Integrated security system
A security system is provided to integrate a local existing security system with other security and automation devices which may not be compatible with the existing security system. The security system can connect and integrate an existing security system, and provide a centralized point of controlling all existing and new security and automation devices in a premise, thereby allowing flexibility in modifying and expanding a security system in the premise without need of replacing the security system that has been already installed throughout the premise. The security system can at least partially self-program to communicate with an existing security system when the security system is connected to the existing security system.
1 . A user control device for an integrated security system, the user control device comprising:
a data processing apparatus;
a display screen; and
a memory device storing instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the user control device to perform operations comprising:
connecting to a security communicator device, the security communicator device being connected to (i) a security panel, the security panel being connected to one or more security devices, and (ii) one or more peripheral devices, the one or more peripheral devices being incompatible with the security panel;
receiving a control signal from the security communicator device, the control signal being generated by a security cloud server that is in network communication with the security communicator device, wherein the control signal is based on a signal from the security panel connected to the security communicator device, and based further on a peripheral device signal from a peripheral device connected to the security communicator device; and
generating, in response to receiving the control signal, an integrated control interface using the display screen, the integrated control interface displaying both an output based on information about the security panel and an output based on information about the peripheral device at the same time, wherein the integrated control interface includes, for each of the one or more security devices and for each of the one or more peripheral devices, a respective control that is configured to (i) present status information that indicates a current status of a respective device, (ii) receive a user input for controlling the respective device, and (iii) transmit the user input to the security cloud server, wherein the security cloud server is configured to transmit a device control signal based on the user input to the security communicator device for controlling the respective device.
2 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving the user input through the integrated control interface, the user input for controlling the security panel or the peripheral device.
3 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the user control device is a portable device.
4 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the user control device is connected to the security communicator device through a local network access device.
5 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the user control device is paired directly with the security communicator device.
6 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein an security device and a peripheral device are arranged in a security zone being independently monitored and controlled, the security device connected to the security panel.
7 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the security communicator device is configured to communicate with the security cloud server via one or more networks, and is further configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving the signal from the security panel, the signal representative of an security device connected to the security panel;
transmitting the signal to the security cloud server;
receiving the peripheral device signal representative of a peripheral device connected to the security communicator device;
transmitting the peripheral device signal to the security cloud server;
receiving the control signal from the security cloud server, the control signal including information about a security action determined based on the signal and the peripheral device signal; and
controlling the security panel using the control signal.
8 . The user control device of claim 7 , wherein the security communicator device is connected to one of a data bus and/or a telephone line of the security panel.
9 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein:
the security communicator device includes a plurality of communication interfaces,
the security communicator device is configured to select a communication interface from the plurality of communication interfaces for connecting to the user control device, and
connecting the user control device to the security communicator device is performed through the selected communication interface.
10 . The user control device of claim 9 , wherein:
the security communicator device is configured to communicate at least one of security events, alarms, and home automation events to the user control device via the selected communication interface, and
the operations further comprise receiving the at least one of the security events, alarms, and home automation events via the selected communication interface.
11 . The user control device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
outputting the at least one of the security events, alarms, and home automation events in the integrated control interface on the display screen.
12 . The user control device of claim 11 , wherein the outputting comprises:
outputting at least one event or alarm in the integrated control interface that is associated with the security panel; and
outputting at least one event or alarm in the integrated control interface that is associated with the peripheral device connected to the security communicator device.
13 . The user control device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one event or alarm associated with the security panel and the at least one event or alarm associated with the peripheral device are simultaneously displayed in the integrated control interface.
14 . The user control device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of communication interfaces include, at least, a wired communication interface and a wireless communication interface.
15 . The user control device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of communication interfaces include, at least, a wireless communication interface and a cellular communication interface.
16 . The user control device of claim 15 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises a Wi-Fi communication interface or a Bluetooth communication interface.
17 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the controls for each of the one or more security devices are presented in a first section of the integrated control interface, and the controls for each of the one or more peripheral devices are presented in a second section of the integrated control interface.
18 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the controls for each of the one or more security devices and the controls for each of the one or more peripheral devices are included together in a same section of the integrated control interface.
19 . The user control device of claim 1 , wherein the control signal is descriptive of a security action determined by the security cloud server based on the signal from the security panel and the peripheral device signal.
20 . The user control device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising controlling one or both of the security panel and the peripheral device to perform an action based on the control signal.