Asset monitoring system and portable security system therefor
First Claim
1. A portable security system, comprising:
- a base unit having a housing in which a controller, a wireless transmitter, a window/door sensor and a tamper sensor are disposed;
an auxiliary unit in which the base unit is removably received;
the window/door sensor responsive to a first actuator mounted on a window or door for sensing movement of the window or door and providing a window/door open signal to the controller upon sensing movement of the first actuator, the window/door sensor responsive to movement of a second actuator mounted on the auxiliary unit when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and generating a first tamper signal in response to movement of the second actuator that is provided to the controller;
the tamper sensor, when the base unit has been mounted to an asset, sensing if the base unit is displaced away from the asset and generating a second tamper signal in response to sensing that the base unit is displaced from the asset that is provided to the controller;
the auxiliary unit including a tamper sensor actuator, the tamper sensor actuator, when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and the auxiliary unit has been mounted to the asset, actuating the tamper sensor when the auxiliary unit is displaced from the asset so that the tamper sensor generates the second tamper signal.
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Abstract
A portable security system for monitoring an asset has one or more alarm sensors and a wireless transmitter/receiver that communicates via wireless communication with a host system. The portable security system is switchable between a disabled (partially powered) state and an enabled (fully powered state) in response to commands received from the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system has a plurality of alarm sensors which a user can separately activate and deactivate via the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system includes a base unit and an auxiliary unit. The base unit includes one or more of the alarm sensors that serves a dual purpose depending on whether the base unit is mated with the auxiliary unit. In an aspect, the host system can be utilized by multiple users to manage portable security systems associated with the respective users, including management by group. In an aspect, the host system notifies a user(s) of an alarm condition(s).
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26 Claims
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1. A portable security system, comprising:
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a base unit having a housing in which a controller, a wireless transmitter, a window/door sensor and a tamper sensor are disposed; an auxiliary unit in which the base unit is removably received; the window/door sensor responsive to a first actuator mounted on a window or door for sensing movement of the window or door and providing a window/door open signal to the controller upon sensing movement of the first actuator, the window/door sensor responsive to movement of a second actuator mounted on the auxiliary unit when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and generating a first tamper signal in response to movement of the second actuator that is provided to the controller; the tamper sensor, when the base unit has been mounted to an asset, sensing if the base unit is displaced away from the asset and generating a second tamper signal in response to sensing that the base unit is displaced from the asset that is provided to the controller; the auxiliary unit including a tamper sensor actuator, the tamper sensor actuator, when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and the auxiliary unit has been mounted to the asset, actuating the tamper sensor when the auxiliary unit is displaced from the asset so that the tamper sensor generates the second tamper signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
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7. The portable security system of claim wherein
when the base unit is mounted on the asset and the controller receives the window/door opening signal from the window/door sensor the controller generates an alarm message that the window or door has moved which alarm message is sent wirelessly wireless transmitter/receiver, and wherein when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and the controller receives the first tamper signal from the window/door sensor the controller generates a tamper message that the base unit is being removed from the auxiliary unit which tamper message is sent wirelessly by the wireless transmitter/receiver.
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14. A portable security system, comprising:
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a base unit having a housing in which a controller, a wireless transmitter and a tamper sensor are disposed; an auxiliary unit in which the base unit can be received; the tamper sensor sensing if the base unit is displaced away from the asset when the base unit has been mounted to the asset and generating a second tamper signal that is provided to the controller in response to sensing that the base unit is displaced from the asset; the auxiliary unit including a tamper sensor actuator, the tamper sensor actuator, when the base unit is received in the auxiliary unit and the auxiliary unit has been mounted to the asset, actuating the tamper sensor when the auxiliary unit is displaced from the asset so that the tamper sensor generates the second tamper signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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