Integrated vehicle and building alarm system
First Claim
1. An integrated vehicle and building alarm system for protecting at least one vehicle located adjacent a building, comprising:
- at least one vehicle alarm device, located within the vehicle, having means for detecting an intrusion into the vehicle, means for producing an audible alert in response to said intrusion, and means for activating an alarm signal when said intrusion occurs;
a building alarm device having a plurality of input ports corresponding to a number of protected zones, said building alarm device located within the building, having means for detecting said alarm signal on said input ports and having means for generating an alert signal when said alarm signal occurs;
a junction box having at least one input port and at least one output port, said junction box comprising a plurality of switches each having a first position for coupling the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm device and a second position for simulating the coupling of the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm device when no vehicle is present;
an attachment cable, electrically connected between said vehicle alarm device and said input port of said junction box;
at least one alarm signal line electrically connected between said output port of said junction box and said input port of said building alarm device; and
alert means for drawing attention to the area of the intrusion, electrically connected to said building alarm device, wherein said alert means is actuated by said alert signal generated by said building alarm device.
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Abstract
1. An integrated vehicle and building alarm system for protecting at least one vehicle located adjacent a building, comprising at least one vehicle alarm device, located within the vehicle, having means for detecting an intrusion into the vehicle, means for producing an audible alert in response to said intrusion, and means for activating an alarm signal when said intrusion occurs. The system also comprises a building alarm device having a plurality of input ports corresponding to a number of protected zones, the device is located within the building and has means for detecting the alarm signal on the input ports. In addition, the device has means for generating an alert signal when an alarm signal occurs. A junction box, having at least one input port and at least one output port, is located inside the building. An attachment cable is electrically connected between the vehicle alarm device and the input port of the junction box. Also, at least one alarm signal line is electrically connected between the output port of the junction box and the input port of the building alarm device. Finally, there are alert means for drawing attention to the area of the intrusion is electrically connected to the building alarm device which are actuated by the alert signal generated by the building alarm device.
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14 Claims
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1. An integrated vehicle and building alarm system for protecting at least one vehicle located adjacent a building, comprising:
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at least one vehicle alarm device, located within the vehicle, having means for detecting an intrusion into the vehicle, means for producing an audible alert in response to said intrusion, and means for activating an alarm signal when said intrusion occurs; a building alarm device having a plurality of input ports corresponding to a number of protected zones, said building alarm device located within the building, having means for detecting said alarm signal on said input ports and having means for generating an alert signal when said alarm signal occurs; a junction box having at least one input port and at least one output port, said junction box comprising a plurality of switches each having a first position for coupling the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm device and a second position for simulating the coupling of the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm device when no vehicle is present; an attachment cable, electrically connected between said vehicle alarm device and said input port of said junction box; at least one alarm signal line electrically connected between said output port of said junction box and said input port of said building alarm device; and alert means for drawing attention to the area of the intrusion, electrically connected to said building alarm device, wherein said alert means is actuated by said alert signal generated by said building alarm device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a building having a building alarm system capable of detecting an alarm event on a plurality of sensors, the system being electrically connected to an automatic dialer for contacting a central monitoring station in the event of an intrusion and an audible alarm device, wherein at least one vehicle contains a vehicle alarm device capable of detecting an alarm event on a plurality of sensors, the improvement comprising;
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a switching device coupled to the input of the building alarm system, wherein said switching device is located in close proximity to the vehicles, said switching device comprising a plurality of switches each having a first position for coupling the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm system, and a second position for simulating the coupling of the vehicle alarm device to the building alarm system when no vehicle is present; and detachable means for connecting the vehicle alarm device to said switching device, so that when said vehicle alarm device is activated, the building alarm system detects the activation through said switching device and activates the automatic dialer and audible alarm of the building alarm system. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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