Customization of personal emergency features for security systems

• US 8,013,730 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2008
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Yuan, Shao-Pei, Zakrewski, David S., Oh, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope; Daryl
• Application Number:
  US12/181,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20100026481A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,134 Days
• Field of Search: 340/521, 340/3.1, 340/506, 340/517
• US Class Current: 340/521
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

The inventive system and method comprises a processor operable to detect an event, storage having detailed data corresponding to the event, an input device operable to receive the detailed data, one or more display devices, and an audio output device, wherein when an event is detected, a display is produced on one or more of the display devices and output on the audio output device in accordance with the detailed data corresponding to the event. In one embodiment, the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the event and an emergency message. In one embodiment, the input device is a graphics keypad that houses the processor, the storage, and at least one of the one or more display devices. The audio output device can be a speaker, and a microphone audio circuit. In one embodiment, the storage has battery backup.

Claims

1. A security system comprising:

a processor operable to detect a security, medical, and reminder event;

storage having user-entered detailed data corresponding to the security, medical, and reminder event;

an input device operable to receive the user-entered detailed data, including user pre-recorded handling procedures;

one or more display devices; and

an audio output device,

wherein when a security, medical, and reminder event is detected, a display in accordance with the user-entered detailed data is produced on one or more of the display devices and the user pre-recorded handling procedures are output on the audio output device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the security event is one of a burglary alarm, a panic alarm, a fire alarm, a smoke alarm, a carbon monoxide alarm, or an excessive humidity alarm, the medical event includes a medical alarm, and the reminder event includes a scheduled reminder.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the security, medical, and reminder event and an emergency message.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of the one or more display devices is one of a status light emitting diode, an icon, a screen, a monitor, and a panel for displaying text and graphics.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the input device is one of a keypad, buttons, a touch screen, and a body language motion capture sensor.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a graphics keypad and the input device houses the processor, the storage, and at least one of the one or more display devices.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the input device is wall-mounted.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the audio output device is one of a speaker, and a microphone audio circuit.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage has battery backup and the storage is one of RAM, Flash, ROM, and EEPROM.

10. A method for reporting activities detected by a security system, comprising steps of:

receiving and storing a plurality of user-entered detailed data, including a plurality of user pre-recorded handling procedures;

detecting a security, medical, and reminder event;

displaying one of the plurality of user-entered detailed data corresponding to the detected security, medical, and reminder event, wherein said one of the plurality of user-entered detailed data comprises at least personal emergency features; and

outputting one of the plurality of user pre-recorded handling procedures corresponding to the detected security, medical, and reminder event.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the security event is one of a burglary alarm, a panic alarm, a fire alarm, a smoke alarm, a carbon monoxide alarm, or an excessive humidity alarm, the medical event include a medical alarm, and the reminder event includes a scheduled reminder.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the security, medical, and reminder event and an emergency message.