Patent ID: 7633388

Claim:
A security apparatus, comprising: a user interface device in a first security system, the first security system securing a first building location; the user interface device operable to provide information regarding the first security system to a user; and a receiver in the first security system for receiving, from a remote facility, periodically updated information regarding a second security system that secures a second building location different than the first building location; wherein: the periodically updated information is transmitted to the remote facility by the second security system according to an update interval of the second security system; and the user interface device is responsive to the receiver and the periodically updated information for providing information regarding the second security system to the user; and the first security system requests security information associated with the second security system and sends commands to control the second security system, said commands are forwarded to and executed by the second security system, said receiver receives the requested security information associated with the second security system and provides the received information to the user via the user interface device.