Patent ID: 7734906
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G08B,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An alarm security system for monitoring a plurality of premises, comprising a plurality of security subsystems, each of said security subsystems being discretely located, and a system communications bus interconnected to each of said security subsystems to enable bi-directional communication directly between any two of said security subsystems, wherein each of said security subsystems comprises: a) a local communications bus, b) a plurality of user interface devices connected to said local communications bus, each of said user interface devices comprising input devices that allow a user to input commands for controlling operation of a security subsystem, c) a plurality of sensor devices connected to said local communications bus, each of said sensor devices adapted to monitor an area under surveillance and sense if an intruder has entered said area under surveillance and generate an intrusion signal accordingly, d) a panel linking gateway connected to said local communications bus and to the system communication bus, said panel linking gateway adapted to selectively transfer data between said local communications bus and said system communication bus; and e) a control panel connected to said local communications bus comprising: