Supervised, interactive alarm reporting system
First Claim
1. A supervised, interactive alarm reporting system for providing communication between one or more event sensors associated with a premises, and a central facility for monitoring sensors at said premises, comprising:
- first means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using wired communicating lines;
second means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using radio transmission; and
means connecting said first means and said second means for controlling operation of the first means and the second means according to the condition of at least said first means, independent of the condition of said one or more event sensors;
wherein said first means is a derived channel unit and said second means is a radio transmitter, and wherein said connecting means operates to establish communication with said central facility using said derived channel unit during normal operating conditions;
wherein said derived channel unit is coupled with means for determining a fault in communication with said central facility, and for providing said connecting means with a fault signal for causing said radio transmitter to operate;
wherein said connecting means continues to operate said radio transmitter in the presence of said fault signal to provide periodic radio transmission according to a preselected timing sequence; and
wherein said central facility includes means for searching for said periodic radio transmission responsive to the detection of said fault in communication.
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Abstract
A supervised, interactive alarm reporting system includes a local terminal comprised of a supervised derived channel communicator, and a one-way radio communicator (preferably via the cellular telephone network), which are connected by a control unit which provides for interactive operation of the derived channel unit and the radio transmitter according to alarm conditions which may arise at the premises, and the existing condition of the equipment comprising the local terminal unit. The local terminal unit is capable of communicating with a central monitoring facility, or mobile units (patrol vehicles or service vehicles) associated with the central monitoring facility, for enhanced security of the monitored premises. Also an alarm reporting system for a mobile site including a local terminal which communicates with a monitoring facility (fixed or mobile) via the cellular telephone network.
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25 Claims
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1. A supervised, interactive alarm reporting system for providing communication between one or more event sensors associated with a premises, and a central facility for monitoring sensors at said premises, comprising:
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first means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using wired communicating lines; second means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using radio transmission; and means connecting said first means and said second means for controlling operation of the first means and the second means according to the condition of at least said first means, independent of the condition of said one or more event sensors; wherein said first means is a derived channel unit and said second means is a radio transmitter, and wherein said connecting means operates to establish communication with said central facility using said derived channel unit during normal operating conditions; wherein said derived channel unit is coupled with means for determining a fault in communication with said central facility, and for providing said connecting means with a fault signal for causing said radio transmitter to operate; wherein said connecting means continues to operate said radio transmitter in the presence of said fault signal to provide periodic radio transmission according to a preselected timing sequence; and wherein said central facility includes means for searching for said periodic radio transmission responsive to the detection of said fault in communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A supervised, interactive alarm reporting system for providing communication between one or more event sensors associated with a premises, and a central facility for monitoring sensors at said premises, comprising:
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first means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using wired communicating lines; second means for establishing communication between said sensors and said central facility using radio transmissions; and means connecting said first means and said second means for controlling operation of the first means and the second means according to the condition of at least said first means, independent of the condition of said one or more event sensors; wherein said first means is a derived channel unit and said second means is a radio transmitter, and wherein said connecting means operates to establish communication with said central facility using said derived channel unit during normal operating conditions; and wherein said connecting means includes means for periodically testing said radio transmitter responsive to periodic testing associated with said derived channel unit. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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