Patent ID: 7372370

Claim:
An alarm system for use with a structure, comprising: a safety detector to detect a safety condition with respect to the structure; a transmitter to transmit a communication to a person in a form perceivable by the person; a memory having a plurality of stored audible communications; an input device for accepting a user command; and a processor functionally connected to the safety detector, the transmitter, the memory, and the input device, and in response to a user command received from the input device, the processor accepts a user selection of an audible communication from the plurality of stored audible communications, and, in response to the safety detector detecting the safety condition, the processor causes the transmitter to transmit a first said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person and to cause the transmitter to perform at least one of transmitting a second said communication to the person in the form perceivable by the person or ceasing transmission of the first said communication, and wherein the selected audible communication is at least one of the first said communication or the second said communication.