Means for controlling the level of service provided by an intruder detection system

摘要

A plurality of security applications are embodied as a set of program steps saved in a non-transitory computer readable medium accessible by a security system. Each security application provides intrusion detection for a geographical area based upon a respective set of sensors. The security applications are accessible via a control interface of the security system, the control interface receiving one or more control instructions from a person. The received control instructions are associated with at least one of the security applications whereby the security application provides intrusion detection based upon the input of the respective set of sensors in accordance with the set of control instructions. Authorisation to activate the security application can be requested from a remotely located central monitoring station that can also monitor the intruder detection system and contract the police department in the event of an emergency. A person may subscribe to at least one level of service from the central monitoring station wherein each level of service may correspond to intrusion detection based upon particular sets of sensors.