SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARMING AN ALARM SYSTEM WHEN AN OCCUPANT FAILS TO TURN THE SYSTEM ON

摘要

A system for protecting premises against a certain condition, comprising a sensor (13, 14) for providing an output signal upon sensing such condition, an alarm unit (17) for providing an alarm signal when armed and upon receipt of the output signal from the sensor (13, 14), and a timer (25) coupled between the sensor (13, 14) and the alarm unit (17) which timer (25) counts down from a preset count and then provides an arming signal to arm the alarm unit (17), and which timer (25) is reset to the preset count each time it receives an indication that the sensor (13, 14) has detected the certain condition.