Security system with distributed audio and video sources
US11158174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a hub station of an alarm system, having: a hub station housing; a hub station controller disposed within the hub station housing, wherein the hub station is configured for: monitoring, over a short range telecommunications network, a plurality of client stations that are distributed in a plurality of architectural zones, the plurality of client stations each including a client station housing and located therein a client station power transformer, a client station speaker, a client station microphone, and one of a plurality of client station controllers; determining, from the monitoring, that an alert condition exists in the one of the architectural zones; and establishing a first bidirectional communication concurrently with two or more of the plurality of client stations distributed in the plurality of architectural zones.
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