Vehicle security system including a remote unit that emulates security system condition local indications and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle security system comprising:
- at least one vehicle sensor;
a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals including an alarm signal responsive to said vehicle sensor;
local indicator means positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of local security system condition indications to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller, each of the plurality of local security system condition indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one local indication;
a local transmitter positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller; and
remote indicator means adapted to be carried by the user when away from the vehicle for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote security system indications to the user emulating the local security system condition indications generated by said local indicator means, each of the plurality of remote security system indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote indication and being substantially the same as the at least one local indication for the security system.
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Abstract
A vehicle security system includes a controller in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals. A local indicator generates a plurality of local security system condition indications adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from the controller. A local transmitter generates transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from the controller. A remote unit or indicator is adapted to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle for receiving the transmitted signals from the local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote security system indications emulating the local security system condition indications generated by the local indicator. In other terms, the remote indicator means mimics or emulates the indications given at the vehicle by the local indicator means. In various embodiments, the local and remote indications may be one or more of audible tones, speech messages, or displayed messages, for example. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
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45 Claims
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1. A vehicle security system comprising:
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at least one vehicle sensor; a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals including an alarm signal responsive to said vehicle sensor; local indicator means positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of local security system condition indications to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller, each of the plurality of local security system condition indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one local indication; a local transmitter positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller; and remote indicator means adapted to be carried by the user when away from the vehicle for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote security system indications to the user emulating the local security system condition indications generated by said local indicator means, each of the plurality of remote security system indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote indication and being substantially the same as the at least one local indication for the security system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle security system comprising:
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a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals; local audible indicator means positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of local security system condition audible indications to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller, each of the plurality of local security system condition audible indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one local audible indication; a local transmitter positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller; and remote audible indicator means adapted to be carried by the user when remotely positioned away from the vehicle for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote security system audible indications to the user emulating the local security system condition indications generated by said local indicator means, each of the plurality of remote security system audible indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote audible indication and being substantially the same as the at least one local audible indication for the security system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A vehicle security system comprising:
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a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals; local speech message means positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of local speech messages to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller, each of the plurality for local speech messages being a predetermined pattern of at least one local speech sound; a local transmitter positioned at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from said controller; and remote speech message means adapted to be carries by the user when away from the vehicle for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote speech messages to the user emulating the local speech messages generated by said local speech message means, each of the plurality of remote speech messages being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote speech sound and being substantially the same as the at least one local speech sound for the security system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A remote unit for a vehicle security system comprising a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals, local indicator means positioned at the vehicle for generating a plurality of local security system condition indications to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from the controller, each of the plurality of local security system condition indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one local indication, and a local transmitter positioned at the vehicle for generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from the controller;
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a housing adapted to be carried by a user when remotely positioned away from the vehicle; and
remote indicator means within said housing for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter anti for generating a plurality of remote security system indications to the user emulating the local security system condition indications generated by the local indicator means, each of the plurality of remote security system indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote indication and being substantially the same as the at least one local indication for the security system. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- said remote unit comprising;
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39. A method for operating a vehicle security system comprising a controller positioned in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals and a remote unit cooperating with the controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a plurality of local security system condition indications to a user adjacent the vehicle based upon respective security system condition signals from controller, each of the plurality of local security system condition indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one local indication; generating a plurality of transmitted signals based upon respective security system condition signals from the controller; and receiving the transmitted signals and generating at the remote unit a plurality of remote security system indications to the user remotely positioned away from which emulate the local security system condition indications generated by the local indicator means each of the plurality of remote security system indications being a predetermined pattern of at least one remote indication and being substantially the same as the at least one local indication for the security system. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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