Patent ID: 7321301

Claim:
A security system with a safety light feature, comprising: a control for controlling the security system; wherein the security system secures a building against burglaries; at least one sensor providing a signal to the control indicating that an emergency condition has been detected; at least one safety light, mountable at a remote location relative to a designated emergency exit, the at least one safety light comprising: at least one of a rescue alert light and a directional light for indicating a direction to the designated emergency exit; a housing; a receiver provided within the housing for receiving a wireless signal; and a transmitter provided within the housing for transmitting a wireless signal to a receiver in the home security system to inform the home security system of a status of the safety light; and a transmitter responsive to the control for transmitting a wireless signal to the at least one safety light to activate the at least one safety light when the control receives the signal indicating that the emergency condition has been detected.