Alarm system for sensing and vocally warning a person to step back from a protected object
First Claim
1. Apparatus for warning persons away from an object who move sufficiently near the object to inflect damage thereto comprisingsensing means for sensing the presence of a person sufficiently near said object to inflict damage thereto;
- means for electronically issuing a first speech message in response to sensing a person with said sensing means, said first speech message instructing said person to step back from said object; and
means for sounding an alarm if the person sensed by said sensing means does not step back from said object, and for not sounding said alarm if the person does step back from said object.
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Abstract
An alarm system senses the presence of a person sufficiently near a protected object, such as an automobile, to inflict damage thereto, and provides verbal warnings to the person that he or she must step back from the object or an alarm will be sounded. The alarm system includes a proximity detector that senses the proximity of a person to the protected object and means for generating vocal signals using synthetic speech generation circuits. Such vocal signals instruct the person to back away from the protected object, thereby preventing the person from inflicting any damage to the object. The user may select various operating modes and performance options in how the system is used.
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22 Claims
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1. Apparatus for warning persons away from an object who move sufficiently near the object to inflect damage thereto comprising
sensing means for sensing the presence of a person sufficiently near said object to inflict damage thereto; -
means for electronically issuing a first speech message in response to sensing a person with said sensing means, said first speech message instructing said person to step back from said object; and means for sounding an alarm if the person sensed by said sensing means does not step back from said object, and for not sounding said alarm if the person does step back from said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of protecting a vehicle from unauthorized tamper or entry comprising:
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sensing the presence of a person sufficiently near said vehicle to inflict damage thereto; warning said person using electronically generated speed that he or she is too close to the vehicle and instructing the person to move back away from the vehicle; sounding an alarm if the person does not move back away from the vehicle within a prescribed period of time subsequent to warning said person to move back; whereby the vehicle is protected by warning a person using synthetically generated speech not to get too close to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. The method of protecting a vehicle warning includes an audible countdown.
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12. Apparatus for protecting an object from being damaged by a person who moves sufficiently near the object to inflict damage thereto comprising:
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sensing means for sensing the presence of a person sufficiently near said object to inflict damage thereto; audible alarm means for sounding an audible alarm; means for electronically issuing a first speech message in response to sensing a person with said sensing means, said first speech message instructing said person to step back from said object; and means for sounding said audible alarm means in the event said person does not step back from said object within a prescribed time period after sensing the presence of said person with said sensing means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of protecting an object using a vocal alarm system having synthetic speech generating means and a proximity sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sensing the presence of a person using said proximity sensor whenever said person is sufficiently near said object to inflict damage thereto; (b) generating a first vocal warning in response to sensing a person with said proximity sensor said vocal warning providing audible instructions that inform said person that he or she must back away from said object; and (c) sounding an alarm in the event the person does not back away from the object as instructed in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for protecting a vehicle comprising:
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sensing means for detecting the presence of a person sufficiently close to said vehicle to inflict damage to said vehicle; synthetic voice generation means for sounding a vocal warning in response to detecting the presence of said person with said sensing means; control means for generating an alarm signal after a time period subsequent to sounding the vocal warning by said synthetic voice generation means if the proximity detector detects said person during the time period, and for not generating said alarm signal if the proximity detector does not detect said person during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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