MAGNETIC FIELD BASED ALARM SYSTEM

• US 20100219951A1
• Filed: 03/02/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hector Sosa
• Original Assignee: Hector Sosa
• Inventors: Sosa, Hector
• Application Number:
  US12/396,078
• Publication Number:
  US 20100219951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/551
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1004 Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means using door lock sensors B60R25/1001
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/149 with electric, magnetic, capacitive switch actuation

Abstract

An embodiment of the present technology provides an apparatus, comprising at least one compass sensor and at least one main electronic board capable of determining a mismatch from said compass sensor and further sending a signal to a at least one vehicle control board to activate at least one security action. The present technology also provides for a security method, comprising determining at least one variation in a magnetic field with at least one magnetic sensor, amplifying said variation by at least one electronic amplifier, processing said variation by a least one electronic board and receiving said processed variation by a vehicle control board to trigger at least one security action in an alarm system. The technology also comprises an alarm circuit, further comprising an electronic compass sensor to sample an incoming magnetic field and output a signal an electronic board to receive said signal and comprise a plurality of NOR gates, transistors, resistors, capacitors, operational amplifiers, wherein said electronic board is capable of processing said signal and a vehicle control board to receive said processed signal to trigger at least one security action in an alarm system.

Claims

1. An apparatus to avoid theft, comprising:

at least one compass sensor; and

at least one main electronic board capable of receiving a first signal from said compass sensor, determining a mismatch between the first signal and a fixed value, and further sending a second signal to at least one vehicle control board to activate at least one security action.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said mismatch is determined by at least one microprocessor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said compass sensor works in the range of 1 μ

G to 10 G. as Earth'"'"'s field sensor and Medium-Field sensor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said compass sensor is selected from the group consisting of flux-gate magnetometers, magneto-inductive magnetometers, anisotropic magneto-resistive sensors, giant magneto-resistive devices, analog sensors, and Hall Effect sensors.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said compass sensor is able to detect a magnetic field change selected from the group consisting of, direction, presence, rotation and angle.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one key pad and at least one power supply.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said vehicle control board'"'"'s security actions are selected from group consisting of, turn on/off lights, turn doors on/off, turn windows on/off, cut power on/off, turn on a siren, turn on horn, turn off engine, turn off fuel pump, locking power steering, calling a pager, calling a phone number and sending a signal to the internet.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said main electronic board is capable of determining a mismatch from magnetic sensors placed in doors and windows.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said mismatch is created by a change in voltage.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said mismatch is created by a change in current.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said mismatch is amplified by at least one operational amplifier.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is used as an alarm system for vehicles on land and on water.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said variation further creates a change in voltage.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said variation further creates a change in current.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said magnetic variation is comprised of a change selected form the group consisting of, direction, presence, rotation and angle.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said vehicle control board'"'"'s security actions are selected from group consisting of, turn on/off lights, turn doors on/off, turn windows on/off, cut power on/off, turn on a siren, turn horn on, turn off engine, turn if fuel pump, locking power steering, calling a pager, calling a phone number and sending a signal to the internet.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said variation is amplified by at least one operational amplifier.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein said compass sensor is selected from the group consisting of flux-gate magnetometers, magneto-inductive magnetometers, anisotropic magneto-resistive sensor, giant magneto-resistive devices, analog sensors, and Hall Effect sensors.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein said method is used as an alarm system for vehicles on land and on water.

22. The circuit of claim 20, wherein said compass sensor is selected from the group consisting of flux-gate magnetometers, magneto-inductive magnetometers, anisotropic magneto-resistive sensor, giant magneto-resistive devices, analog sensors, and Hall Effect sensors.

23. The circuit of claim 20, wherein said compass sensor works in the range of 1 μ

G to 10 G. as Earth'"'"'s field sensor and Medium-Field Sensor.

13. A security method, comprising:

determining at least one variation in a magnetic field with at least one magnetic sensor;

amplifying said variation by at least one electronic amplifier;

processing said variation by a least one electronic board; and

receiving said processed variation by a vehicle control board to trigger at least one security action in an alarm system.

21. An alarm circuit, comprising:

an electronic compass sensor to sample an incoming magnetic field and output a signal;

an electronic board to receive said signal and comprise a plurality of NOR gates, transistors, resistors, capacitors, operational amplifiers, wherein said electronic board is capable of processing said signal; and

a vehicle control board to receive said processed signal to trigger at least one security action in an alarm system.