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Using a control panel as a wireless access point

  • US 9,584,336 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2014
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control panel located within a structure associated with a security system or an automation system, comprising:

  • a housing;

    one or more processors for controlling operation of the control panel for at least one of the security system or the automation system, the one or more processors carried within the housing;

    a first communication interface for enabling the control panel to connect to a plurality of wireless devices as a wireless access point, the first communication interface carried by or within the housing, and configured to provide the plurality of wireless devices access to a communication network accessible through the first communication interface, the communication network allowing communication between the plurality of wireless devices and simultaneously access to the Internet for each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices based on a type of each wireless device and a distance between the control panel and each wireless device within the structure;

    a second communication interface for communicatively coupling the one or more processors to the communication network, and configured to send security-related functions to the plurality of wireless devices, the second communication interface being carried by or within the housing;

    a third communication interface for communicatively coupling the one or more processor to a network of security or automation components; and

    a graphical user interface carried by the housing and in communication with the one or more processors for enabling, by applying settings directly at the graphical user interface of the control panel, control of the first communication interface and the security system or the automation system.

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