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Wireless firmware upgrades to an alarm security panel

  • US 9,471,300 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2013
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a panel including stored data that is associated with the operation of the panel, wherein the panel is for detecting fire or intrusion; and

    a server including at least one processor and a memory, the server configured to;

    provide a notification to the panel using a short messaging service (SMS) communication, wherein the panel determines that the notification is applicable to an update of the panel'"'"'s firmware;

    wherein the panel is configured to establish a wireless connection to the server and download a configuration file from the server, wherein the configuration file includes information of at least one update file to be downloaded, wherein the server starts to transmit the update file to the panel, and wherein the panel is configured to re-establish the connection to the server responsive to the connection being lost following a successful download of a first block of the update file, and wherein the panel is configured to resume the download following the re-establishment of the connection starting with a second block that follows the first block, and wherein the panel updates the firmware and performs a restart so that the firmware is programmed automatically by one or more boot up scripts.

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