Anti-terror reporting system

• US 6,587,790 B1
• Filed: 07/26/2002
• Issued: 07/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vaughn R. Arnold
• Original Assignee: Vaughn R. Arnold
• Inventors: Arnold, Vaughn R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/205,030
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200-213, 342/357.01, 342/357.06, 342/357.09, 342/357.17
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

An integrated anti-terrorist security system for mobile conveyances and vehicles has an activator mounted on the. conveyance. The activator is interfaced with a geographical locator component based on RADAR, GPS, LORAN or other satellite communications systems to establish the location of a conveyance. The system includes a control unit having a computer with a CPU and memory to receive and store the geographical coordinates of the established location. A communications component of the system sends a signal to proper authorities when the stored geographical coordinates change.

Claims

1. A security system for establishing and monitoring the location of a mobile conveyance and reporting the movement of the mobile conveyance, the system comprising an activator component having multi-modes adapted to be mounted on the mobile conveyance and connected to a control unit, said activator producing a real time signal to said control unit, said control unit including a computer having a CPU with a memory and a geographical locator component for producing geographical coordinates of said real time signal of said activator component, said activator signaling said computer to read and store said geographical coordinates of said activator when said activator STAY mode is selected, said computer comparing said geographical coordinates of said real time signal and said geographical coordinates of said STAY mode, said control unit connected to a communications component for automatically sending an alert when said real time signal of said activator is displaced from said stored STAY geographical coordinates.

2. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said activator being a wireless unit with a multi-position switch designating each of said multi-modes.

3. A security system of claim 2 further comprising said activator producing said real time signal periodically.

4. A security system of claim 2 further comprising said control unit interrogating said activator to produce said real time signal.

5. A security system of claim 2 further comprising a discrete electrical power source connected to said activator.

6. A security system of claim 5 further comprising an electrical connection on said activator adapted to connect to the electrical system of a conveyance.

7. A security system of claim 2 further comprising an electrical connection on said activator adapted to connect to the electrical system of a conveyance.

8. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said communications component including a connection to a wireless net and said alert is aural, visual or image enhancement.

9. A security system of claim 8 further comprising said communications component including a connection to commercial telephony systems and said aural alert is a pre-recorded message.

10. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said activator, said control unit and said communications component being self contained and adapted to be mounted on a conveyance.

11. A security system of claim 10 further comprising said activator and said geographical locator component adapted to be mounted on said conveyance and said control unit and said communications component remotely located.

12. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said activator having a IDLE mode in which said activator produces no real time signal.

13. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said activator having a IDLE mode in which said communications component sends no alert.

14. A security system of claim 1 further comprising said system having a means for receiving an interrogation through said communications component to said geographical locator, said geographical locator giving current coordinates in response to said interrogation.

15. An anti-terrorist security system for airplanes equipped with an electrical system, radios and GPS for establishing, monitoring, and reporting the location thereof comprising an activator adapted to be interfaced with said GPS, a control unit including a computer connected to an activator and a communications component adapted to be interfaced with said radios, said control unit adapted to connect to said GPS and said electrical system, said activator having a multiple position switch designating multi-modes, said multi-modes including a STAY mode in which said control unit supplies electrical power to said GPS and records said GPS generated geographical coordinates of said activator, said control unit interrogating said GPS periodically in real time and comparing said real time GPS generated geographical coordinates with the recorded GPS generated geographical coordinates, said control unit activating said communications component to send an alert by radio when said real time coordinates are different from said recorded coordinates.

16. An anti-terrorist security system of claim 15 further comprising said STAY mode including a plurality of preselected geographical coordinates of a flight plan are entered in said GPS and said control unit, said control unit interrogating said GPS periodically in real time and comparing said real time GPS generated coordinates with said plurality of preselected geographical coordinates, said control unit activating said communications component to send an alert by radio when said real time coordinates are different from said plurality of said preselected coordinates.

17. An anti-terrorist security system of claim 16 wherein said airplane is equipped with a transponder further comprising said control unit activating said communications component to initiate the IDENT command of said transponder.

18. A method of deterring unauthorized use of a conveyance comprising the steps of:

a) providing an electronic activator including a GPS, a transmitter and a multi-mode switch with at least IDLE, ARMED, and STAY, positions,

b) mounting said activator on said conveyance,

c) providing a control unit including a computer with a CPU and memory connected to said activator, said control unit having a communications component for sending an alarm,

d) selecting STAY position when said conveyance is positioned in a desired location,

e) sending a real time signal from said activator to said control unit with geographical coordinates of said desired location,

f) reading and storing said geographical coordinates by said control unit,

g) sending subsequent real time signals with the geographical coordinates of the real time location,

h) comparing said stored geographical coordinates with said subsequent geographical coordinates,

i) activating said communications component to alert authorities when said stored geographical coordinates are not the same as subsequent geographical coordinates, and

j) continuing to update subsequent geographical coordinates.