PERIMETER SECURITY SYSTEM

• US 20090072971A1
• Filed: 10/03/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allison Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Allison Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Hay, Alan C., Doyle, Alan T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,692,540 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/122 for a perimeter fence features peculiar to electrified fences A01K3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/188 Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors

Abstract

A method of operating a perimeter security system comprises monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events, receiving an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration, processing the first event signal to determine if the event is a threat, transferring a confirmation request to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, receiving a confirmation response in response to the confirmation request confirming that the event is a threat, and generating and transmitting a message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat.

Claims

1. A method of operating a perimeter security system, the method comprising:

monitoring a perimeter for a plurality of events;

receiving an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration;

processing the first event signal to determine if the event is a threat;

transferring a confirmation request to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat;

receiving a confirmation response in response to the confirmation request confirming that the event is a threat; and

generating and transmitting a message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving the message and displaying a threat notification.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.

4. A perimeter security network comprising:

a sensor system configured to monitor a perimeter for a plurality of events, receive an event signal for an event of the plurality of events wherein the event signal comprises an acceleration, process the first event signal to determine if the event is a threat, transfer a confirmation request to confirm that the event is a threat in response to determining that the event is a threat, receive a confirmation response in response to the confirmation request confirming that the event is a threat; and

generate and transmit a message identifying the event in response to confirming the threat; and

a user interface system configured to receive the message and display a threat notification.

5. The perimeter security network of claim 4 wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration of a barrier forming a portion of the perimeter.