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6124790 System and method for filtering an alarm  
A method for filtering an alarm can be broadly summarized by the following steps: The state of an alarm is read or determined over time, which creates a pattern of state transitions for the alarm....
6037867 Plug-in type supervisory switch  
A device for supervising movable articles or objects has a supervising member which can be attached thereto. The device includes a connector disposed in a housing. The housing includes an aperture...
5973603 House/garage smoke detector  
A house and garage alarm system is provided including at least one detector housing with a smoke and/or carbon monoxide detector situated therein. A power source is situated within the detector...
5933077 Apparatus and method for detecting undesirable connections in a system  
An alarm system includes a controller (20), a plurality of transponders (23-26), and a transducer (50) connected to one of the transponders (23). A voltage reference which is preferably earth...
5923249 Door security system  
An optional security system for monitoring door opening is designed to be plugged into the main board of a slot machine without any change of hardware or addition of extra switches. This security...
5920259 Motion detection with RFI/EMI protection  
A motion sensor has a parasitic response to at least one of radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic (EM) impulse signals. The motion detection circuit for security systems has a dummy RF receiver...
5909174 Control device, especially for vehicle braking light control  
A control device is provided with a controllable element and a control unit that delivers an output signal which, when a control command signal applied to the input side is at an activating level,...
5805062 2-wire optovoltaic loop-powered isolation amplifier with current bootstrapping  
An isolation amplifier that transmits data to a receiver via a current loop, where the isolated portion of the circuit is powered by a photovoltaic array illuminated by a light source powered...
5789925 Sensor system having abnormality detecting circuit for detecting abnormality of sensor system from outputs of signal processing circuits  
A sensor system includes a single sensor means, two sensed signal processing circuits for processing the output signal of the sensor means, both the signal processing circuits being substantially...
5777550 High reliability instrument system  
A high reliability instrument system includes means for applying a test condition to the instrument and for determining whether the instrument properly responds to the test condition, and means for...
5757265 Multiple-cable field bus system  
A field bus system may be used in which transmission ability of the system can be maintained even if communication error occurs due to noises or failure of a transmission line. The system can be...
5721530 Stand alone mode for alarm-type module  
There is provided an alarm system for detecting and warning of the presence of alarm and trouble conditions in a plurality of zones. The system comprises a loop controller having supply lines...
5701115 Field programmable module personalities  
There is provided an alarm system for detecting and warning of the presence of alarm and trouble conditions in a plurality of zones. The system comprises a loop controller having supply lines...
5694114 Coherent alarm for a secure communication system  
A high speed secure fiber optic communication system that includes a coherent alarm system utilizes a pair of single mode fiber optic cables in combination with one or more light sources, phase...
5679987 Method and device for obtaining connectivity information of telecommunication facilities  
The invention discloses a method and its device for acquiring swiftly and firmly the connectivity information of electric conductor cords for connecting a plurality of apparatus groups or switching...
5652566 Alarm system  
A redundant alarm system including a central controller that interfaces with a first alarm, a second alarm, a visual indicator and an acoustic sensor. When an alarm condition exists, the controller...
5640140 Alarm processing apparatus  
The alarm processing apparatus has fault detection means which detect faults with regard to specific individual items, and which are provided in constituent elements, which have redundancy; fixed...
5631630 Low voltage pool security system  
A simplified, home-improvement-type, low voltage security system to prevent infants from entering the swimming pool area by monitoring the exit doors of a home leading to the swimming pool and the...
5621383 Ring network system capable of detecting an alarm in each node  
In a ring network system formed by a plurality of nodes connected to one another through a ring-shaped path, each of the nodes collects all of node information signals representative of states of...
5619131 Parallel analog-digital monitoring system  
An electronic monitoring system provides an actual value sensor which detects an actual value of a component to be monitored, e.g., the rotational speed of a drive motor, and emits actual value...
5552764 Alarm detecting system for redundancy configuration circuit  
In a receiving circuit which serves as a system in use, a gate circuit is enabled in response to a specifying signal. In a receiving circuit which serves as a backup system, a gate circuit is...
5524099 Intrusion detector operating mode selection system  
An intrusion detector operating mode selection circuit sets an intrusion detector operating mode responsive to an encoded acoustic signal. An acoustic signal decoder receives an encoded acoustic...
5479161 Automatic calibration of redundant sensors  
A system for calibrating the sensors of a redundant sensor system by calculating a first set of error signals based on differences between a combination of the outputs and known values and...
5473309 Apparatus for testing an irrigation system controller and method of testing irrigation systems  
An apparatus for testing the operation of an irrigation system is disclosed. The apparatus pinpoints defects in the irrigation system controller by simulating control signals and processing the...
5448224 Heat detector including device for detecting abnormality of external temperature sensor  
A heat detector includes an external temperature detector for detecting an external temperature outside the heat detector and an internal temperature detector for detecting an internal temperature...
5424708 System and method for transferring hub alarm service monitoring  
An alarm system monitoring method for remote monitoring. A local alarm monitoring station receives alarm indications from alarms being monitored, and transfers the alarm indication to a first hub...
5416725 Computer-based notification system having redundant sensor alarm determination and associated computer-implemented method for issuing notification of events  
A notification system for reporting events occurring within a defined area being monitored thereby. The notification system includes a plurality of sensors installed at selected locations within...
5402101 Method for determining the configuration of detectors of a danger alarm system and for determining the system configuration of suitable detectors  
A danger alarm system includes a plurality of detectors, each of which having a microprocessor, a current drain controllable by the microprocessor for data exchange with a central station, an...
5387899 Alarm system with monitoring circuit for detecting a cut or short in a pair of wires  
An alarm system is described wherein both an open connection between an alarm monitor and an alarmed unit or a short circuit across the connection between the monitor and the unit can be detected....
5200734 Detecting and alarming system for detecting shortcircuited or broken circuit  
A detecting and alarming system includes a main alarm circuit provided in a headquarter control center, at least a terminal alarm circuit provided at a local station, and at least a connecting loop...
5155480 Event reporting using a two-wire non-blocking bus structure  
An apparatus for non-blocking event reporting from event reporting units to a monitoring circuit includes a first and second common wire coupling the units to the monitoring circuit. A constant...
5140622 Data transmission system with double lines  
A data transmission system with double lines comprises a plurality of sensor terminals connected to the current line in cascade, and a controller connected to a current input side of the first...
5140305 Speed sensor failure detection method and apparatus for an overspeed protection system  
An apparatus for detecting speed sensor failure in an overspeed protection device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of tachometers having outputs for indicating the speed of...
5132628 Error detecting device for electronic equipment  
A device for detecting errors of a plurality of electric parts which are built in electronic equipment has error detecting circuits in the form of relays. The relays are interconnected one-to-one...
5103206 Security system  
A security system including a plurality of alarm equipped security units usable at discrete locations and operated by individual power sources at those discrete locations. The units are...
RE33807 Self-powered sensor for use in closed-loop security system  
A self-powered sensor for a closed-loop security system includes a self-powered sensor network which provides a switch-actuating signal upon the detection of a physical condition. An electronic...
5030939 Multiple input signal checking circuit  
A circuit senses the conditions of control instrumentation such as valves and graphically displays these conditions on a display panel or screen of a console. The circuit also provides signal...
4973943 Signal control system using two synchronous ring counter circuits  
A signal control system for transmission circuits which includes two ring counter type transmission circuits respectively formed of a plurality of transmitter-receivers located opposite to each...
4954809 Continuity-isolation testing for class A wiring in fire alarm system  
A fire alarm system in which a large number of terminal units, comprising detectors and interface circuits, at a variety of locations are coupled or connected in separate, independent loops of the...
4926364 Method and apparatus for determining weighted average of process variable  
A method and apparatus for determining a weighted average of three input values under the control of a processor includes a step of determining which of the three input values is the median value,...
4899131 Local control system for domestic appliances and alarm devices  
A control system has a central unit for applying DC operating current and control signals to a two line bus. The central unit applies a DC operating current to the bus, as well as signals that have...
4896141 Fire and overheat detection  
An overheat detector comprises an optical fiber connected at one end to a light source and at the other end to a photodiode for monitoring the light level transmitted through the fiber. When the...
4881058 Combined audible and visual alarm system  
A combination audio and visual alarm system for selectively generating either audible, or visual, or combined audible and visual alarm signals, including a sound transducer device having a blocking...
4857912 Intelligent security assessment system  
An intelligent security assessment system includes a multiplicity of sens for detecting intrusion into an area. Each of the sensors operates on a different principle to detect intrusion. For...
4849734 Self-diagnostic circuit for alarm-systems  
A self-diagnostic circuit for use in alarm systems and the like, of the kind having a plurality of alarm detection switches connected in a loop, indicators associated with each of the switches for...
4843378 Failure alarm device for an appliance  
The failure alarm device for an appliance of the present invention include a first alarm for indicating an abnormality if an abnormality should occur in the appliance main body, and a second alarm...
4833451 Individual source identification  
An individual source identification of several signal providers or pick-ups with closable contacts disposed in a twin-wire signal line, in particular for fire detectors in fire alarm systems. The...
4804942 Verifying automatic line integrity diagnostic (V.A.L.I.D.) apparatus and methods for intrusion detection systems  
An intrusion detection loop employing an end-of-line resistor that operates with a voltage window. As the voltage window is increased, the sensitivity of the system decreases. As the window is...
4803465 Apparatus for improving the reliability of an alarm circuit  
An adapter module for converting a Class B alarm system to Class A operation. The module includes a first pair of terminals connected to corresponding terminals of a Class B control panel, and...
4797670 Redundant signal selector system  
The present invention relates to a signal selector which selects a signal for control of various operating parameters in a process facility. The system includes a display and first and second...
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