Personal property security device
First Claim
1. A security device for attaching to personal property for monitoring by a user, comprising:
- a security module configured for initiating a dialing command in response to an alarm generated by a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property; and
an integrated wireless transceiver operably coupled to said security module including a user programmed dialing string corresponding with a user transceiver for notification of the alarm, the wireless transceiver configured for establishing a communication link with the user transceiver upon receipt of the dialing command, wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property.
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Abstract
A security device for monitoring personal property using a wireless interface to a communication network is presented. The device is comprised of a security module that interfaces with a wireless transceiver such as a cellular telephone. The security module includes a detection monitor the alarms upon a condition and initiates a dialing command to the wireless telephone. The wireless telephone includes a preprogrammed number of a user and is readily reprogrammable to other numbers. Once the communication link is established, the user may listen to the audible conditions around the security device and determine the legitimacy of the alarm. Optional enhanced interrogation of the security device is also contemplated. The security device further includes a location identifier, an example of which is a tracking transmitter that emits a beacon signal for tracking by the user or others.
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29 Claims
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1. A security device for attaching to personal property for monitoring by a user, comprising:
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a security module configured for initiating a dialing command in response to an alarm generated by a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property; and
an integrated wireless transceiver operably coupled to said security module including a user programmed dialing string corresponding with a user transceiver for notification of the alarm, the wireless transceiver configured for establishing a communication link with the user transceiver upon receipt of the dialing command, wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for securing personal property, comprising:
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a security device for associating with personal property, the security device comprising a security module configured to initiate a dialing command in response to an alarm generated by a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property and a security device transceiver operably coupled to the security module which includes a user programmed dialing string to be initiated upon receipt of the dialing command from the security module, the security device transceiver capable of establishing a communication link according to the user programmed dialing string; and
a user transceiver responsive to the user programmed dialing string to cooperatively form the communication link with the security device transceiver in response to the alarm, wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A security module for coupling with a cellular telephone, comprising:
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a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to personal property and generating an alarm upon detection of a specific state of the condition;
a controller in electrical communication with the detection sensor, said controller comprising a cellular telephone for initiating a dialing command to the cellular telephone in response to the alarm from the detection sensor to establish a communication link with a user telephone; and
wherein the security module cooperates with the cellular telephone to monitor personal property, and wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. In a security system, a method for monitoring personal property comprising:
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programming a user-defined dialing string into a cellular telephone;
associating a security module, having a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property, with the cellular telephone to form a security device;
attaching the security device to the personal property to be monitored, the security device being sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property; and
upon detection of an alarm of a condition monitored by the detection sensor, establishing a communication link according to the programmed dialing string with a user telephone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A personal property security device, comprising:
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a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property and generating an alarm upon detection of a specific state of the condition;
a controller in electrical communication with the detection sensor for initiating a dialing command in response to the alarm from the detection sensor; and
a wireless transceiver in electrical communication with the controller having a user programmed dialing string corresponding with a user transceiver for notification of the alarm, the wireless transceiver configured to establish a communication link with the user transceiver upon receipt of the dialing command from the controller, wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property.
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24. A security device for attaching to personal property for monitoring by a user, comprising:
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a security module configured for initiating a dialing command in response to an alarm generated by a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property; and
an integrated wireless transceiver operably coupled to said security module including a user programmed dialing string corresponding with a user transceiver for notification of the alarm, the wireless transceiver configured for establishing a communication link with the user transceiver upon receipt of the dialing command, wherein the security module is capable of executing remote programming commands issued by the user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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