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Security system remote control

  • US 5,920,270 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1994
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A security system comprising a number of sensors for sensing an alarm condition, a control panel for receiving signals from said sensors and processing the same for determination of an alarm event, an interior keypad for inputting information to said control panel, said security system further comprising a wireless remote control arrangement having a portable unit to be carried by a user and an interior receiver arrangement for receiving signals from said portable unit and communicating with said control panel to alter the status of the security system including arming and disarming of the security system;

  • said portable unit including at least one key actuator and means to generate and transmit a predetermined IR signal in response to actuation of said at least one key actuator, said receiver arrangement upon receipt of said predetermined IR signal from said portable unit providing visual feedback to the user to assist the user in the entry of an identification code produced by means of a series of IR signals produced by multiple actuation of said at least one key actuator and to also assist the user in the entry of instructions to alter the status of the security system, said interior receiver upon receipt of said IR signals to alter the status of the security system instructing said control panel to change the status of the security system in accordance with said received IR signals.

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