SELF-CONTAINED SECURITY SYSTEM
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1. A self-contained, portable security system comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of sensors in the housing for detecting an intruder within a security region around an object exterior to the housing, wherein the sensors are selected from the group consisting of an infra-red sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave motion sensor, an electric field detector, a thermal sensor, and a video camera; and
one or more alarms in the housing selected from the group consisting of a visual alarm and an audible alarm; and
(b) an electronic key fob for remotely disarming the one or more alarms.
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Abstract
A portable, self-contained security system for protecting an object external to the system, the system comprising one or more sensors and one or more alarms to draw attention to the unit if the sensors are activated.
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1. A self-contained, portable security system comprising:
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(a) a housing unit comprising;
a housing;
a plurality of sensors in the housing for detecting an intruder within a security region around an object exterior to the housing, wherein the sensors are selected from the group consisting of an infra-red sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave motion sensor, an electric field detector, a thermal sensor, and a video camera; and
one or more alarms in the housing selected from the group consisting of a visual alarm and an audible alarm; and
(b) an electronic key fob for remotely disarming the one or more alarms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A self-contained, portable security system comprising one or more sensors, one or more alarms triggered by the sensors, and a battery, the battery having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces, wherein the system further comprises:
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a housing containing the sensors, the alarms and the battery, the housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a battery holder for retaining the battery in a lower portion of the housing, the battery holder having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface engages the upper surface and the side surfaces of the battery; and
a plurality of ribs extending between the interior surface of the housing and the exterior surface of the battery holder to restrain movement of the battery within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A self-contained, portable security system comprising one or more sensors, wherein the system further comprises:
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a housing containing the sensors, the housing having a top, a bottom, a front face, a rear face, and two lateral sides;
a beacon located on the top of the housing between the two lateral sides of the housing, wherein the beacon is visible from both the front face and the rear face of the housing when activated; and
a rigid handle extending over the beacon and between the two lateral sides of the housing to protect the beacon from an impact. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A self-contained, portable security system for detecting an intruder within a security region around an object exterior to the system, comprising:
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a housing having a front face and a rear face;
a first infra-red motion sensor, the first infra-red motion sensor having a first detection region extending outward from the front face of the housing; and
a second infra-red motion sensor, the second infra-red motion sensor having a second detection region extending outward from the rear face of the housing, wherein the first detection region and the second detection region are asymmetric. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of using a security system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a first portable security system and a second portable security system, each system comprising;
a housing;
a plurality of sensors in the housing for detecting an intruder within a security region around an object exterior to the housing, wherein the sensors are selected from the group consisting of an infra-red sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave motion sensor, an electric field detector, a thermal sensor, and a video camera; and
one or more alarms in the housing selected from the group consisting of a visual alarm and an audible alarm;
(b) activating an alarm of the first security system when one or more sensors of the first security system are activated; and
(c) transmitting a communication signal directly from the first portable security system to the second portable security system to activate an alarm of the second portable security system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of using a security system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a portable security system comprising;
a housing;
a plurality of sensors in the housing for detecting an intruder within a security region around an object exterior to the housing, wherein the sensors are selected from the group consisting of an infra-red sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave motion sensor, an electric field detector, a thermal sensor, and a video camera; and
one or more alarms in the housing selected from the group consisting of a visual alarm and an audible alarm;
(b) sending a communication signal from the portable security system to a status notification server when one or more sensors of the first security system are activated;
(c) generating a message in response to the communication signal from the portable security system; and
(d) sending the message to a user of the portable security system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A microwave sensor comprising:
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a) a transmitter;
b) an antenna connected to the transmitter;
c) an amplitude detector electrically connected to the antenna;
d) a band pass filter electrically connected to the amplitude detector; and
c) a microprocessor interface electrically connected to the transmitter, the antenna, the amplitude detector and the band pass filter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A battery charging and communications circuit comprising:
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a) an accessory detection unit;
b) a voltage control unit electrically connected to the accessory detection unit;
c) a power and data switching unit electrically connected to the voltage control unit; and
d) a battery. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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