Claims
- 1. In a security system comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver in wireless communication with the wireless transmitter, and a control panel connected to the wireless receiver, a method of operating the security system comprising the steps of:
a. the receiver receiving a wireless message from the wireless transmitter; b. determining if the system is in the disarm mode; c. if the system is in the disarm mode; then
i. the receiver determining the product type of the wireless transmitter from the wireless message; ii. the receiver determining from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential; iii. the receiver discarding the wireless message if the transmitter is indicated to be non-essential; and iv. the receiver sending the wireless message to the control panel if the transmitter is indicated to be essential; and d. if the system is not in the disarm mode, then the receiver sending the wireless message to the control panel.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiver determines if the system is in disarm mode by checking a system status bit in an internal memory location.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of:
the control panel issuing a system disarm message to the receiver; and the receiver setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to disarm status.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the steps of:
the control panel issuing a system arm message to the receiver; and the receiver setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to armed status.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiver determines from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential by checking the transmitter product type against a product type table in memory in the receiver.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the product type table is loaded into memory in the receiver from a message sent by the control panel to the receiver.
- 7. A security system comprising:
a. a wireless transmitter adapted to transmit a wireless message comprising a product type field populated with product type data indicative of a type of product with which the transmitter is associated; b. a control panel, and c. a wireless receiver connected to the control panel and in wireless communication with the wireless transmitter, wherein the receiver comprises:
i. means for receiving a wireless message from the wireless transmitter; and ii. processing means adapted to:
1. determine if the system is in the disarm mode; 2. if the system is in the disarm mode; then
a. determine the product type of the wireless transmitter from the wireless message; b. determine from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential; c. discard the wireless message if the transmitter is indicated to be non-essential; and d. send the wireless message to the control panel if the transmitter is indicated to be essential; and 3. if the system is not in the disarm mode, then send the wireless message to the control panel.
- 8. The security system of claim 7 wherein the processing means determines if the system is in the disarm mode by checking a system status bit in an internal memory location.
- 9. The security system of claim 8 wherein the control panel comprises means for issuing a system disarm message to the receiver; and the receiver comprises means for setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to disarm status.
- 10. The security system of claim 9 wherein the control panel comprises means for issuing a system arm message to the receiver; and the receiver comprises means for setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to armed status.
- 11. The security system of claim 7 wherein the receiver processing means determines from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential by checking the transmitter product type against a product type table in memory in the receiver.
- 12. The security system of claim 11 wherein the product type table is loaded into memory in the receiver from a message sent by the control panel to the receiver.
- 13. A wireless receiver for use in a security system comprising:
i. means for receiving a wireless message from a wireless transmitter; and ii. processing means adapted to:
1. determine if the receiver is in the disarm mode; 2. if the receiver is in the disarm mode; then
a. determine a product type of the wireless transmitter from the wireless message; b. determine from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential; c. discard the wireless message if the transmitter is indicated to be non-essential; and d. send the wireless message if the transmitter is indicated to be essential; and 3. if the receiver is not in the disarm mode, then send the wireless message.
- 14. The receiver of claim 13 wherein the processing means determines if the receiver is in the disarm mode by checking a system status bit in an internal memory location.
- 15. The receiver of claim 14 further comprising means for setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to disarm status in response to receiving a system disarm message.
- 16. The receiver of claim 14 further comprising means for setting the system status bit in the internal memory location to armed status in response to receiving a system armed message.
- 17. The receiver of claim 13 wherein the processing means determines from the transmitter product type if the transmitter is essential or non-essential by checking the transmitter product type against a product type table in memory in the receiver.
- 18. The receiver of claim 17 wherein the product type table is loaded into memory in the receiver from a message sent to the receiver.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to co-pending U.S. applications Ser. No. ______ (Attorney's Docket No. 110-095B) entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MESSAGE SEQUENCE COUNT IN A SECURITY SYSTEM; Ser. No. ______ (Attorney's Docket No. 110-095C) entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN A SECURITY SYSTEM; and Ser. No. ______ (Attorney's Docket No. 110-095D) entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MESSAGE RESPONSE TYPE IN A SECURITY SYSTEM, all of which were filed contemporaneously on even date herewith.