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Security system user interface with video display

US7486271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 5, 2004
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 11, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B25/008
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A security system user interface comprising a graphical display, a communication link, a memory, a camera and a display controller. The camera image is converted for display on the graphical display, the latter being used for security system control and viewing the camera image. The interface is best located near an entrance inside a secured premises, while the camera is arranged to monitor visitors outside the secured premises at the entrance. The camera can be connected directly to the user interface or indirectly using a data communications link of the security system interconnecting security detectors to a control panel.

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