Vehicle security system including a remote unit that emulates security system condition local indications and related method
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 predetermined pattern of 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 the same as the predetermined pattern of the at least one local indication for the security system but having a different indication.
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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 the 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 which emulate the local security system condition indications generated by the local indicator. In other terms, the remote indicator means emulates the same predetermined pattern as the indications given at the vehicle by the local indicator means but uses a different indicator to indicate the pattern. In various embodiments, the local and remote indications may be one or more of audible tones, vibrations, flashing lights, displayed messages, or combinations thereof, for example. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
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29 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 predetermined pattern of 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 the same as the predetermined pattern of the at least one local indication for the security system but having a different indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 responsive to 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 responsive to respective security system condition signals from the controller;
- said remote unit comprising;
a housing adapted to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle; and remote indicator means within said housing for receiving the transmitted signals from said local transmitter and for generating a plurality of remote security system indications to a 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 the same predetermined pattern as the at least one local indication for the security system but having a different indication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- said remote unit comprising;
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26. 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 responsive to 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; generating a plurality of transmitted signals responsive to 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 a user 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 the same as the predetermined pattern of the at least one local indication for the security system but being a different indication. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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