System and method for protecting a security system
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1. A monitoring method comprising:
- coupling a plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors to control circuits and providing variable delay circuitry; and
communicating between the control circuits and interface circuits and, responsive to an alarm indicator from a member of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors, transmitting an alarm indicating message via the interface circuits, the alarm indicating message specifying a respective pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry and including information as to a cause of the alarm indicator,wherein the variable delay circuity determines a duration for the respective pre-set delay interval based on the member of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors that triggered the alarm indicator.
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Abstract
A regional security system includes a control panel that 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 and 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, then a cancel message can be sent to the central station.
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1. A monitoring method comprising:
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coupling a plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors to control circuits and providing variable delay circuitry; and communicating between the control circuits and interface circuits and, responsive to an alarm indicator from a member of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors, transmitting an alarm indicating message via the interface circuits, the alarm indicating message specifying a respective pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry and including information as to a cause of the alarm indicator, wherein the variable delay circuity determines a duration for the respective pre-set delay interval based on the member of the plurality of regional monitoring sensors and detectors that triggered the alarm indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring process comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensors or detectors; providing a control panel including a display device, a manually operable input unit and control circuits; providing variable delay circuitry; responding to a selected indicator from a member of the plurality of sensors or detectors by transmitting an alarm indicating message via an interface, wherein the alarm indicating message specifies a pre-set delay interval established by the variable delay circuitry and information as to a cause of the alarm indicating message; and providing and storing at least one programmable delay parameter, wherein the variable delay circuity determines a duration for the pre-set delay interval based on the member of the plurality of sensors or detectors that triggered the selected indicator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors and detectors configured to generate an alarm indicator; and a local alarm monitoring panel in communication with each of the plurality of sensors and detectors that establishes a programmable delay interval by at least one of downloading or manually entering the programmable delay interval into a selected electronic location of the local alarm monitoring panel, and wherein the local alarm monitoring panel forms a first message that includes at least an alarm type indicium of an alarm, information as to a cause of the alarm, and a representation of the programmable delay interval in response to receiving the alarm indicator and transmits the first message to a displaced location, and wherein the local alarm monitoring panel determines a duration for the programmable delay interval based on which member of the plurality of sensors and detectors generated the alarm indicator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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