Intrusion monitoring system

• US 5,790,024 A
• Filed: 09/08/1997
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: XPT, LLC
• Original Assignee: Blocker Corporation
• Inventors: McQuillen, Jon, Ripingill, Allen E. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LA, ANH V
• Application Number:
  US08/925,056
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 340/556, 340/567, 340/539, 340/524, 340/692, 340/825.69, 340/825.57, 340/825.62, 340/565, 340/691, 340/825.4, 340/578, 359/143, 359/145
• US Class Current: 340/565
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/012 using recorded signals, e.g. speech G08B25/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A single or a plurality of like transmitters are remotely positioned from a single receiver. Each one of the transmitters has an infra-red sensor that when activated by the heat of a moving object transmits a first single pulse to set the AGC of the single receiver and then when the AGC level is established transmits a series of coded identification pulses at substantially the same gain level as the first pulse to the receiver. The coded pulses identify one of a plurality of channels in the receiver that contain a pre-recorded message relating to the transmitting transmitter. When a channel is selected that pre-recorded message is audible produced by the receiver. Typically, the message will announce the location of the transmitting transmitter to a listener which indicates that there is an intruder detected at the transmitter location.

Claims

1. Intrusion monitoring system comprising:

at least one transmitter comprising an infra red detector for detecting a moving heat signal, said infra red detector having an output signal when detecting a moving heat signal, an amplifier for amplifying said output signal from said infra red detector, said amplifier having an output signal when receiving said output signal from said infra red detector and a transmitter means when receiving an amplified output signal transmitting a first single pulse receiver alert signal and at a predetermined time delay a serial transmitter coded identification signal;

a receiver remotely located from said at least one transmitter having an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) for receiving transmitted signals from said at least one transmitter, the AGC of said receiver being initially stabilized by said first receiver alert signal from said at least one transmitter, said receiver having a plurality of stored separate coded channels each one of which is activated by a separate one of said at least one transmitter coded identification signal, each one of said separate coded channels of said receiver containing a specific prerecorded audio message related to said transmitter coded signal; and

means for audibly reproducing said pre-recorded audio message.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said at least one transmitter comprises a plurality of remotely spaced apart substantially identical transmitters.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said separate coded channels are equal in number to said plurality of transmitters and each of said separate channels when being alerted by at least one of said plurality of transmitters producing an audible message signal.

4. The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein a given audible message denotes the location of a transmitting one of said plurality of transmitters.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said first receiver alert signal is a single pulse.

6. The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein said receiver alert single pulse has a predetermined amplitude.

7. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said coded identification signal comprise a plurality of pulses in the form of a serial binary code.

8. The invention as defined in claim 7 wherein said pulse receiver alert signal has a predetermined amplitude and said plurality of pulses forming said binary code have substantially the same amplitude as said pulse alert signal.

9. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said at least one transmitter is battery powered.

10. The invention as defined in claim 1 further comprising recording means for recording one of said pre-recorded message in each of said channels.