Security system

• US 8,072,493 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barry Stuecker
• Original Assignee: Barry Stuecker
• Inventors: Stuecker, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): CZEKAJ, DAVID J
• Application Number:
  US12/091,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20080225120A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,860 Days
• Field of Search: 348143-169
• US Class Current: 348/155
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0076 Safety or security signalisation, e.g. smoke or burglar alarms, earthquake detectors; Self-defence devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19626 optical details, e.g. lenses, mirrors or multiple lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19673 Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/06 using power transmission lines

Abstract

A security system (10) includes an alternating electric current powered motion sensor assembly (30), and a direct electric powered security module (31) incorporating a storage device (63). A digital camera includes a digital camera mechanism (50) associated with the security module (31), and a digital camera lens (51) associated with the motion sensor assembly (30). Wiring (20) coupled between the motion sensor assembly (30) and the security module (31) provides alternating current to the motion sensor assembly (30) and the security module (31). A transformer (61) converts the alternating current from the wiring (20) to direct current electric and supplies the direct current to the security module (31). The digital camera mechanism (50) is responsive to activation of the motion sensor assembly (30) detecting motion in a vicinity (12) of the motion sensor assembly (30) activating the camera lens (51) to make digital imagery of an area in the vicinity (12), receiving the digital imagery made by the camera lens (51) over the wiring (20), and storing the digital imagery in the storage device (63).

Claims

1. A security system, comprising:

a building incorporating alternating current electric wiring wired between an electrical fixture and an electrical outlet;

an alternating current electric powered motion sensor assembly supported by the electrical fixture and wired to the alternating current electric wiring of the building, the alternating current electric powered motion sensor assembly including a motion sensor and a digital camera lens;

a direct current electric powered self-contained security module, the security module including a plug, a cellular transceiver operatively coupled to a storage device, a digital camera mechanism operatively coupled to the storage device, and a transformer operatively coupled to the cellular transceiver, the storage device, and the digital camera mechanism;

the plug of the security module plugged into the electrical outlet of the building coupling the security module to the alternating current electric wiring of the building;

the alternating current electric wiring wired between the electrical fixture and the electrical outlet providing alternating current electric power to the motion sensor assembly and to the security module, and operatively coupling the digital camera mechanism to the motion sensor and to the digital camera lens;

the transformer converting the alternating current electric power from the wiring to direct current electric power and supplying the direct current electric power to the security module;

the digital camera mechanism responsive to activation of the motion sensor detecting motion in a vicinity of the motion sensor activating the camera lens to make digital imagery of an area in the vicinity, receiving the digital imagery made by the camera lens over the wiring, and storing the digital imagery in the storage device; and

the cellular transceiver adapted to retrieve the stored digital imagery from the storage device and transmit the stored digital imagery to a cellular appliance across a cellular telephonic network.

2. The security system according to claim 1, wherein the cellular appliance comprises a cellular phone.

3. The security system according to claim 1, further comprising a light source operatively coupled to the motion sensor and which activates in response to activation of the motion sensor detecting motion in the vicinity of the motion sensor for illuminating the vicinity.

4. The security system according to claim 1, further comprising an audible alarm device operatively coupled to the motion sensor and which activates in response to activation of the motion sensor detecting motion in the vicinity of the motion sensor for issuing an audible stimulus at the vicinity.

5. The security system according to claim 1, wherein the digital imagery comprises still digital imagery.

6. The security system according to claim 1, wherein the digital imagery comprises video digital imagery.

7. The security system according to claim 1, further comprising an authentication protocol incorporated with the cellular transceiver providing controlled access to the cellular transceiver by the cellular appliance.