Patent ID: 8638210

Claim:
An alarm system, the alarm system comprising: a plurality of alarm sensors at a monitored location, each alarm sensor of the plurality of alarm sensors including one or more wires for connecting the alarm sensor to alarm hardware; and a takeover module for use at the monitored location, the takeover module including external connections, a microprocessor, and a wireless transmitter, wherein: the external connections are configured to connect to the one or more wires connected to each alarm sensor independently of the alarm hardware such that sensor input from the alarm sensors is received at the external connections; the microprocessor is configured to: receive sensor input from the alarm sensors over the external connections; convert the sensor input into digital sensor input data in a format that is compatible with an alarm controller at the monitored location that accepts wireless signals originating from the monitored location; and the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit the digital sensor input data locally to the alarm controller using a compatible frequency and wireless sensor protocol.