Alarm communications system with supervision signal RSSI analysis
First Claim
1. In a communications system comprising a plurality of remote transmitting devices and a receiving station having a receiver associated therewith, each of said remote transmitting devices capable of transmitting a supervision signal and a non-supervision signal, a method for automatically testing the communications system comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving at said receiving station a signal from a transmitting device;
b) generating an RSSI signal indicative of the signal strength of said received signal;
c) determining if said received signal is a supervision signal or a non-supervision signal;
d) when said received signal is determined to be a supervision signal, then performing the steps of;
i) determining if said RSSI signal is above a predetermined threshold level;
ii) subsequently processing said received signal as being a validly received supervision signal when said RSSI signal is above said predetermined threshold level; and
iii) not processing said received signal as being a validly received supervision signal when said RSSI signal is not above said predetermined threshold level; and
e) when said received signal is determined to be a non-supervision signal, then subsequently processing said received signal as being part of a validly received non-supervision signal without determining if said received signal is above said predetermined threshold level.
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Abstract
A self testing wireless data communications system suitable for use with an alarm system, the receiving element of the communications system is capable of measuring the signal strength (RSSI) of the received message signal and comparing it, if it is a supervision message, to a predetermined threshold value. When the supervision RSSI signal is above the threshold, the received message is passed to the control as being validly received; when the supervision RSSI signal is not above the threshold, then the message is ignored.
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1. In a communications system comprising a plurality of remote transmitting devices and a receiving station having a receiver associated therewith, each of said remote transmitting devices capable of transmitting a supervision signal and a non-supervision signal, a method for automatically testing the communications system comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving at said receiving station a signal from a transmitting device; b) generating an RSSI signal indicative of the signal strength of said received signal; c) determining if said received signal is a supervision signal or a non-supervision signal; d) when said received signal is determined to be a supervision signal, then performing the steps of; i) determining if said RSSI signal is above a predetermined threshold level; ii) subsequently processing said received signal as being a validly received supervision signal when said RSSI signal is above said predetermined threshold level; and iii) not processing said received signal as being a validly received supervision signal when said RSSI signal is not above said predetermined threshold level; and e) when said received signal is determined to be a non-supervision signal, then subsequently processing said received signal as being part of a validly received non-supervision signal without determining if said received signal is above said predetermined threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A self-testing data communications system comprising
a) a plurality of remote devices, each of said remote devices comprising means for transmitting supervision signals and non-supervision signals; b) a receiving station comprising; i) means for receiving said supervision signals and said non-supervision signals; ii)means for generating an RSSI signal indicative of the signal strength of the received signal; iii) signal type determination means for determining if said received signal is a supervision signal type or a non-supervision signal type; iv) comparison means for comparing said RSSI signal to a predetermined threshold; v) means for disallowing further processing of said received signal when said signal type determination means indicates that said received signal is a supervision type signal and when said comparison means indicates that said RSSI signal is below said predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A receiving station for use in a data communications system comprising a plurality of remote devices, each of said remote devices having a transmitter for transmitting supervision signals and non-supervision signals, said receiving station comprising:
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a) means for receiving said supervision signals and said non-supervision signals; b) means for generating an RSSI signal indicative of the signal strength of the received signal; c) signal type determination means for determining if said received signal is a supervision signal type or a non-supervision signal type; d) comparison means for comparing said RSSI signal to a predetermined threshold; and e) means for disallowing further processing of said received signal when said signal type determination means indicates that said received signal is a supervision type signal and when said comparison means indicates that said RSSI signal is below said predetermined threshold.
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