Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secured password and authentication mechanism for programming and updating software and firmware are provided. Some methods can include receiving, by a control panel device, a first user input requesting a onetime token; generating, by the control panel device, the onetime password and transmitting the onetime token to a server device in response to receiving the first user input; receiving, by the control panel device, a second user input including the onetime token and instructions; and executing, by the control panel device, the instructions when the onetime token is valid in response to receiving the second user input.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secured password and authentication mechanism for programming and updating software and firmware are provided. Some methods can include a control panel device or a server device generating a onetime password or security token, the control panel device or the server device identifying an authorized user and a phone number of a mobile device associated with the authorized user, the control panel device or the server device using the phone number to transmit the onetime password or security token to the mobile device, the control panel device receiving user input including the onetime password or security token and instructions to program or update the software or firmware of the control panel device or to power off or restart the control panel device, and the control panel device executing the instructions when the onetime password or security token is valid.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assigning or computing a fire system safety score via data mining and for predictive analysis via data mining are provided. Some methods can include identifying one or more pieces of data information from an ambient condition monitoring system installed in a region, quantifying the one or more pieces of the data information, and identifying a safety score of the region based on the quantified one or more pieces of the data information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a fire system network and identifying network information for predicting network faults are provided. Some methods can include extracting at least one network parameter from a network board of at least one a plurality of nodes in a fire system network and using the extracted at least one network parameter to generate a topology map that graphically represents a physical connectivity structure of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secured password and authentication mechanism for programming and updating software and firmware are provided. Some methods can include a control panel device or a server device generating a onetime password or security token, the control panel device or the server device identifying an authorized user and a phone number of a mobile device associated with the authorized user, the control panel device or the server device using the phone number to transmit the onetime password or security token to the mobile device, the control panel device receiving user input including the onetime password or security token and instructions to program or update the software or firmware of the control panel device or to power off or restart the control panel device, and the control panel device executing the instructions when the onetime password or security token is valid.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for graphically simulating and visualizing a networked fire alarm system are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a computing device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive a site-specific job file for a site and an associated graphical floor plan for the site, generate a visualization of the networked fire alarm system for the site, and display the visualization of the networked fire alarm system via a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secured password and authentication mechanism for programming and updating software and firmware are provided. Some methods can include a control panel device or a server device generating a onetime password or security token, the control panel device or the server device identifying an authorized user and a phone number of a mobile device associated with the authorized user, the control panel device or the server device using the phone number to transmit the onetime password or security token to the mobile device, the control panel device receiving user input including the onetime password or security token and instructions to program or update the software or firmware of the control panel device or to power off or restart the control panel device, and the control panel device executing the instructions when the onetime password or security token is valid.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a fire system network and identifying network information for predicting network faults are provided. Some methods can include extracting at least one network parameter from a network board of at least one a plurality of nodes in a fire system network and using the extracted at least one network parameter to generate a topology map that graphically represents a physical connectivity structure of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a fire system network and identifying network information for predicting network faults are provided. Some methods can include extracting at least one network parameter from a network board of at least one a plurality of nodes in a fire system network and using the extracted at least one network parameter to generate a topology map that graphically represents a physical connectivity structure of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secured password and authentication mechanism for programming and updating software and firmware are provided. Some methods can include a control panel device or a server device generating a onetime password or security token, the control panel device or the server device identifying an authorized user and a phone number of a mobile device associated with the authorized user, the control panel device or the server device using the phone number to transmit the onetime password or security token to the mobile device, the control panel device receiving user input including the onetime password or security token and instructions to program or update the software or firmware of the control panel device or to power off or restart the control panel device, and the control panel device executing the instructions when the onetime password or security token is valid.

Abstract: A metering system for metering consumption of a commodity. The metering system enalbing mobility based prepaid solution and event notification for energy metering. The metering system comprising a prepaid metering device, a mobile device, and a head-end system. The mobile device includes a mobile application configured to communicate with the meter and the head-end system to monitor, diagnose, register, and add credit to the prepaid metering device. The mobile application provides an automated solution for managing prepaid metering devices.

Abstract: When an ambient alarm system detects an alarm condition in the monitored region, the ambient alarm system can transmit a first signal to one or more registered user devices, responsive thereto, the one or more registered user devices can activate a respective Bluetooth peripheral device, the ambient alarm system can initiate a discovery process with the one or more registered user devices, responsive to the discovery process, the respective Bluetooth peripheral device of each of the one or more registered user devices can transmit a respective second signal to the ambient alarm system indicative of a respective identification of a respective one of the one or more registered user devices. Based on a number of received identifications, the ambient alarm system can identify the number of occupants in the monitored region.

Abstract: Systems and methods of increasing the efficiency and accuracy of a walk test in a fire alarm system are provided. Some methods can include receiving one or more walk test result signals from a system in a region, the signals indicative of one or more triggered input devices in the system and one or more activated output devices in the system, identifying one or more output devices in the system configured to be activated responsive to the one or more triggered input devices, comparing the activated output devices to the output devices configured to be activated, and transmitting a signal indicative of results of the comparing. Additionally or alternatively, some methods can include visually displaying or audibly emitting an indication of the results of the comparing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a fire system network and identifying network information for predicting network faults are provided. Some methods can include extracting at least one network parameter from a network board of at least one a plurality of nodes in a fire system network and using the extracted at least one network parameter to generate a topology map that graphically represents a physical connectivity structure of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for installing, commissioning, testing, and maintaining a fire alarm control panel via a mobile device are provided. Some methods can include receiving a first signal from a fire alarm control panel device, the first signal containing identifying information of the fire alarm control panel device, transmitting a second signal containing the identifying information to a server device, receiving a third signal containing a second piece of information from the server device, and displaying the second piece of information on a user interface device, wherein the second piece of information includes information for installing, commissioning, testing, or maintaining the fire alarm control panel device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for installing, commissioning, testing, and maintaining a fire alarm control panel via a mobile device are provided. Some methods can include receiving a first signal from a fire alarm control panel device, the first signal containing identifying information of the fire alarm control panel device, transmitting a second signal containing the identifying information to a server device, receiving a third signal containing a second piece of information from the server device, and displaying the second piece of information on a user interface device, wherein the second piece of information includes information for installing, commissioning, testing, or maintaining the fire alarm control panel device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assigning or computing a fire system safety score via data mining and for predictive analysis via data mining are provided. Some methods can include identifying one or more pieces of data information from an ambient condition monitoring system installed in a region, quantifying the one or more pieces of the data information, and identifying a safety score of the region based on the quantified one or more pieces of the data information.

Abstract: Systems and methods of increasing the efficiency and accuracy of a walk test in a fire alarm system are provided. Some methods can include receiving one or more walk test result signals from a system in a region, the signals indicative of one or more triggered input devices in the system and one or more activated output devices in the system, identifying one or more output devices in the system configured to be activated responsive to the one or more triggered input devices, comparing the activated output devices to the output devices configured to be activated, and transmitting a signal indicative of results of the comparing. Additionally or alternatively, some methods can include visually displaying or audibly emitting an indication of the results of the comparing.

Abstract: Systems and methods of identifying a number of occupants in a monitored region can include an ambient alarm system and one or more registered user devices in the monitored region. When the ambient alarm system detects an alarm condition in the monitored region, the ambient alarm system can transmit a first signal to the one or more registered user devices, and responsive thereto, the one or more registered user devices can activate a respective Bluetooth peripheral device, and the ambient alarm system can initiate a discovery process with the one or more registered user devices, and responsive to the discovery process, each activated Bluetooth peripheral device can transmit a second signal to the ambient alarm system indicative of an identification of the respective registered user device. Based on a number of received identifications, the ambient alarm system can identify a number of occupants in the monitored region.