Alarm system

• US 4,904,983 A
• Filed: 05/13/1987
• Issued: 02/27/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Security Services Plc (G4S PLC)
• Original Assignee: Security Services Plc (G4S PLC)
• Inventors: Mitchell, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Swann, III, Glen R.
• Application Number:
  US07/049,227
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• Field of Search: 379/40, 379/41, 379/59, 379/51, 360/12, 369/21, 340/539, 340/426
• US Class Current: 340/426.13
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

An alarm system for e.g. vehicles has an alarm condition detector, an auto-dialing mechanism activated by the detector and a radio telephone connected by the auto-dialler to an alarm receiving station. A recording includes a message noting the location of the vehicle when left sent as part of the alarm message.

Claims

1. An alarm system for vehicles and other movable entities, comprising:

alarm means for detecting a desired alarm condition;

auto dialing means activated by the alarm means;

radiotelephone means actuated by the auto dialing means for being put in radiotelephonic connection with an alarm receiving station;

recording means for recording a two-part message which message is to be broadcast to the alarm receiving station by the radiotelephone means;

said message comprising fixed information identifying the vehicle or other movable entity and variable information identifying the present location of the vehicle or other movable entity; and

means for recording said variable information adapted to be used each time the vehicle or other movable entity is left at a new location and for informing the alarm receiving station that there is an alarm condition, which vehicle or other movable entity the alarm condition is associated with, and the present location of said vehicle or other movable entity.

2. An alarm system according to claim 1, in which said radio-telephone means comprise a cellular radio system transmitter.

3. An alarm system according to claim 1, in which the two-part message is recorded as a voice message.

4. An alarm system according to claim 3, in which the fixed information message is normally inaccessible to the means for recording the variable information.

5. An alarm system according to claim 4, using separate tape means for the fixed and variable information and being adapted to play such different tape means at different times during the message broadcast.

6. An alarm system according to claim 1, in which the two part message comprises a digital message.

7. An alarm system according to claim 6, in which the fixed information is in digital form.