System and Methods for Providing Notification in the Event of a Security Crisis

摘要

The present invention provides a system and methods for notifying first responders of a security crisis or threat. The alarm system can be scaled to allow the alarm system to be used effectively in facilities of differing sizes and layouts. The system is also flexible, enabling the system to integrate with currently existing systems or to operate with new devices.

主权项

1. A security threat alarm system for notifying a monitoring organization of a security threat comprising:
a plurality of alarm actuation devices, said plurality of alarm actuation devices being located in the same building, wherein each of said plurality of alarm actuation devices is capable of being actuated upon the existence of a security threat and each of said plurality of alarm actuation devices is capable of providing a location signal indicating the location in the building of the one of the plurality of alarm actuation devices that has been actuated; at least one indicator, said at least one indicator being located in the same building, wherein when one of said plurality of alarm actuation devices is actuated, said indicator notifies at least one occupant of said building that one of said plurality of alarm actuation devices has been actuated; a controller, said controller coupled to said plurality of alarm actuation devices and coupled to said at least one indicator, said controller being capable of receiving a location signal from one or more of said plurality of alarm actuation devices upon actuation and determining the location of the one or more of the plurality of alarm actuation devices that has been actuated, said controller being capable of controlling said at least on indicator to notify said at least one occupant of said building that one of said plurality of alarm actuation devices has been actuated; a transmitter, said transmitter coupled to said controller, said transmitter being capable of transmitting said location signal received from said controller upon actuation of said one or more of said plurality of alarm actuation devices; wherein upon actuation of said one or more of said plurality of alarm actuation devices, a location signal is sent to said controller, said controller determines the location in the building of the one or more of said plurality of alarm actuation devices that has been actuated, and said controller instructs the transmitter to transmit a notification of the location of the one or more of said plurality of alarm actuation devices that has been actuated to a monitoring organization, thereby informing said monitoring organization of the location in the building of the alarm actuation device that has been actuated.