Patent ID: 11881092
Assignee: THE ADT SECURITY CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A premises device for monitoring in a premises monitoring system, the premises device comprising:
at least one wirelessly controllable switching element that is switchable between a first position and second position;
a reed switch comprising an input lead and an output lead, the input lead and the output lead being in electrical communication with the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element, the reed switch being triggerable to a closed position by a magnetic field;
a light emitting diode (LED) comprising a first lead and a second lead, the first lead of the LED being in electrical communication with the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element, the LED being configured to emit a visual indication to indicate the reed switch is aligned for monitoring;
a sensor in electrical communication with the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element;
a power element comprising a positive terminal and negative terminal, the positive terminal being in electrical communication with the sensor and the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element, the negative terminal being in electrical communication with the sensor and the second lead of the LED;
in response to receiving a first wireless command, the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element being configured to switch to the first position where the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element is configured to:
electrically connect the first lead of the LED to the output lead of the reed switch;
electrically connect the positive terminal of the power element to the input lead of the reed switch;
in response to the reed switch being triggered to the closed position by the magnetic field, the LED being configured to emit visual feedback;
in response to the reed switch being in an open position, the LED being configured to not to emit the visual feedback; and

in response to receiving a second wireless command, the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element being configured to switch to the second position where the at least one wirelessly controllable switching element is configured to:
electrically connect the input lead and the output lead of the reed switch to the sensor for the sensor to sense whether the reed switch is in the open position or the closed position; and
the sensor being configured to trigger a premises monitoring system alert based on the sensor sensing that the reed switch is in the open position.