SOLAR POWERED SECURITY SYSTEM
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Abstract
A solar powered perimeter beam security system comprising a plurality of spaced towers. The towers have detection beams extending between them for detecting an intruder when at least one of the detection beams is interrupted. Each of the towers communicates with a remote unit.
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56 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A method, comprising:
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operating a number of spaced apart intrusion detection towers, the towers each including a respective solar panel and respective detection equipment; providing electric power to operate the respective detection equipment of each of the towers with the respective solar panel to define an intrusion detection zone with the towers; wirelessly transmitting a signal from one of the towers; and wirelessly providing the signal to a processing unit by relaying the signal between two or more other of the towers, the processing unit being outside of a communication range of the one of the towers and being within a communication range of one or more of the other of the towers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29-35. -35. (canceled)
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36. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart towers to define an intrusion detection area and a processing unit in wireless communication with at least one of the towers to provide an indication when intrusion is detected with one or more of the towers, the towers each including;
a respective beam generator and a respective beam detector, the respective beam detector of a respective one of the towers receiving an intrusion detection beam from the respective beam generator of another of the towers; a respective wireless communication device including a transmitter operable to send signals corresponding to intrusion status and a receiver operable to receive a command signal from the processing unit; and a respective electric power source including a solar panel and an electrical energy storage device in electrical communication with the solar panel, the respective electric power source being structured to provide electric power to the respective beam generator, the respective beam detector, and the respective wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- a plurality of spaced apart towers to define an intrusion detection area and a processing unit in wireless communication with at least one of the towers to provide an indication when intrusion is detected with one or more of the towers, the towers each including;
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44. A method, comprising:
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operating a number of spaced apart intrusion detection towers and a processing unit, the towers each including detection equipment and wireless communication equipment coupled thereto; providing electric power to operate the detection equipment and wireless communication equipment of each of the towers with a corresponding solar panel; wirelessly receiving a signal from the processing unit with the wireless communication equipment of one or more of the towers; detecting intrusion with the detection equipment of a respective one of the towers; communicating the detecting of the intrusion to the wireless communication equipment from the detection equipment of the respective one of the towers; in response to the communicating from the detection equipment of the respective one of the towers, wirelessly transmitting one or more signals to the processing unit; and in response to the one or more signals, providing an indication of intrusion detection with the processing unit to an operator. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart towers to define an intrusion detection area and a processing unit in wireless communication with at least one of the towers to provide an indication when intrusion is detected with one or more of the towers, the towers each including;
a respective beam generator and a respective beam detector, the respective beam detector of a respective one of the towers receiving an intrusion detection beam from the respective beam generator of another of the towers; a respective wireless communication device including a transmitter operable to send signals corresponding to intrusion status and a receiver operable to receive a command signal from the processing unit, the command signal including at least one of a request to verify electrical energy storage status, activate a remote camera, activate a microphone module, and activate a speaker module; and a respective electric power source including a solar panel and an electrical energy storage device in electrical communication with the solar panel, the respective electric power source being structured to provide electric power to the respective beam generator, the respective beam detector, and the respective wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- a plurality of spaced apart towers to define an intrusion detection area and a processing unit in wireless communication with at least one of the towers to provide an indication when intrusion is detected with one or more of the towers, the towers each including;
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