public boolean updateRunningAlarmProperties() {
if(stateMap != null && isConfigured()) {
Service service = device.findService(new UDAServiceId("AVTransport"));
Action action = service.getAction("GetRunningAlarmProperties");
ActionInvocation invocation = new ActionInvocation(action);
executeActionInvocation(invocation);
// for this property we would like to "compile" a more friendly variable.