EP2575114A3 - An alarm controller - Google Patents

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EP2575114A3
EP2575114A3 EP12186795.6A EP12186795A EP2575114A3 EP 2575114 A3 EP2575114 A3 EP 2575114A3 EP 12186795 A EP12186795 A EP 12186795A EP 2575114 A3 EP2575114 A3 EP 2575114A3
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Michael Byrne
Michael Guinee
James Duignan
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
    • G08B25/14—Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B29/00—Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systems; Prevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation
    • G08B29/12—Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems
    • G08B29/14—Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems checking the detection circuits
    • G08B29/145—Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems checking the detection circuits of fire detection circuits

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A controller (1) for a smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide alarm system automatically assigns one of a plurality of commands to a common user action button (10) press, according to circumstances. It assigns a test command if all of the alarm devices are in standby, a locate command if any of the alarm devices are alarming, and a hush command if its last command was a locate command. The processor activates output indicators to provide alarm condition information to a user, and there is a dedicated indicator (21-23) for each sensed condition. The processor controls the indicators (24-27) to inform the user of the command which would be assigned to a next button (10) press.
EP20120186795 2011-09-30 2012-10-01 An alarm controller Active EP2575114B1 (en)

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EP2843636B1 (en) 2013-08-23 2018-06-13 E.I. Technology Monitoring and control of alarm systems
US9640061B1 (en) * 2015-12-31 2017-05-02 Google Inc. Remote alarm hushing with acoustic presence verification

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US6326880B1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2001-12-04 Pittway Corporation Detector with control switch
US6642849B1 (en) * 2001-12-11 2003-11-04 Maple Chase Company Hush disable feature for photoelectric smoke alarm
EP1840699A2 (en) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-03 Honeywell International, Inc. One button multifunction key fob for controlling a security system
EP1906371A2 (en) * 2006-09-28 2008-04-02 E.I. Technology Limited Control of alarm devices

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US6326880B1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2001-12-04 Pittway Corporation Detector with control switch
US6642849B1 (en) * 2001-12-11 2003-11-04 Maple Chase Company Hush disable feature for photoelectric smoke alarm
EP1840699A2 (en) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-03 Honeywell International, Inc. One button multifunction key fob for controlling a security system
EP1906371A2 (en) * 2006-09-28 2008-04-02 E.I. Technology Limited Control of alarm devices

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