System and method of alarm and history video playback

摘要

An apparatus and method of using a security system are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a two-dimensional map of geographical features of a secured area on a display, arranging a respective icon for each of a plurality of security sensors on the map, wherein a relative location of the respective icon of each of the plurality of security sensors on the two-dimensional map indicates the relative location of the sensor with respect to each of the geographical features of the map and wherein the respective icon of each of the plurality of sensors that is activated is shown highlighted on the map and providing an adjustable time control device with a time indicator on the map, the time control device causing each of the plurality of icons to enter a highlighted state during each concurrence in time between the activated state of the corresponding sensor and the time indicator.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a two-dimensional map of geographical features of a secured area on a display; arranging a respective icon for each of a plurality of security sensors on the two-dimensional map, at least one of the plurality of security sensors being a switch on a door or window providing entrance into or egress from the secured area, wherein a relative location of the respective icon of each of the plurality of security sensors on the two-dimensional map indicates a relative location of a respective security sensor with respect to each of the geographical features of the two-dimensional map; highlighting the respective icon of each of the plurality of security sensors on the two-dimensional map in response to detection of a threat within the secured area by the respective security sensor; and providing an adjustable time control device with a time indicator on the two-dimensional map, the adjustable time control device causing the respective icon of each of the plurality of security sensors to enter a highlighted state during each concurrence in time between an activated state of the respective security sensor and the time indicator, wherein only images of the respective icon for each of the plurality of security sensors are shown on the two-dimensional map.