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Wireless phone-interface device

US7054414B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References
27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 2001
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/66
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A phone-interface device receives a wireless signal from a control panel. The wireless signal encodes information regarding a system condition that has occurred in a facility. The phone-interface device communicates the system condition to a monitoring station. The phone-interface device receives its electrical power from the telephone line or from an energy storage device. In another aspect, the phone-interface device receives a provisional-alarm signal command from a control panel. The phone-interface device determines whether a disarm command has been received from the control panel. When a disarm command has not been received before expiration of a period of time, the phone-interface devices sends an alarm condition to a monitoring station.

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