Patent ID: 6252504
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
An alarm system for a household or premise comprising an alarm unit in combination with a line seize module;said alarm unit including a transmitter/receiver, a control panel function, a key pad, and an input/output port connected to a telephone line of said household or premise;said line seize module including an input/output communication port connected to said telephone line, a signal transmitter and receiver communicating over said telephone line with said alarm unit, control logic, a line seize arrangement and an automatic dialer; said control logic processing signals received by the input/output port and causing signals to be transmitted through said input/output port to said alarm unit;said alarm unit and said line seize module communicating over said telephone line such that the communications therebetween are independent of any telephone communication on said telephone line;said line seize module upon receiving an alarm signal from said alarm unit reporting the signal to a remote monitoring station using the public telephone system.