Glass-break shock sensor with validation

• US 8,144,010 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Smith, Richard A., Petek, Tom R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): MA, KAM WAN
• Application Number:
  US11/940,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20100283607A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 340/522, 340/541, 340/545.4, 340/545.7, 340/545.8, 340565-567
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/04 by breaking of glass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/189 using passive radiation detection systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/183 Single detectors using dual technologies G08B13/1672, G08B13/2448, G08B13/2494 take precedence

Abstract

An intrusion detector for a security system that detects the breaking of a glass in a window or a door and motion within a protected area is provided. The intrusion detector includes a single sensing section, a first filter, a second filter, a microprocessor, and an alarm generating. The microprocessor includes a motion detection section, an activation section for activating the motion detection section for a preset period of time only when a detected acoustic signal is consistent with that required to break glass, and a timing section for timing the preset period. The sensing section is capable of sensing motion induced signals during both activation and non-activation of the motion detection section, but the motion detection section ignores motion-induced signals during non-activation of the motion detection section.

Claims

1. An intrusion detector for a security system that detects the breaking of a glass in a window or a door and motion within a protected area comprising:

a single sensing section for detecting mechanical impact in a form of an acoustic signal on the window or glass and for detecting motion in a form of a motion induced signal within a protected area;

a lens for focusing the motion induced signal;

a first filter for filtering out a portion of the motion-induced signal which is not in a preset frequency band;

a second filter for attenuating a portion of the acoustic signal outside a second preset frequency band;

a microprocessor for determining if the detected acoustic signal is consistent with that required to break glass and if the detected motion induced signal is indicative of motion with the protected area; and

an alarm generating section for generating an alarm based upon the determination of the microprocessor,

wherein the single sensing section is capable of detecting a first change in electrical properties,

wherein the microprocessor is capable of determining a cause of the first change in the electrical properties, activating a motion processing section only when the cause of the first change is a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass, and setting a preset detection time for said motion detection,

wherein the microprocessor is capable of determining if a second change in electrical properties is detected within the preset detection time,

wherein the microprocessor is capable of determining if the second change in electrical properties is indicative of motion if the second change is within the preset detection time, and determining if the second change in electrical properties is indicative of a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass if the second change is within the preset detection time,

wherein, when it is determined that the first change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass and the second change is caused by motion within the protected area within the preset detection time, the alarm generating section is capable of generating the alarm,

wherein, when it is determined that the first change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass and the second change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass, the microprocessor is capable of resetting a timer to the preset detection time,

wherein the microprocessor is capable of deactivating the motion processing section after expiration of the preset detection time, and ignoring said second change in electrical properties after the expiration of the preset detection time, and

wherein said second change in electrical properties is received from the single sensing section within and outside of the preset detection time, but said second change in electrical properties is not processed for motion if the second change in electrical properties is not within the preset detection time.

2. The intrusion detector of claim 1, wherein said single sensing section comprising a pyre-electric sensor.

3. The intrusion detector of claim 1, wherein said lens confines the detection of the motion induced signal to an area proximate to the window or door.

4. The intrusion detector of claim 3, wherein said area covers an interior surface of the window or door.

5. The intrusion detector of claim 1, wherein said single sensing section changes electrical properties based upon the detected motion induced signal and acoustic signal.

6. The intrusion detector of claim 1, wherein said alarm is only generated if the acoustic signal is indicative of an impact and the activated motion detection section determines that the motion induced signal is indicative of motion.

7. The intrusion detector of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal to a security system control panel when said alarm is generated.

8. The intrusion detector of claim 7, wherein said signal is a wireless signal.

9. The intrusion detector of claim 5, wherein the motion induced signal is an infrared signal.

10. A method for detecting intrusion in a protected premises comprising the steps of:

detecting a first change in electrical properties of a sensing element;

determining a cause of the first change in the electrical properties;

activating a motion processing section only when the cause of the first change is a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass;

setting a preset detection time for said motion detection;

determining if a second change in electrical properties of the sensing element is detected within the preset detection time;

determining if the second change in electrical properties is indicative of motion if the second change is within the preset detection time;

determining if the second change in electrical properties is indicative of a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass if the second change is within the preset detection time;

when it is determined that the first change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass and the second change is caused by motion within the protected area within the preset detection time, generating an alarm;

when it is determined that the first change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass and the second change is caused by a physical impact that is consistent with that required to break glass, resetting a timer to the preset detection time;

deactivating the motion processing section after expiration of the preset detection time; and

ignoring said second change in electrical properties after the expiration of the preset detection time,

wherein said second change in electrical properties is received from the sensing element within and outside of the preset detection time, but said second change in electrical properties is not processed for motion if the second change in electrical properties is not within the preset detection time.

11. The method for detecting intrusion according to claim 10, further comprising the step of transmitting a signal to a control panel.

12. The method for detecting intrusion according to claim 10, wherein said step of determining a cause of first change in the electrical properties includes the sub-steps of:

amplifying the first change in the electrical properties;

filtering the first change in the electrical properties to generated a filtered signal; and

determining the filtered signal based upon a rate of change and amplitude.