Perimeter system for detecting intruders

• US 6,664,894 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2001
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Phosphorix
• Original Assignee: General Phosphorix LLC
• Inventors: Pakhomov, Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/788,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20020113700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 340/505, 340/506, 340/517, 340/531, 340/552, 340/553, 340/540, 340/541, 340/547, 340/566, 340/544, 340/522, 340/545.2
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/00 Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems

Abstract

A system for detecting an intruder has a plurality of group of sensors connected in parallel with one another, a plurality of individual processing units each connected with at least one of the groups of sensors, the individual processing units, a central processing unit connected with all the parallel-connected individual processing units and receiving signal from the latter.

Claims

1. A system for detecting of an intruder, comprising a plurality groups of sensors connected in parallel with one another, said sensors being selected from the group consisting of seismic sensors, acoustic sensors and both;

a plurality of individual processing units each connected with a respective one of said groups of sensors;

said individual processing units are connected in parallel with one another;

a central processing unit connected with all said parallel-connected processing units so that each of said individual processing units can obtain information about a presence of an intruder near any of said group of sensors.

2. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said individual processing units is connected with one of said groups of sensors.

3. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said individual processing units is connected with at least two groups of sensors.

4. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said central processing unit receives signals from said individual processing units about a presence of intruder, and also sends additional signals to said individual processing units.

5. A system as defined in claim 4 wherein central signal processing unit is operative for controlling said individual processing units.

6. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least two of said groups of sensors extend substantially in a same direction, are spaced from one another, and connected to a single respective one of said individual processing units, so that signals produced by said two groups of sensors and received by said respective one of said individual processing units are indicative of a direction from which an intruder crosses an area covered by said two groups of sensor.

7. A system for detecting of an intruder, comprising a plurality groups of sensors connected in parallel with one another, said sensors being sensors selected from the group consisting of seismic sensors, acoustic sensors and both;

a plurality of individual processing units each connected with a respective one of aid groups of sensors;

said individual processing units are connected in parallel with one another;

a central processing unit connected with all said parallel-connected processing units by a single line so that each of said individual processing units can obtain information about a presence of an intruder ear any of said group of sensors.

8. A system for detecting of an intruder, comprising a plurality groups of sensors connected in parallel with one another, said sensors being sensors selected from the group consisting of seismic sensors, acoustic sensors and both;

a plurality of individual processing units each connected with a respective one of said groups of sensors, each of said groups of sensors being connected with a respective one of said individual processing units by a single line;

said individual processing units are connected in parallel with one another;

central processing unit connected with all said parallel-connected processing units by a single line so that each of said individual processing units can obtain information about a presence of an intruder near any of said group of sensors.

9. A system for detecting of an intruder, comprising a plurality groups of sensors connected in parallel with one another, said sensors being sensors selected from the group consisting of seismic sensors, acoustic sensors and both;

a plurality of individual processing units each connected with a respective one of aid groups of sensors;

said individual processing units are connected in parallel with one another;

a central processing unit connected with all said parallel-connected processing units by a single line so that each of said individual processing units can obtain information about a presence of an intruder near any of said group of sensors, each of said groups of sensors being connected with a respective one of said individual processing units by a single line.