Patent ID: 6975223

Claim:
A premises protection safety system, comprising: a detector unit constructed and arranged to detect one or more life-threatening conditions and to output a corresponding activation signal; an alarm device coupled to the detector unit and having an associated first receiver operative to detect a control signal for disabling the alarm device for a predetermined time interval after the alarm device responds to the activation signal from the detector unit; a remote control unit constructed and arranged for controlling the detector unit from a remote location; and a remote control housing assembly constructed and arranged for holding the remote control unit; wherein the remote control unit includes: a first transmitter operative to produce the control signal for disabling the alarm device in response to a command by a user, and a second receiver operative to produce an audible sound in response to a remote finder signal so that the user can locate the remote control unit if removed from the remote control housing; and the remote control housing assembly includes a second transmitter operative to produce the remote finder signal in response to a command by the user.