Patent ID: 8665084

Claim:
A security control apparatus, comprising: a wireless communication element supporting a plurality of wireless communication protocols, the wireless communication element configured to provide wireless communications with a user interface device and at least one premise-based device; a remote communication element configured to provide remote communications with a monitoring center; a premise power supply, the premise power supply configured to supply power to the security control apparatus; a back-up power supply, the back-up supply configured to provide power to the security control apparatus during failure of the premise power supply; and a processor in communication with the local wireless communication element and the remote communication element, the processor configured to: use the wireless communication element to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data; use the remote communication element to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the monitoring center; execute at least one life safety feature and at least one life style feature; monitor the premise power supply; and disable the at least one life style feature based at least in part on the monitoring.