Method for the proactive verification of alarm signals from the protected premise location
US7772971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for alarm data communication with a central alarm-monitoring station having a central station receiver linked to a communications medium involves a remote, premise-protecting alarm system. It has a central processing unit (CPU), at least one sensor reporting to the CPU, an interface for communications with the central station receiver across the communications medium, and at least one user interface for a user to enter inputs to the CPU. The alarm system furthermore has a pro-active verify utility configured to allow a user, after the alarm system has automatically propagated a message to the central station receiver comprising a report of an exception sensed by the sensor, to enter an input through the user interface that causes the alarm system to propagate a later message comprising the user's verification. Preferably the user interface is a keypad, and the pro-active verify utility is actuated by minimal key strokes.
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