Patent · US Expired

Fire alarm system

US4521645A · kind A · utility

95Cited by
3References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 1983
Grant dateJun 4, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 16, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An alarm system apparatus includes a plurality of sets of smoke or heat detectors located throughout a building. A plurality of automatic telephone dialers are also located in the building and each dialer has at least one set of smoke or heat detectors operatively connected thereto. A plurality of localized alarms are connected to the automatic dialer for actuation by the detectors and each automatic dialer is connected to a phone line into a microcomputer having stored thereon the position of each smoke and heat detector. The microcomputer, in turn, has a modem coupling it through the phone lines to a remote terminal. The microcomputer includes a connector for coupling a mobile terminal to the computer from the exterior of the building. In addition, the auto dialer is equipped with a relay for switching in an auxiliary battery supply in the event of power loss.

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