Security systems

• US 20060202822A1
• Filed: 02/12/2004
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Finlayson
• Original Assignee: John Finlayson
• Inventors: Finlayson, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,330,114 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection

Abstract

A security system including in combination a signal transmission means carried by an object wherein said signal transmission means is adapted to transmit a signal, signal receiver means adapted to receive signals, transmitted by the signal transmission means, control means adapted to process received signals and adapted to control an alarm system in accordance to the received signals, wherein the control means in response to a processed received signal from said signal transmission means controls the alarm system such that the presence of objects with said signal transmission means in a designated area will not activate the alarm of the alarm system, however the control means continues to allow the alarm of the alarm system to be activated if the alarm system senses objects without signal transmission means in the designated area.

Claims

1. A security system including in combination:

a. signal transmission means carried by an object wherein said signal transmission means is adapted to transmit a signal;

b. signal receiver means adapted to receive signals, transmitted by the signal transmission means;

c. control means adapted to process received signals and adapted to control an alarm system in accordance to the received signals;

d. wherein the control means in response to a processed received signal from said signal transmission means controls the alarm system such that the presence of objects with said signal transmission means in a designated area will not activate the alarm of the alarm system, however the control means continues to allow the alarm of the alarm system to be activated if the alarm system senses objects without signal transmission means in the designated area.

2. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein it can be used in conjunction with existing prior art alarm systems and can be supplied as an after market accessory to the prior art alarm systems.

3. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal transmission means is a miniaturized transponder or transmitter that can be worn anywhere on the body or object as a pendent for a necklace, a bracelet, an attachment to wristwatch band, an identification card on a belt clip or around the neck etc.

4. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiver means includes antenna means to detect the signal, typically a radio or microwave or ultra high frequency signal.

5. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means is a computerized means adapted to process the signal received by the receiver means and to control and co-ordinate the security system and existing prior security alarm systems in order not to activate the alarm of the alarm system when objects with signal transmission means are present in the designated area and to activate the alarm of the alarm system if objects without signal transmission means is sensed in the designated area.

6. A security system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the computerized means is part of a home security system, which typically involves an Internet user controlled system.

7. A security system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the antenna means can be disguised in a picture frame or any other suitable fittings or fixtures or be part of the motion sensing apparatus of an existing alarm system.

8. A security system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the transponder or transmitter is unique to the wearer or user and only the wearer or user can activate the transmitter or transponder.

9. A security system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 5, wherein the computer or control means also monitors the number of and the position of the signal received so that the number of times the wearer or user enters a designated area and the movements of the wearer or user within the designated area can be recorded.

10. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security system is adapted to be used in combination with known biometric systems, typically face recognition systems or video or digital imaging systems to enable the identification of a wearer of a transmission means to be verified.

11. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security system is powered by the same power supply as the alarm system.

12. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means is adapted to record and acknowledge a particular I.D. for each transmission means.

13. A security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security system is adapted to be an ‘

idle mode’ and

the alarm system fully armed when objects with transmission means are not in the designated area and is adapted to be instantaneously ‘

active’

when a signal from a transmission means in the designated area is received by the signal receiver means.

14. A security system including in combination:

a. signal transmission means carried by an object wherein said signal transmission means is adapted to transmit a signal;

b. signal receiver means adapted to receive signals, transmitted by the signal transmission means;

c. control means adapted to process received signals and adapted to control an alarm system in accordance to the received signals;

d. wherein the control means in response to a processed received signal from said signal transmission means controls the alarm system such that the presence of objects with said signal transmission means, the alarm of the alarm system in a designated area will be deactivated.

15. A security system as claimed in claim 14 wherein, the control means is adapted to allow other alarms of the alarm system in other designated areas remain active when an object with a transmission means is in the designated area.

16. A security system as claimed in claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the control means is adapted to allow the alarm of the alarm system to be activated if the alarm system senses objects without signal transmission means in the designated area even if an object with a transmission means is also in the designated area.