System and method of motion detection and secondary measurements
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a regional monitoring system that includes a plurality of system-based detectors; and
circuitry to respond to at least one non-system unit,wherein the at least one non-system unit emits wireless signals that are received by the circuitry that, responsive thereto, at least in part, implements a function selected from a class that includes at least one of altering an operational element or process of the regional monitoring system, emitting a condition indicating signal, energizing an actuator, or activating at least some of the plurality of system-based detectors for at least intermittent operation,wherein the at least one non-system unit performs additional specified functionality that is independent of the regional monitoring system, andwherein the circuitry makes an alarm determination responsive to signals from at least one of the plurality of system-based detectors and the wireless signals from the at least one non-system unit.
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Abstract
A regional monitoring system in communication with a plurality of locally displaced detectors can implement a fusion of inputs from a variety of additional non-system devices. The monitoring system includes a wireless receiver or transceiver enabling the system to detect local traffic from the non-system devices, such as sensors. Information received from such non-system devices can be combined with information from system detectors to initiate activity on other networks, to energize actuators, or to activate system detectors that normally reside in a low energy inactive state.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a regional monitoring system that includes a plurality of system-based detectors; and circuitry to respond to at least one non-system unit, wherein the at least one non-system unit emits wireless signals that are received by the circuitry that, responsive thereto, at least in part, implements a function selected from a class that includes at least one of altering an operational element or process of the regional monitoring system, emitting a condition indicating signal, energizing an actuator, or activating at least some of the plurality of system-based detectors for at least intermittent operation, wherein the at least one non-system unit performs additional specified functionality that is independent of the regional monitoring system, and wherein the circuitry makes an alarm determination responsive to signals from at least one of the plurality of system-based detectors and the wireless signals from the at least one non-system unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a regional monitoring system that includes circuitry to receive signals emitted by at least one wireless signal emitting device not part of the regional monitoring system, wherein, when the regional monitoring system receives at least some of the signals emitted by the at least one wireless signal emitting device, the regional monitoring system incorporates information therefrom into an alarm indicating determination, wherein the at least one wireless signal emitting device performs additional specified functionality that is independent of the regional monitoring system, and wherein the alarm indicating determination responds to signals from at least one system-based detector and the signals emitted by the at least one wireless signal emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring system, the monitoring system including at least a wireless receiver and control circuits coupled thereto, wherein the control circuits process received wireless information from non-system units and incorporate the received wireless information from the non-system units into making an alarm determination, wherein the non-system units perform additional specified functionality that is independent of the monitoring system, and wherein the alarm determination responds to signals from at least one system-based detector and signals from the non-system units. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A regional monitoring system comprising:
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circuitry in communication with a plurality of locally displaced detectors; and at least a wireless receiver enabling the circuitry to detect local traffic from a plurality of additional non-system devices, wherein the circuitry implements a fusion of inputs from the plurality of additional non-system devices, wherein information received from each of the plurality of additional non-system devices is combined with information from each of the plurality of locally displaced detectors to, at least one of, initiate activity on other networks, to energize actuators, or to activate ones of the plurality of locally displaced detectors that normally reside in a low energy inactive state, and wherein each of the plurality of additional non-system devices performs additional specified functionality that is independent of the regional monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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