Integrated security system having a multiprogrammed controller
US4538138A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B26/002
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A security system continuously monitoring a plurality of spatially diverse events which are reportable to a central monitoring facility, the system including a controller for sequencing the performance of reporting and monitoring tasks according to the requirements of the events. The system also performs the tasks according to a predetermined priority, in particular, alarm message queuing. In addition, alarm conditions and system operation are verified by specified communication procedures and redundancies. Furthermore, system communications capabilities include keyboard entry and output display and an interrupt facility.
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