Universal interface for remotely-monitored security systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating local commands in a remotely monitored security system for transmission to a remote monitored site, comprising:
- a controller for receiving an alarm type from said monitored site;
an input device for selecting a central command from a predetermined set of central commands;
a memory for storing a plurality of predetermined relationships, each uniquely corresponding to one said alarm type, each said predetermined relationship including at least one selectable command and at least one local command, said selectable command being in said predetermined set of central commands; and
said controller for selecting a predetermined relationship in response to said alarm type and for producing a sequence of one or more local commands in response to the selected central command and the selected predetermined relationship.
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Abstract
An operator interface device is connected to the central control unit of a remotely-monitored security system, which also includes one or more local control units located at monitored sites. A local control unit may initiate a telephone call to the central control unit to alert the operator of an event such as an intrusion at the site. The interface device has a keypad on which the operator can enter commands that are transmitted to the local control unit. A processor in the interface device uses a look-up table, state machine or other predetermined relationship to translate the command entered by the operator into the native or local command recognized by the local control unit.
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1. An apparatus for generating local commands in a remotely monitored security system for transmission to a remote monitored site, comprising:
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a controller for receiving an alarm type from said monitored site; an input device for selecting a central command from a predetermined set of central commands; a memory for storing a plurality of predetermined relationships, each uniquely corresponding to one said alarm type, each said predetermined relationship including at least one selectable command and at least one local command, said selectable command being in said predetermined set of central commands; and said controller for selecting a predetermined relationship in response to said alarm type and for producing a sequence of one or more local commands in response to the selected central command and the selected predetermined relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring a plurality of premises from a monitoring center at a remote location, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a telephone connection between one of said premises and said monitoring center in response to activation of a sensor at said premises; transmitting an alarm type over said telephone connection from said premises to said monitoring center; selecting a predetermined relationship among a plurality of predetermined relationships in response to said alarm type, each said alarm type uniquely corresponding to one said predetermined relationship in said plurality of predetermined relationships, each said predetermined relationship including at least one selectable command and at least one local command; manually entering a selectable command at said monitoring center; producing a sequence of one or more local commands in response to said entered selectable command and said selected predetermined relationship; and transmitting said sequence of one or more local commands over said telephone connection from said monitoring center to said premises. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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