System and method for protecting a security system
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1. A regional monitoring system comprising:
- control circuits of a security system coupled to a plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors of the security system, the control circuits include variable delay circuitry and a respective pre-set delay interval for each of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors; and
a communications interface of the security system coupled to the control circuits wherein the control circuits respond to an alarm indicator from a member of the plurality by transmitting an alarm indicating message via the interface to a central monitoring station, the message specifies the respective, pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry for the member included as a value within the transmitted alarm message.
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Abstract
A regional security system includes a control panel which can receive one or more delay parameters, associated with a type of sensor or detector, or a portion of a region being monitored. The delay parameters can be stored in a programmable storage unit. When an alarm indicator has been received from one of the sensors or detectors, an alarm indicating message along with an associated, programmed and pre-stored delay can be forwarded to a central station. If the system is disarmed before the delay interval has terminated, a cancel message can be sent to the central station.
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1. A regional monitoring system comprising:
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control circuits of a security system coupled to a plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors of the security system, the control circuits include variable delay circuitry and a respective pre-set delay interval for each of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors; and a communications interface of the security system coupled to the control circuits wherein the control circuits respond to an alarm indicator from a member of the plurality by transmitting an alarm indicating message via the interface to a central monitoring station, the message specifies the respective, pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry for the member included as a value within the transmitted alarm message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring system which can be coupled to a plurality of sensors or detectors, the system comprising:
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a control panel of a security system which includes a display device, a manually operable input unit and control circuits, the control circuits include variable delay circuitry; and a communications interface of the security system coupled to the control circuits wherein the control circuits respond to a selected indicator from a member of the plurality by transmitting an alarm indicating message via the interface to a central monitoring station, the message specifies a respective, pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry for the member, and a respective at least one programmable delay parameter for each of the plurality of sensors or detectors stored in a programmable storage unit of the variable delay circuitry, the respective at least one programmable delay parameter of the member is incorporated into the transmitted alarm indicating message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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establishing by, at least one of, downloading or manually entering a respective programmable delay interval into a local alarm monitoring panel for each of a plurality of sensors associated with the local alarm monitoring panel; storing each of the respective intervals at a selected electronic location of the panel; and responding to a received alarm indicator from one to the plurality of sensors by forming a first message which includes at least an alarm type indicium and a representation of the stored respective delay interval of the one sensor, and transmitting the first message including a value of the representation of the stored delay interval to a central monitoring station at a displaced location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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