Method and apparatus for detecting a hazard alert signal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a pattern warning signal from a hazard alarm and in response thereto sending an alert signal to a home security panel for notification to a remote monitoring station, comprising:
- a receiver circuitry for converting said pattern warning signal from the hazard alarm into digital values;
a user interface for providing user input to the apparatus;
a memory for storing processor-executable instructions and at least one temporal pattern characteristic associated with a first temporal pattern;
a processor coupled to the circuitry, the user interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the apparatus to;
receive, by the processor via the user interface, an identification of a first hazard alarm proximate to the apparatus;
receive, by the processor via the receiver circuitry, the digital values;
determine, by the processor, that the digital values substantially match a first temporal characteristic of the at least one temporal characteristics stored in the memory;
transmit the alert signal to the home security panel when the digital values substantially match at least one of the at least one temporal patterns; and
transmit the identification of the first hazard alarm to the home security panel.
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for detecting a pattern warning signal from a hazard alarm and sending an alert signal to a home security panel for notification to a remote monitoring station. The apparatus is mounted proximate to the hazard alarm, where it receives audible pattern warning signals from the hazard alarm when the hazard alarm detects a hazard, such as smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, etc. A user of the apparatus enters identification of the hazard alarm into the apparatus. When a pattern warning signal has been detected by the apparatus, the apparatus transmits an alert signal to the home security panel, as well as the identification of the hazard alarm that generated the audible pattern warning signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a pattern warning signal from a hazard alarm and in response thereto sending an alert signal to a home security panel for notification to a remote monitoring station, comprising:
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a receiver circuitry for converting said pattern warning signal from the hazard alarm into digital values; a user interface for providing user input to the apparatus; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions and at least one temporal pattern characteristic associated with a first temporal pattern; a processor coupled to the circuitry, the user interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the apparatus to; receive, by the processor via the user interface, an identification of a first hazard alarm proximate to the apparatus; receive, by the processor via the receiver circuitry, the digital values; determine, by the processor, that the digital values substantially match a first temporal characteristic of the at least one temporal characteristics stored in the memory; transmit the alert signal to the home security panel when the digital values substantially match at least one of the at least one temporal patterns; and transmit the identification of the first hazard alarm to the home security panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for detecting a pattern warning signal from a hazard alarm and in response thereto sending an alert signal to a home security panel for notification to a remote monitoring station, comprising:
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circuitry for converting the pattern warning signal from the hazard alarm to a stream of digital values; a user interface for providing user input to the apparatus; a memory device for storing processor-executable instructions and a long lull time period associated with a first temporal pattern; a processor coupled to the memory device for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the apparatus to; determine a first time when the stream of digital values transitions from a high state to a low state and then to a high state; determine a duration of the low state; compare the duration of the low state to the long lull time period; determine that a pattern warning signal is present if the duration of the low state is equal to the long lull time period; transmit the alert signal to the home security panel when the pattern warning signal is present; and transmit the identification of the first hazard alarm to the home security panel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method performed by an alarm detector, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor via a user interface, an identification of a first hazard alarm proximate to the alarm detector; receiving, by the processor via receiver circuitry, a stream of digital values representative of a pattern warning signal; determining, by the processor, that the digital values substantially match a first temporal characteristic of at least one temporal characteristics stored in a memory; transmitting an alert signal to a home security panel when the digital values substantially match at least one of the at least one temporal patterns; and transmit, by the processor via a transmitter, the identification of the first hazard alarm to the home security panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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