Patent ID: 7940709
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A network access point comprising: a controller; a wireless interface coupled with the controller to permit the network access point to communicate with wireless devices; a wired network interface coupled with the controller, to permit the network access point to communicate with an Ethernet network, such that the wireless interface and the wired network interface together permit the wireless devices to be able to communicate with devices on the Ethernet network through the network access point; at least one of an internal interface coupled with the controller and an external interface coupled with the controller; and at least one of one or more internal modules coupled with the internal interface and one or more external modules coupled with the external interface, the internal modules and the external modules being security-oriented modules, wherein the internal modules and the external modules comprise one or more of a smoke detector, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a light sensor, an emergency light, and a motion detector, wherein the ability of the wireless devices to communicate with the devices on the Ethernet network through the network access point, as permitted by the wireless interface and the wired network interface together, is adjusted in accordance with an output of at least one of the security-oriented modules.