Systems and methods for resolving double address faults during the commissioning of a connected system are provided. Some methods can include identifying a subset of a plurality of devices in a region with a double address fault, displaying a first list of the subset, receiving user input selecting one of the subset, identifying a current location of a user, generating a map of the region, wherein the map identifies a respective location of each of the subset and includes visual signs to guide the user from the current location of the user to the respective location of the one of the subset, displaying the map, generating a second list of valid addresses assignable to the one of the subset to address the double address fault, and displaying the second list.

A method for assigning a smoke detector (2) to be registered to a user profile (11) of a smoke detector management system (1), comprising the steps: establishing a data connection between the smoke detector (2) and a server (3) and transmitting first identification data (6) of the smoke detector (2) to the server (3); establishing a data connection between a mobile device (4) and the server (3); logging into the user profile (11) by means of the mobile device (4) using the user identification data (5); transmitting second identification data (7) of the smoke detector (2) to be registered to the mobile device (4); transmitting the second identification data (7) and/or the user identification data (5) to the server (3) by means of the mobile device (4); and identifying the smoke detector (2) by means of the first and/or second identification data (6; 7) and assigning the smoke detector (2) to the logged in user profile (11) or the user profile (11) corresponding to the user identification data (5).

Crowd-sourcing of vehicles and smart listening devices is used for neighborhood monitoring. A cluster server is configured within a public network to maintain a cluster directory identifying cluster members including a neighborhood of smart listening devices and user vehicles, wherein the neighborhood is associated with a cluster of dwellings. The surroundings of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles are monitored using sensors in the smart listening devices and the user vehicles. Upon detecting an alerting event with one of the sensors, a corresponding one of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles that detected the alerting event initiates a message to another cluster member based on the cluster directory. The cluster member receiving the message initiates its own responsive action to the alerting event.

A targeted alarm system is described that includes a network probe for sending test data to terminal devices connected to a network and deriving reliability data of the terminal devices and the network. When a targeted alarm message needs to be sent, the system identifies a targeted terminal device based on the reliability data for sending the targeted alarm message. Related methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are also disclosed.

A method of determining a location of one or more sensors in a security system is provided. The method including: detecting a first wireless signal from a first sensor; determining a first signal strength of the first wireless signal; associating the first signal strength of the first wireless signal with a first location; detecting a second wireless signal from the first sensor; determining a second signal strength of the second wireless signal; associating the second signal strength of the second wireless signal with the second location; detecting a first sensor trigger using the first sensor; and determining that the first sensor trigger occurred at the second location.

A device capable of and method for communicating auxiliary data over an alarm network tandem line, whereby noise signals are filtered. The noise signals have an amplitude less than a first threshold. Further, a tandem signal is transmitted or received via a tandem port, wherein the signal transmitted or received is substantially synchronous with a noise signal peak or the transmission does not contain a period greater than the first duration. The period is measured as between two of: one or more disruption point, packet beginning, and packet finish, adjacently disposed. The disruption point is a point where the tandem signal is below a first amplitude threshold. Further, the combined amplitude of the tandem signal and the noise signal is greater than the first threshold.

A piece of hygiene equipment arranged to dispense or dispose of a consumable to or from a user comprising a detector arranged to detect an observable from a surrounding of the piece of hygiene equipment and to provide a corresponding detector output and a processing unit arranged to receive the detector output, to process the detector output, and to generate information for determining a location of said piece of hygiene equipment.

An alarm module for interfacing with a monitoring type or output type alarm device and capable of configured by a wireless transmission device held in close proximity to the alarm module.

A system for locating a detection system within a predetermined area includes a fiber optic harness defining at least one node in communication with the predetermined area. Light is received at the at least one node. At least one emitter is arranged in communication with the at least one node. A control system is operably coupled to the at least one emitter and the at least one node to determine a physical location of the at least one node relative to the predetermined area.

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.