Interconnecting detector

Abstract

The present detector comprises at least one of a smoke detection sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor and a temperature sensor for generating a detected measure. The detector further comprises an alarm module for generating at least one of an audible alarm signal or a visual alarm signal and a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a monitoring central station. An electric connection level of the detector connects the detector to an electrical power source and to a data link. The data link electrically interconnects the detector to at least one remote wired detector. The electric connection level includes a plurality of active data link mating connectors and a mechanical protection mechanism allowing electrical connection of the data link to only one of the plurality of active data link mating connectors while preventing electrical connection to the other active mating connectors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A detector comprising:
 at least one of a smoke detection sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor and a temperature sensor for generating a detected measure; and   an alarm module for generating at least one of an audible alarm signal or a visual alarm signal;   a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a monitoring central station;   an electric connection level for connecting the detector to an electrical power source and to a data link, the data link electrically interconnecting the detector to at least one remote wired detector, the electric connection level including a plurality of active data link mating connectors and a mechanical protection mechanism allowing electrical connection of the data link to only one of the plurality of active data link mating connectors while preventing electrical connection to the other active mating connectors;   a processor for receiving the detected measure, the processor comparing the detected measure with a predetermined threshold, actuating the alarm module when the detected measure is above the predetermined threshold and generating a message to be wirelessly communicated to the monitoring central station by the communication module, the message including the detected measure and a unique identifier of the detector, the processor further receiving a remote alarm message from the at least one remote wired detector through the data link and the electric connection level, the processor further actuating the alarm module upon receipt of the remote alarm message and forwarding the remote alarm to the monitoring central station with the unique identifier of the detector.   
     
     
         2 . The detector of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of active mating connectors including at least one of the following: a legacy Kidde™ pigtail, a 2014 or more recent Kidde™ pigtail, a Firex™ pigtail, a BRK™ pigtail, a First Alert™ pigtail, a Dicon™ pigtail and an American Sensor™ pigtail. 
     
     
         3 . The detector of  claim 1 , wherein the mechanical protection mechanism including a mating connector aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The detector of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a memory for storing a first phone number for the monitoring central station; and wherein:   a cellular module for communicating with the monitoring central station using the first phone number.   
     
     
         5 . The detector of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the memory further stores a second phone number for the monitoring central station;   the cellular module communicates with the monitoring central station using the second phone number when a communication with the monitoring central station using the first phone number is not established; and   the cellular module reports to the processor that the communication using the first phone number for the monitoring central station is not established.   
     
     
         6 . The detector of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the communication module comprises a Wi-Fi module;   the unique identifier of the detector is at least one of: an 8-digit Device ID and an IPv6 address;   the detector further comprises a memory for storing an IP address for the monitoring central station; and   the communication module wirelessly communicates with the monitoring central station using one of the following protocols: IPv4, IPv6, a monitoring central station standard protocol, an Ethernet protocol or a proprietary protocol.   
     
     
         7 . The detector of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a 433/915 MHz wireless transceiver for wireless communicating with at least one wireless detector in a vicinity of the detector, the 433/915 MHz transceiver receives from the at least one wireless detector a wireless alarm message; and   wherein the processor receives the wireless alarm message, and upon receipt of the wireless alarm message actuates the alarm module and generates a message to be wirelessly communicated to the monitoring central station by the communication module, the message including the wireless alarm message and a unique identifier of the detector.   
     
     
         8 . The detector of  claim 3 , wherein the mechanical protection mechanism comprises:
 a connector plate defining a plurality of connector receptacles, each connector receptacle having a set of apertures for receiving therethrough respective electric conducive sets of pins of the connector plane and electrically connecting therein corresponding mating connectors; and   a mechanical protection mechanism for allowing access to only one mating connector.   
     
     
         9 . The detector of  claim 8 , wherein the mating connectors of the connector plate comprise at least two of the following: a mating connector for a legacy Kidde™ pigtail, a mating connector for a 2014 or more recent Kidde™ pigtail, a mating connector for a Firex™ pigtail, a mating connector for a BRK™ pigtail, a mating connector for a First Alert™ pigtail, a mating connector for a Dicon™ pigtail and a mating connector for an American Sensor™ pigtail.