Vehicle security device including pre-warn indicator and related methods
First Claim
1. A pre-warn vehicle security device for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, an audible alert indicator, and an alarm controller interfacing with the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover and causing the audible alert indicator to generate an audible alarm indication responsive to a sensed high security threat level condition, the pre-warn vehicle security device comprising:
- a housing;
a multi-stage sensor carried by said housing for sensing the high security threat level condition and communicating the sensed high security threat level condition to the alarm controller via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, and for sensing a low security threat level condition lower than the sensed high security threat level condition; and
an audible pre-warn indicator carried by said housing and connected independently of the data communications bus to said multi-stage sensor for generating an audible pre-warn indication responsive to the sensed low security threat level condition, the audible pre-warn indication having a lesser volume and a shorter duration than the audible alarm indication.
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Abstract
A pre-warn vehicle security device is for a vehicle including a data communications bus, an alert indicator, and an alarm controller interfacing with the data communications bus. The alarm controller may cause the alert indicator to generate an alarm indication responsive to a high security threat level. More particularly, the pre-warn vehicle security device may include a housing and a multi-stage sensor carried by the housing. The multi-stage sensor may sense the high security threat level and communicate the sensed high security threat level to the alarm controller via the data communications bus. It may also sense a low security threat level lower than the high security threat level. Moreover, the pre-warn vehicle security device may also include a pre-warn indicator carried by the housing and connected to the multi-stage sensor for generating a pre-warn indication responsive to the sensed low security threat level.
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21 Claims
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1. A pre-warn vehicle security device for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, an audible alert indicator, and an alarm controller interfacing with the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover and causing the audible alert indicator to generate an audible alarm indication responsive to a sensed high security threat level condition, the pre-warn vehicle security device comprising:
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a housing; a multi-stage sensor carried by said housing for sensing the high security threat level condition and communicating the sensed high security threat level condition to the alarm controller via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, and for sensing a low security threat level condition lower than the sensed high security threat level condition; and an audible pre-warn indicator carried by said housing and connected independently of the data communications bus to said multi-stage sensor for generating an audible pre-warn indication responsive to the sensed low security threat level condition, the audible pre-warn indication having a lesser volume and a shorter duration than the audible alarm indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A pre-warn vehicle security device for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, an audible alert indicator, a vehicle light, and an alarm controller interfacing with the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover and causing the audible alert indicator to generate an audible alarm indication responsive to a sensed high security threat level condition, the alarm controller also for switching between armed and disarmed operational modes and causing the vehicle light to generate a confirmation indication based thereon, the pre-warn vehicle security device comprising:
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a housing; a multi-stage sensor carried by said housing for sensing the high security threat level condition and communicating the sensed high security threat level condition to the alarm controller via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, and for sensing a low security threat level condition lower than the sensed high security threat level condition; and an audible pre-warn indicator carried by said housing and connected independently of the data communications bus to said multistage sensor for generating an audible pre-warn indication responsive to the sensed low security threat level condition, and for generating an audible confirmation indication responsive to the alarm controller switching between armed and disarmed operational modes, the audible pre-warn indication having a shorter duration and a lesser volume than the audible alarm indication. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for upgrading a vehicle security system in a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, the vehicle security system comprising an audible alert indicator and an alarm controller for interfacing with the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover and causing the audible alert indicator to generate an audible alarm indication responsive to a sensed high security threat level condition, the method comprising:
installing a pre-warn vehicle security device in the vehicle comprising a housing, a multi-stage sensor carried by the housing for sensing the high security threat level condition and communicating the sensed high security threat level condition to the alarm controller via the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and carrying data and address information thereover, and for sensing a low security threat level condition lower than the sensed high security threat level condition, and an audible pre-warn indicator carried by the housing and connected independently of the data communications bus to the multi-stage sensor for generating an audible pre-warn indication responsive to the sensed low security threat level condition, the audible pre-warn indication having a shorter duration and a lesser volume than the audible alarm indication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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