Security system

• US 7,825,800 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2005
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jayne Cox
• Original Assignee: Jayne Cox
• Inventors: Cox, Jayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl; Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/251,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20070085679A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,841 Days
• Field of Search: 340/541, 340/539.1, 340/988, 340/531, 340/568.1, 340/571, 340/572.1, 340/540, 340/989, 340/991, 340/10.1, 340/10.4, 340/10.41
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 26/007 Wireless interrogation

Abstract

In a security system for monitoring security in a predetermined space from outside the space, the security system comprising:

• • (a) at least one detection means located in or near the space for determining a violation of security in the space, the detection means having a normal mode representative of no violation of security and an abnormal mode representative of a violation of security,
  • (b) information storing means associated with the detection means for storing data indicative of either the normal or abnormal mode,
  • (c) means associated with the information storing means adapted for receiving a first signal from a location outside the space and capable of transmitting a second signal to the source of the first signal the nature of the mode of the detection means stored in the storing means, and
  • (d) a signal transmitting means for transmitting the first signal to the receiving means and for receiving therefrom the second signal indicative of the mode;
  • the improvement wherein the signal transmitting means is affixed to a vehicle and is adapted to transmit the signal continuously at a predetermined distance from the space and to receive the indication of mode at a second predetermined distance from the space.

Claims

1. In a security system for monitoring security in a predetermined space from outside said space, said security system comprising:

(a) at least one detection means located in or near said space for determining a violation of security in said space, said detection means having a normal mode representative of no violation of security and an abnormal mode representative of a violation of security,

(b) information storing means associated with said detection means for storing data indicative of either said normal or abnormal mode,

(c) means associated with said information storing means adapted for receiving a first signal from a location outside said space and capable of transmitting a second signal to the source of said first signal the nature of the mode of said detection means stored in said storing means, and

(d) means for transmitting said first signal to said receiving means and for receiving therefrom said second signal indicative of said mode;

the improvement wherein said means (d) is affixed to a vehicle and is adapted to transmit said first signal continuously at a predetermined distance from said space and to receive said second signal indicative of said mode at a second predetermined distance from said space.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said predetermined space includes a dwelling.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said predetermined space also includes a predetermined area surrounding said dwelling.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said system is address-specific.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein means (d) is powered by the power source for said vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said vehicle is an automobile.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein said signal transmitter means continuously transmits said signal while said vehicle is operating.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said indication of mode is displayed on the dashboard of said vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 including an interface module associated with said means (d) that communicates with a telephone line and is adapted to automatically phone a predetermined number when an indication of abnormal mode is received.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said interface module is also adapted to generate a message to the receiver of said phone call that said detection means is an abnormal mode.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said means (d) is adapted to send said signal only at a predetermined distance from said space.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said means (d) is equipped with signal activator means which prompts said signal transmitter means to transmit said signal only upon manual activation.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said detection means comprises a plurality of security sensors spaced-apart within said space.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein said signal is a RF signal.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein said predetermined space itself includes multiple predetermined sub-spaces, one or more of said subspaces including an address specific system and said means (d) is adapted to separately receive said indication of mode in each of said subspaces in which said system is located.

16. The system of claim 1 including emergency alarm activation means associated with said vehicle adapted to transmit a signal to and activate at least one alarm located in the vicinity of said predetermined space.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein said alarm activation means is in communication with said means (d) and activates said alarm upon receiving an indication of abnormal mode.

18. In an improved method for monitoring security within a predetermined space from outside said space, said method comprising:

(a) providing at least one detection means located in or near said space for determining a violation of security in said space, said detection means having a normal mode representative of no violation of security and an abnormal mode representative of a violation of security,

(b) providing information storing means associated with said detection means for storing data indicative of either said normal or abnormal mode,

(c) providing receiving means associated with said information storing means adapted for receiving a first signal from a location outside said space and capable of transmitting a second signal to the source of said first signal the nature of the mode of said detection means stored in said storing means, and

(d) providing means for transmitting said first signal to said receiving means and for receiving therefrom said second signal indicative of said mode;

the improvement wherein said means (d) is affixed to a vehicle and is adapted to transmit said signal continuously at a predetermined distance from said space and to receive said indication of mode at a second predetermined distance from said space.