Method and apparatus for automatically disarming a security system
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether to automatically disarm a security system, comprising:
- receiving an input from a user to arm the security system;
in response to receiving the input, arming the security system;
receiving a packet from a portable disarm device, the packet being automatically generated and wirelessly transmitted by the portable disarm device, the packet indicative of a request to disarm the security system and comprising at least one identifier (ID) associated with at least one portable disarm device or the security system; and
ignoring the request to disarm the security system in response to determining that the request was received within a predetermined time of arming the security system.
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Abstract
A security system comprises a system control panel for arming and disarming the security system. A door sensing unit comprises a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver interconnected with the system control panel over a network. The first RF transceiver is mounted proximate to a door that defines at least a portion of a perimeter around an area to be monitored by the security system. The first RF transceiver has an RF detection field proximate to the door. A disarm device comprises a second RF transceiver that automatically transmits a disarm device packet. The first RF transceiver receives the disarm device packet when the second RF transceiver is within the RF detection field. The first RF transceiver sends a disarm message to the system control panel over the network to disarm the security system based on at least the disarm device packet.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether to automatically disarm a security system, comprising:
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receiving an input from a user to arm the security system; in response to receiving the input, arming the security system; receiving a packet from a portable disarm device, the packet being automatically generated and wirelessly transmitted by the portable disarm device, the packet indicative of a request to disarm the security system and comprising at least one identifier (ID) associated with at least one portable disarm device or the security system; and ignoring the request to disarm the security system in response to determining that the request was received within a predetermined time of arming the security system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for determining whether to automatically disarm a security system, comprising:
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receiving an input from a user to arm the security system; in response to receiving the input, arming the security system; tracking a portable disarm device, the portable disarm device configured to transmit a packet, the packet being automatically generated and wirelessly transmitted by the portable disarm device, the packet being indicative of a request to disarm the security system and comprising at least one identifier (ID) associated with the portable disarm device or the security system; and based on the tracking of the portable disarm device, ignoring the request from the portable disarm device to disarm the security system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A door security device configured to monitor a door, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a portable disarm device; and a controller in communication with the communication interface, the controller configured to; determine that the security system is armed; receive a packet from the portable disarm device, the packet being automatically generated and wirelessly transmitted by the portable disarm device, the packet indicative of a request to disarm the security system and comprising at least one identifier (ID) associated with at least one portable disarm device or the security system determine whether the request was received within a predetermined time of arming the security system; and in response to determining that the request was received within a predetermined time of arming the security system, ignore the request to disarm the security system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A door security device configured to monitor a door, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a portable disarm device; and a controller in communication with the communication interface, the controller configured to; determine that the security system is armed; track the portable disarm device, the portable disarm device configured to transmit a packet, the packet being automatically generated and wirelessly transmitted by the portable disarm device, the packet being indicative of a request to disarm the security system and comprising at least one identifier (ID) associated with the portable disarm device or the security system; and based on the tracking of the portable disarm device, ignore the request from the portable disarm device to disarm the security system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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