SECURITY SYSTEM

• US 20130318847A1
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensor Systems, LLC (Electromotive Solutions Group)
• Original Assignee: Sensor Systems, LLC (Electromotive Solutions Group)
• Inventors: Kelly, Jason L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,819,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/70.06
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/06 Electric or electromechanical safeties F41A17/04, F41A17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/46 Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/54 Protecting-caps for trigger guards; Trigger locking pieces mounted on, or within, the trigger guard

Abstract

A remote valuable and/or gun monitoring system and method are disclosed. A module incorporating a motion sensor is interconnected to a valuable or gun. The motion sensor generates a motion signal if movement is detected. The motion signal can be passed to a communication device associated with the valuable or gun owner by a network. Remote locking/unlocking of a trigger lock provided as part of the module interconnected to a gun can also be supported.

Claims

1. A security device for an object, comprising:

a module capable of being affixed to the object, the module including;

a motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is operable to generate a motion signal in response to movement of the motion sensor;

a controller, wherein the controller is operable to generate a motion detected message in response to the motion signal generated by the motion sensor; and

a signal transceiver, wherein the signal transceiver is interconnected to the controller, and wherein the signal transceiver is operable to send the motion detected message to a communication device.

2. The security device of claim 1, wherein the object is a gun.

3. The security device of claim 2, wherein the module further includes:

a trigger lock,

wherein the controller is operable to generate and send a lock command and an unlock command,

wherein the trigger lock is operable to lock in response to the lock command, and

wherein the trigger lock is operable to unlock in response to the unlock command.

4. The security device of claim 3, wherein:

the controller is operable to detect a proximity of a registered communication device to the module and generates and sends the unlock command in response to detecting that the registered communication device is in a vicinity of the module.

5. The security device of claim 3, wherein:

the controller generates and sends the lock command in response to the motion signal generated by the motion sensor.

6. The security device of claim 3, wherein:

a registered communication device is operable to transmit a lock message and an unlock message to at least one of the transceiver and a system server;

the transceiver is operable to receive the lock message and the unlock message;

the controller generates and sends the lock command in response to the lock message; and

the controller generates and sends the unlock command in response to the unlock message.

7. The security device of claim 6, wherein:

the controller generates an unlocked trigger message whenever the trigger lock is unlocked; and

the signal transceiver sends the unlocked trigger message to a primary communication device.

8. The security device of claim 1, wherein:

the module is operable to detect when it is removed from the object;

the module is operable to generate a module removed signal in response to being removed from the object;

the controller is operable to generate a module removed message in response to the module removed signal; and

the signal transceiver sends the module removed message to at least one of the communication device and a system server.

9. The security device of claim 1, further comprising:

a position module interconnected to the controller,

wherein the position module is operable determine a position of the module,

wherein the controller is operable to generate a position message with at least the position of the module, and

wherein the signal transceiver is operable to send the position message to at least one of the communication device and a system server.

10. The security device of claim 1, wherein:

a system server is operable to transmit a status update request to the module randomly or on a schedule set by a registered user;

the module is operable to transmit a status update response to the system server; and

the system server is operable to transmit a no-response message to the communication device if no status update response is received from the module.

11. The security device of claim 3, wherein:

the controller is operable to generate a status update message randomly or on a schedule set by a registered user;

the signal transceiver is operable to send the status update message to at least one of the communication device and a system server;

the system server and the communication device are operable to transmit an update received message to the controller; and

the controller generates a lock command if;

no update received message is received from at least one of the communication device and the system server, or

an improper update received message is received from either the communication device or the system server.

12. A method of securing an object, comprising:

interconnecting a motion senor and a transceiver to the object,

detecting that the object has been moved,

generating an alert message indicating that the object has been moved,

outputting the alert message.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

interconnecting a position module to the object, wherein the position module is operable to determine a position of the module, and wherein the alert message includes the position of the module.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the object is a gun.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

interconnecting a trigger lock to the gun;

detecting a proximity of a registered communication device to the gun; and

in response to detecting that the registered communication device is in a vicinity of the gun, generating a signal to unlock the trigger lock.

16. A security system, comprising:

a security, including;

a motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is operable to generate a motion signal in response to movement of the motion sensor;

a controller, wherein the controller is operable to generate a motion detected message in response to the motion signal generated by the motion sensor; and

a signal transceiver, wherein the signal transceiver is interconnected to the controller, and wherein the signal transceiver is operable to send the motion detected message to at least one of a communication device and a system server.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a position module interconnected to the controller, wherein the position module is operable to determine a position of the security module, wherein the controller is operable to generate a position message with at least the position of the security module, and wherein the signal transceiver is operable to send the position message to at least one of the communication device and the system server.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the security module is connected to a gun.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the security module further includes:

a trigger lock,

wherein the controller is operable to generate and send a lock command and an unlock command to the trigger lock,

wherein the trigger lock is operable to lock in response the lock command, and

wherein the trigger lock is operable to unlock in response to the unlock command

20. The system of claim 19, wherein:

the controller is operable to detect a proximity of a registered communication device to the security module and send the unlock command in response to detecting that the registered communication device is in a vicinity of the security module.