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