Vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration

• US 5,870,020 A
• Filed: 05/22/1997
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Henry B. Harrison Jr
• Original Assignee: Henry B. Harrison Jr
• Inventors: Harrison, Henry B. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huang, Sihong
• Application Number:
  US08/862,122
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426, 340/429, 340/825.44, 307/10.2, 379/36-51, 180/287
• US Class Current: 340/426.21
• 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

Abstract

A vehicle alarm is provided including a vehicle unit situated within a vehicle. The vehicle unit includes a transmitter for transmitting an activation signal via free space upon the receipt of an alarm signal. An intrusion detection mechanism is adapted to generate an intrusion signal upon the unauthorized infiltration of the vehicle. Another component of the vehicle unit, control means, is adapted to transmit the alarm signal to the transmitter means upon the receipt of the intrusion signal. Next provided is a home unit situated within a house with a dialer for contacting an emergency entity upon the actuation thereof. The home unit further includes a receiver for effecting the actuation of the dialer upon the receipt of the activation signal via free space.

Claims

1. A new and improved vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration comprising, in combination:

a vehicle unit situated within a vehicle, the vehicle unit including transmitter means for transmitting an activation signal via free space upon the receipt of an alarm signal, coder means connected to the transmitter means for changing a code which accompanies each activation signal in a predetermined sequence, wherein the change occurs upon every separate receipt of the alarm signal, the vehicle unit further including audible alarm means adapted to emit a high intensity audible alarm within the vehicle upon the receipt of the alarm signal, an ignition deactivation switch adapted to preclude the activation of the vehicle upon the receipt of the alarm signal, a heat sensor means positioned within the vehicle for generating a heat sensed signal upon the detection of a difference in temperature which exceeds a predetermined amount within a predetermined amount of time, a motion sensor having a first input detector directed toward an interior of the vehicle for generating a primary motion sensed signal upon the detection of movement within the vehicle and a second input detector directed toward an exterior of the vehicle for generating a secondary motion sensed signal upon the detection of movement on an outside of the vehicle, and control means connected to the transmitter means, coder means, alarm means, ignition deactivation switch, heat sensor means, and motion sensor means, the control means adapted to transmit the alarm signal to the transmitter means, coder means, alarm means, and ignition deactivation switch upon the receipt of the heat sensed signal, the control means further adapted to transmit the alarm signal to the transmitter means, coder means, alarm means, and ignition deactivation switch upon the receipt of the secondary motion sensed signal and subsequent receipt of the primary motion sensed signal;

mobile pager means adapted to be worn on an article of clothing of a user, the pager means having an alerting means positioned thereon for alerting the user upon the receipt of the activation signal by the pager means via free space in addition to the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal with a stored correct code, the pager means further having a decoder means for effecting successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal only when said code matches the stored correct code, wherein the stored correct code is changed by the decoder means of the mobile pager means in said predetermined sequence upon each separate receipt of the activation signal via free space; and

a home unit situated within a house, the home unit including a dialer means for contacting an emergency entity via a telecommunication network upon the actuation thereof, an audible alarm means for emitting a high intensity audible alarm when actuated, and a visual alarm means for providing a visual alert upon the actuation thereof, the home unit further including receiver means connected to the dialer means, audible alarm means, and visual alarm means for effecting the actuation thereof upon the receipt of the activation signal via free space in addition to the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal with the stored correct code, the home unit further having a decoder means connected to the receiver means for allowing the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal only when said code matches the stored correct code, wherein the stored correct code is changed by the decoder means of the home unit in said predetermined sequence upon each receipt of the activation signal via free space.

2. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration comprising:

a vehicle unit situated within a vehicle, the vehicle unit including transmitter means for transmitting an activation signal via free space upon the receipt of an alarm signal, intrusion detection means adapted to generate an intrusion signal upon the unauthorized infiltration of the vehicle, and control means adapted to transmit the alarm signal to the transmitter means upon the receipt of the intrusion signal; and

a home unit situated within a house, the home unit including dialer means for contacting an emergency entity upon the actuation thereof, the home unit further including a receiver means for effecting the actuation of the dialer means upon the receipt of the activation signal via free space;

wherein the intruder detection means includes a heat sensor means positioned within the vehicle and connected to the control means for generating the intrusion signal upon the detection of a difference in temperature which exceeds a predetermined amount within a predetermined amount of time;

wherein the intruder detection means further includes a motion sensor positioned within the vehicle and connected to the control means, the motion sensor means having a first input detector directed toward an interior of the vehicle for generating a primary motion sensed signal upon the detection of movement within the vehicle and a second input detector directed toward an exterior of the vehicle for generating a secondary motion sensed signal upon the detection of movement on an outside of the vehicle, whereby the control means is adapted to transmit the alarm signal to the transmitter means upon the receipt of the secondary motion sensed signal and subsequent receipt of the primary motion sensed signal.

3. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration as set forth in claim 2 wherein the vehicle unit includes coder means connected to the control means and transmitter means for changing a code which accompanies each activation signal in a predetermined arrangement, wherein the change occurs upon every separate receipt of the alarm signal, whereby the receiver means only actuates the dialer means upon the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal with a stored correct code, the home unit further having a decoder means connected to the receiver means for allowing the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal only when said code matches the stored correct code, wherein the stored correct code is changed by the decoder means in said predetermined sequence upon each separate receipt of the activation signal via free space.

4. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration as set forth in claim 2 and further including a mobile pager means adapted to be worn on an article of clothing of a user, the pager means having an alerting means positioned thereon for alerting the user upon the receipt of the activation signal by the pager means via free space.

5. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration as set forth in claim 4 wherein the alerting means is adapted to alert the user only upon the successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal with a stored correct code, wherein the pager means further has a decoder means for effecting successful verification of the code accompanying the activation signal only when said code matches the stored correct code, wherein the stored correct code is changed by the decoder means of the mobile pager means in said predetermined sequence upon each separate receipt of the activation signal via free space.

6. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration as set forth in claim 2 wherein the vehicle unit further includes audible alarm means connected to the control means and adapted to emit a high intensity audible alarm within the vehicle upon the receipt of the alarm signal.

7. A vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration as set forth in claim 2 wherein the vehicle unit further includes an ignition deactivation switch connected to the control means and adapted to preclude the activation of the vehicle upon the receipt of the alarm signal.