System for controlling and determining location and security model

• US 7,064,661 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2001
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kauko Valtonen, Keijo Kantoluoto, Seppo Luode
• Original Assignee: Kauko Valtonen, Keijo Kantoluoto, Seppo Luode
• Inventors: Luode, Seppo, Kantoluoto, Keijo, Valtonen, Kauko
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHUNG
• Application Number:
  US10/311,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20030156029A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,833 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.21, 340/426.1, 340/541, 340/572.1, 340/825.49, 455/39, 455/404.2, 455/421, 455/456.1, 379/38, 379/39
• US Class Current: 340/539.21
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0213 System disabling if a separation threshold is exceeded disabling electrical appliances in case of unplugging G08B13/1409
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/023 Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/028 Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network

Abstract

A control and detection system for control of an object connected to the system, and for detection of object location in case of disappearance, theft or shifting of object, whereby the system has communication from each object at least to one data receiving device (3), (6) and from there data transmission (7) to the control unit. The system comprises an active short range transmitter that can be activated for function, furnished with a code of its own and placed in an object in the control area, a safety module monitoring the presence of the transmitter placed in an object in the area and/or detects a sender arriving to the area, base station of communication with connection to the control centre and the safety module.

Claims

1. A control and detection system for control of one or more objects connected the system, and for detection of location of the object in case the object disappears comprising a communication system for communicating from each object to at least to one data receiving device, and from said receiving device via data transmission to a control unit and further comprising an active short range transmitter that can be activated for functioning with a unique code and being placed in said object in the control area, said system comprising:

a safety module, as a listening radio, monitoring at a distance of short range (10–

100 m) the presence of the transmitter placed in said object in the area and/or detecting said object arriving to the area,

wherein the safety module of each local cell, formed of the safety module, base station and objects connected to the base station is arranged to detect the arrival of any other active transmitter in the short range in order to identify the other active transmitter and forward respective data to the control unit,

communication between said safety module radio and the control unit either directly or via a base station and a program in said safety module which steers the communication in a safety use, and

in control situation to detect a distance between the safety module and the object which is smaller than the range of communication between said safety module and said object.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein landing of the object outside the range with regard to said safety module causes activation of said transmitter in the object in order to transmit signals.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein said system comprises several local cells, as a dwelling-house including valuables, an arms trade including weapons and a garage including cars, formed of the safety module and the base station with objects connected to the base station.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein when the safety module looses its control connection to the object, because the object is now outside the range, the safety module gives an alarm signal to the control unit.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein to the safety module, data must be given about those objects in the cell, the exit of which from the area is allowed without alarm.

6. The system according to claim 1 wherein, by means of a fixed or mobile cell in the system, a disappeared or stolen object can be detected, when the transmitter in the object is activated and has reached the range end reckoned from cell in the system.

7. The system according to claim 1 wherein to the transmitter in the object, an additional function for object protection and with impact on its operation is connected.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said additional function is provided by a trigger stopper in a weapon having a trigger function of a color cartridge by money delivery.

9. A system according to claim 1 wherein an object furnished with an activated transmitter can be detected on the basis of station data about a cell, to which area the object has entered.

10. The system according to claim 1 wherein the objects are controllable and detectable by means of a safety module, said module connectable to at least one of the objects and to a control or detection unit, said safety module comprising a Blue-tooth type transmitter/receiver and a protocol program for controlling its function at least in safety module use.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein, to the safety module, as energy source, a transponder and as a transmitter, a transceiver has been connected.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the transceiver transmits at 433 Hz.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said transmitter comprises a Blue-tooth transmitter.