Alarm Central Control Device for Legacy Sensor Wireless Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home security systems struggle to efficiently handle emergency events during natural disasters or sudden incidents due to the lack of internet connection or wireless signal transmission in old alarm sensors, requiring costly replacements to enable effective signal transfer and control.
Innovation Solution
An alarm notification system comprising a server appliance, alarm central control device, and portable alarm device with networking features, including a central control unit, network connection unit, and wireless transmission unit, allowing signal transfer and control of anti-theft devices via a Wi-Fi hotspot and pairing software, enabling users to receive and respond to alarm notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If old sensors or alarms are replaced with advanced sensors featuring wireless communication or Internet connection functions, then alarm signal transmission capability is improved, but system cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an alarm central control device as an intermediary component that bridges old sensors without wireless capability and the remote server. The central control device receives signals from traditional sensors via wired connections and transmits them wirelessly through its own communication modules, allowing legacy sensors to function in a modern wireless alarm system without replacement.
2Reliability
If service center administrators manually dispatch personnel to handle emergency events, then emergency response can be performed, but response time increases during natural disasters or sudden incidents
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically notifying users through portable alarm devices as soon as an emergency is detected, before service center personnel can be dispatched. The portable devices provide immediate local alerts and instructions, enabling users to take preliminary protective measures while waiting for professional response.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where portable alarm devices can send status information back to the central control device and server. This two-way communication allows the system to monitor whether users have received notifications, whether anti-theft devices have been activated, and to adjust the response accordingly, improving overall emergency handling effectiveness.
3Adaptability or versatility
If all existing sensors are replaced to enable wireless signal transmission, then autonomous alarm reception and control capability is improved, but implementation burden and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm central control device serves multiple functions: it acts as a signal receiver for traditional wired sensors, a wireless transmission device for communicating with portable alarms, a control unit for managing anti-theft devices, and a gateway to the remote server. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate components, reducing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An alarm notification system is herein disclosed, which allows to pair a portable alarm device with the pairing software in a smart device such that the portable alarm device is able to turn on the wireless transmission function and connect to a server appliance, and since the alarm central control device is connected to the server appliance, an alarm detection device and an anti-theft device, in case that the alarm detection device detects any abnormal event and generate an alarm notification signal, the generated signal can be transferred to the portable alarm device via the server appliance, and then it is possible to choose to press down a button on the portable alarm device in order to generate a report control signal which can be sent to the alarm central control device by way of the server appliance, thus that the alarm central control device may control the operation of the anti-theft device in accordance with the received report control signal.