ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,080, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Configurable security system" was invented by Thomas Thibault (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods and apparatus are described to selectively monitor a portion of a premises by a security system. A security system may contain a central security monitoring device in communication with a plurality of security sensors, and central security monitoring device may receive a command to actively monitor a first portion of a premises monitored by the security system, and in response to receiving the command, cause one or mor...