Graduated sensory alert for a perimeter security system
First Claim
1. A perimeter security system, comprising:
- a barrier; and
a series of sensors secured to the barrier at spaced locations along the length of the barrier, wherein at least one of the sensors includes a detector for sensing the presence of a person or object in the vicinity of the sensor, and wherein the at least one sensor further includes a graduated sensory output responsive to the detector, wherein the graduated sensory output an output at the sensor that changes as the person or object approaches the detector.
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Abstract
A perimeter security system includes a barrier and a series of sensors. The sensors are connected together via connection cables that include pin-type engagement structure for connection with the sensors. The sensors may include a graduated sensory alert that changes as a person or object approaches. The pin-type connection arrangement includes a receiver having a passage for receiving an insert. The insert and a first end of the cable have matching cross-sections that enable the cable to be inserted within the receiver in a single orientation. A series of pins extend from the cable, and a pin contact arrangement is associated with the receiver. The insert may be one of at least a pair of differently configured inserts, each of which has a cross-section that matches only one end of the cable. Each insert includes an end wall, which includes a series of openings through which the pins extend.
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1. A perimeter security system, comprising:
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a barrier; and a series of sensors secured to the barrier at spaced locations along the length of the barrier, wherein at least one of the sensors includes a detector for sensing the presence of a person or object in the vicinity of the sensor, and wherein the at least one sensor further includes a graduated sensory output responsive to the detector, wherein the graduated sensory output an output at the sensor that changes as the person or object approaches the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A method of operating a perimeter security system that includes a barrier in which a series of sensors are positioned on the barrier at spaced locations along the barrier, comprising sensing the presence of a person or object in the vicinity of at least one of the sensors by operation of a detector associated with the sensor, and operating a graduated sensory alert in response to the detector, wherein the graduated sensory alert is located on the at least one sensor and varies according to the distance of the person or object from the detector.
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