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Alarm system walk test

US7786854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2008
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B29/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method for performing a walk test for an alarm system having an alarm panel and at least one zone, each zone having at least one sensor, having steps of placing the alarm panel in an engineering mode, establishing a communications channel between the alarm panel and a communication device and remotely placing the alarm panel in an appropriate state for each walk test, selecting a zone, triggering an alarm for each sensor in the selected zone, and using the communications channel to report the triggered alarm to the communication device, and remotely placing the alarm panel in an appropriate state for the next walk test after triggering all of the sensors in the zone. The system and method can also include user input to the alarm panel to indicate the desired communications channel.

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