SECURITY SYSTEM HAVING A VEHICLE GLASS BREAKAGE ALARM

• US 20120235803A1
• Filed: 03/20/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Todd Bunting
• Original Assignee: Todd Bunting
• Inventors: Bunting, Todd
• Application Number:
  US13/052,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20120235803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.27
• 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: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/04 by breaking of glass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A home security system including vehicle glass breakage detection. A vehicle includes a glass breakage sensor and a wireless link to a home security system. The glass breakage sensor is configured and located in an unobtrusive manner within a vehicle. When the glass breakage sensor detects glass breakage it initiates a signal that causes the wireless link to inform the remainder of the home security system that the vehicle'"'"'s glass has been broken. In response, the home security system notifies the home owner and a monitoring agency that the vehicle has been broken into.

Claims

1. A security system, comprising:

a controller for receiving one or more security incident signals that are indicative of an occurrence of a security incident, said controller further for generating an alarm signal in response to said one or more security incident signals;

an alarm response to said generated alarm signal, said alarm for notifying a user of the occurrence of a security incident;

a remote vehicle glass breakage sensor for producing a glass breakage signal when a vehicle'"'"'s glass is broken;

a remote wireless link for receiving said glass breakage signal and for transmitting a glass breakage electromagnetic signal in response thereto; and

a receiver for receiving said glass breakage electromagnetic signal and for applying a security incident signal to said controller in response to said glass breakage electromagnetic signal.

2. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said glass breakage sensor is configured to be unobtrusive within a vehicle.

3. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said alarm notifies the home owner that a vehicle'"'"'s glass is broken.

4. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said alarm notifies a security monitoring agency that a vehicle'"'"'s glass is broken.

5. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said alarm notifies the police department that a vehicle'"'"'s glass is broken.

6. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said controller dials a phone number when a vehicle'"'"'s glass is broken.

7. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said remote vehicle glass breakage sensor uses sound frequency to detect glass breakage.

8. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said remote vehicle glass breakage sensor uses infrared signals to detect glass breakage.

9. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said remote vehicle glass breakage sensor uses microwave signals to detect glass breakage.

10. The security system according to claim 1 wherein said remote vehicle glass breakage sensor uses ultrasonic signals to detect glass breakage.