Vehicle security system including indicator mounted to window antenna unit and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type comprising a front windshield area, said vehicle security system comprising:
- at least one remote transmitter to be carried by a user;
a first housing for positioning adjacent the front windshield area of the vehicle;
an antenna carried by said first housing for receiving signals from said at least one remote transmitter;
an alphanumeric indicator carried by said first housing for conveying vehicle security information to the user; and
a security controller positioned in spaced apart relation from said first housing and being operatively connected to said antenna to be responsive to signals from said at least one remote transmitter, said security controller also driving said alphanumeric indicator to convey vehicle security information to the user.
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Abstract
A vehicle security system includes a first housing for positioning adjacent the front windshield area of the vehicle, and an antenna carried by the first housing for receiving signals from the at least one remote transmitter. The security system also includes a security controller positioned in spaced apart relation from the first housing and being operatively connected to the antenna to be responsive to signals from the remote transmitter. Moreover, an indicator is preferably carried by the first housing, and is driven by the security controller for a number of significant purposes. In one embodiment of the invention, the indicator is preferably an alphanumeric indicator. The indicator may be used to display a number of remote transmitters capable of operating the security controller. The system may also include a coded override feature for switching to the disarmed mode from the armed mode responsive to operation of the control switch in a predetermined pattern based upon a plurality of user override codes. Accordingly, the controller may also display the number of such codes. The indicator may be driven to indicate a mode of the security controller or a status of a vehicle sensor.
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33 Claims
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1. A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type comprising a front windshield area, said vehicle security system comprising:
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at least one remote transmitter to be carried by a user; a first housing for positioning adjacent the front windshield area of the vehicle; an antenna carried by said first housing for receiving signals from said at least one remote transmitter; an alphanumeric indicator carried by said first housing for conveying vehicle security information to the user; and a security controller positioned in spaced apart relation from said first housing and being operatively connected to said antenna to be responsive to signals from said at least one remote transmitter, said security controller also driving said alphanumeric indicator to convey vehicle security information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type comprising a front windshield area, said vehicle security system comprising:
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at least one remote transmitter to be carried by a user; a first housing for positioning adjacent the front windshield area of the vehicle; a receiver in said first housing for receiving signals from said at least one remote transmitter; an indicator carried by said first housing for conveying vehicle security information to the user; a second housing in spaced relation from said first housing; and a security controller in said second housing and being operatively connected to said antenna to be responsive to signals from said at least one remote transmitter, said security controller also driving said indicator to convey vehicle security information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type comprising a windshield area, said vehicle security system comprising:
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at least one remote transmitter to be carried by a user; a first housing for positioning adjacent the windshield area of the vehicle; an antenna carried by said first housing for receiving signals from said at least one remote transmitter; a security controller positioned in spaced apart relation from said first housing and being operatively connected to said antenna; an interconnecting cable extending from said first housing to said controller; and first and second redundant connectors mounted in spaced relation on said first housing so that said interconnecting cable is connectable to one of said first and second redundant connectors to facilitate routing of said interconnecting cable away from said first housing and toward said controller. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for operating a vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type comprising a front windshield area, the vehicle security system comprising at least one remote transmitter to be carried by a user, a first housing for positioning adjacent the front windshield area of the vehicle, an antenna carried by said first housing for receiving signals from the at least one remote transmitter, and a security controller positioned in spaced apart relation from the first housing and being operatively connected to the antenna, the method comprising the steps:
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providing an alphanumeric indicator on the first housing for conveying vehicle security information to the user; and driving the alphanumeric indicator with the security controller to convey vehicle security information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for making and mounting a vehicle security system in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an antenna positioned in a first housing, a plurality of redundant connectors carried by the first housing; positioning the first housing in a windshield area of the vehicle; and connecting an end of an interconnecting cable to one of the redundant connectors and routing the interconnecting cable away from said first housing. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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Specification