Security system with multi-function transmitter
First Claim
1. A hand portable communicator for controlling a security system having alternative modes of operation, said communicator including a wireless transmitter and two keys actuatable to operate said transmitter and control said system;
- said communicator comprising;
means for assigning functions to said respective keys based on an order in which said keys are actuated, said means;
a) assigning to a first actuated one of said keys a mode selecting function selecting between said alternative operating modes; and
, b) assigning to the other one of said keys a transmission execution function transmitting said selection of said first actuated one of said keys.
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Abstract
A security system including a hand-portable wireless communicator having two keys for selecting and executing signal transmissions that control the system. The function of each key is determined by the order in which the keys are actuated, so the first actuated key selects the mode of operation and the other key executes the transmission. Sequential actuation of the keys, first one and then the other, initiates a test. Simultaneous actuation of the keys initiates an alarm. Multiple actuation of the same key cycles through alternative modes of operation, like armed, partially armed or disarmed. Transmission of a signal representing the selected mode is then initiated by actuation of the other key. A reset mechanism reinitiates the key functions after a predetermined time interval, so the key function is determined based on an order of actuation after said reinitiation.
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22 Claims
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1. A hand portable communicator for controlling a security system having alternative modes of operation, said communicator including a wireless transmitter and two keys actuatable to operate said transmitter and control said system;
- said communicator comprising;
means for assigning functions to said respective keys based on an order in which said keys are actuated, said means;
a) assigning to a first actuated one of said keys a mode selecting function selecting between said alternative operating modes; and
, b) assigning to the other one of said keys a transmission execution function transmitting said selection of said first actuated one of said keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said communicator comprising;
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10. A hand holdable transmitter having two actuation elements for operating said transmitter to control a security system;
- said transmitter comprising;
an encoding section selecting a system control code for controlling said security system; an output section for transmitting a wireless signal including said selected system control code; and
,means for assigning functions to said respective actuation elements based on an actuation order, said means assigning a first actuated one of said elements to operate said encoding section to select said system control code and assigning the other one of said elements to operate said output section to transmit said signal including said selected code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- said transmitter comprising;
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20. An intrusion detection system having a plurality of operating modes including armed, and disarmed;
- said system comprising;
a radio frequency interface including a receiver for detecting radio frequency signals and a control responsive to receipt of said signals for setting the system in an alternative one of said operating modes; a portable transmitter for sending said signals to said receiver, said transmitter having two actuation elements for operating said transmitter a) to select said alternative operating mode and b) to initiate transmission of a radio frequency signal representing said selected mode; and
, means on said portable transmitter for assigning a) a mode selecting function to a first actuated one of said elements and b) a transmission initiating function to the other one of said elements. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
- said system comprising;
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