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`PORTABLE MOTION DETECTOR AND ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`is based on provisional application
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`filed May 30, 1996 in thE~ nam1:: of
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`it is a continuation-in-part of
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`09/785,702, filed February 16, 2001,
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`-which is a continuation- n-part of application serial numb,er
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
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`The
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`invention relates generally
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`to an
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`improved
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`motion detector and alarm system for actuating an alarm device
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`in response to movement of an object, and more particularly to
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`a portable motion detector and alarm system which is easy to
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`install and operate and is capable of detecting motion
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`relative to a variety of predetermined positions.
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`2. Prior Art
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`The problem of protecting homes, businE~sses and
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`other premises against unauthorized intrusions is becoming
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`increasinc;;rly important due to the increase in vandalism, theft
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`and even physical attacks upon the inhabitants. Various p:rior
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`art systems have been developed to address the problem and
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`numerous examples exist of alarm_ or warning· devices.
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`One
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`commonly used protective system involves wiring doors a.nd
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`windows in such a manner that an unauthorized opening of the
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`door or window activates an electric circuit which in turn
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`produces a.n. alarm.
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`For example, U.S. Patent No. 4,271,405 to Kitterman
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`discloses an alarm control system for protecting a premises
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`including a four conductor bus line leading· from a master
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`control station artd extending about the interior perimeter of
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`the premises. Sensors positioned near each port of entry to
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`be monitored are connected in parallel relationship to the bus
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`line. Each sensor carries a biased reel carrying line secured
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`to a window, door, screen or the like. Disturbance ()f a
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`sensor causes a magnetically responsive switch therein to
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`generate a pulse triggering circuitry within
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`the control
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`station to activate the desired alarm device.
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`While effective,
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`this system requires extensive
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`wiring of the premises as a bus line must be routed about the
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`interior perimeter of the premises between a master control
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`station and the ports of entry at which the motion se~nsors are
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`to be located. Hence,
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`this system is time consuming and
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`complicate~d to install, and installation may r1~quire expertise
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`be~yond that~ of the average home or business owne~r. Once
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`installed,
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`the sensors of
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`this
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`system are not easily
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`relocated. Furthei, the system may be defeated by cutting the
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`wires extending between the sensors and the master control
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`station.
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`U.S. Patent No. 3,781,836 to Kruper et al discloses
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`an alarm system including a magnetic pulse generator for
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`producing a:n output pulse in response to a change in magn~~tic
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`flux in response to an iritiusion of a designated area. A
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`radio transmitter circuit responds
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`magnetic pulse generator by transmitting a signal to a remote
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`re~cei ver circuit which in turn generates a pulse for actuating
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`an in trus_ion alarm circuit. The system requires a complex
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`linkage assembly to translate motion of the object to motion
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`of a magnet..
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`In addition a relatively bulky pick-up coil
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`assembly is necessary to generate the pulse to be applied to
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`the transmitter circuit.
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`U.S. Patent No. 3, 696,380
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`to Murphy disclose~s a
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`portable alarm device with a battery or low voltage~ operated
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`sound si<;;rna.l triggered by a magnetic reed switch which is
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`closed to complete the circuit by a magnet attached to a
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`movably mounted arm, the poles of the magnet being positioned
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`perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the contact
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`strips of the reed switch to cause the reed switch to close
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`. when the magnet is in either of two positions relative to the
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`switch.
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`A need remains for a motion detection and signal
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`generating system which is small in size, easily transport-
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`able, easy to install and which can sense motion r~elative to
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`any desired ini ti?-1 position of an object.
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`An additional
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`desirable capability of
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`the foregoing system would be to
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`provide information about the detected motion to the owner of
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`the object, or a remote location such as a law enforcement or
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`other sE:curi ty agency
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`It would likewise be desirable to
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`provide identification information about a specific object
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`whose motion has been detected in the event that the motion
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`detection and signal generating system is implemented to
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`de~tect motion at multiple locations (e.g., doors, windows)
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`within a larger security area (e.g., a residence, an office or
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`otherwise) .
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`object comprising:
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`an object whose movement
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`detected, movable magnet means coupled to the object such that
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`movement of the object results in movement of said movable
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`magnet means, and means for detecting movement of the movable
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`magnet means and providing an indication of the movement.
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`'The
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`means for detecting is in communication with the movable
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`magnet means.
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`~rhe system further includes radiating mean~:; for
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`wirelessly transmitting a predetermined signal in response to
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`the indication of movement, the radiating means being ccrupled
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`to the mea.ns for detecting. The object whose move~ment is to
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`be detected may be coupled to the movable magnet means by a
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`wire means which can also serve as the radiating means.
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`The system further includes means for receiving the
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`predetermined sig-nal, the means for receiving being separate
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`from and located at a distance from the radiating means. The
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`system preferably includes ·means for generatin9 • an alarm
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`signal whE~n the predetermined signal is received by the means
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`for rec:ei ving.
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`The alarm signal
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`thus generated may be
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`audible, visual or electronic and may
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`include speakers,
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`warnin<;;r horns, lamps and· the like.
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`It is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a method of detecting movement of one or more objects
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`comprising the steps of:
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`a) coupling each object ·~rhose
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`movement is to be detected to a corresponding movable magnet
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`corresponding magnet;
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`b) detecting
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`corresponding magnet; c) transmitting a predetermined signal
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`in response to the detected motion, and, d) receiving the
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`predetermined signal at a distance
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`the object, or
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`objects, whose motion is to be detected.
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`'J~he method may include the further step of providing
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`an alarm signal when the predetermined signal is recei VE3d by
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`the receiver means. The alarm signal may be audible, visible,
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`or may be an electronic alarm signal which is tranBmitted to
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`It is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a movement detection and alarm system which may be affixE3d to
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`a wide variety of objects including inside doors, outsidE~
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`gates, garage doors, children's barriers such as "baby gates",
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`valuable wall hangings and paintings, and countless other
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`objects.
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`I~ is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a movement detection and alarm system which is portable and is
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`easily packed in a suitcase and transported with a traveler to
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`b4a later installed on motel or hotel room doors, windows
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`and/or any objects within
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`protection is desired by the traveler.
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`It is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a movement detection and alarm system that provides movement
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`information to a remote location, such as a law enforcement or
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`a movement detection and alarm system wherein the movement
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`information includes an indication of the distance that is
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`It is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a movement detection and alarm system that provides object
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`identification information either locally at or near the :3i te
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`of the object or remotely to a designated location such as a
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`te~lephone~ number, email address, etc.
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`It is a further object of the invention to prcNide
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`a movement detection and alarm system wherein the ob:j e:ct
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`identification
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`prograrrunable.
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`It is a further object of the invention to provide
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`a movement detection and alarm system wherE~in the movable
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`6ontrollable trigger unit having both a radio transmitter and
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`a radio receiver.
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`alarm syf3te:m which can be inst·alled on a temporary b'asis ctnd
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`comprising a motion detecting and radio signal transmitting
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`member, means for selectively coupling and decoupling said
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`motion detecting and radio ·signal transmitting ·member rela.t:L ve
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`to said object whose movement is to be dE~tected, and a
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`combined radio signal receiving and alarm generating member
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`for receiving a signal from said combined motion detecting and
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`radio signal transmitting member and p.roducin9 an alarm. The
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`alarm system also preferably includes a remotE~ control meml:)er
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`for selectively actuating and deactuating said combined radio
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`signal rE~c~eiving and alarm generating member.
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`~rhe alarm
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`system also preferably
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`includes an
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`information gathering
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`device for gathering movement
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`information and
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`remote
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`notification device for providing the movement informatiC)n to
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`a remote location. As an optional feature, the alarm system
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`can be implemented such that the signal from the combined
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`motion de.te!cting and radio signal transmit tin~r member includes
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`an ident:if~ication code
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`that
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`is used
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`to provide object
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`identification information either locally or to a
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`remote
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`location. Local or remote programmable means can be provided
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`selectively associating
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`the object
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`identification
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`information with the identification code. As an additional
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`optional :Eeature,
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`the combined motion detecting and radio
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`information represen~ing a distance moved by an object whose
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`movement is to be detected. The combined motion detecting and_
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`receiving means and control logic means to facilitate remote
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`control o:E the device for polling or prograrruning purposes.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
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`The foregoing and other objects and features of the
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`present invention will become more fully. apparent from the
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`following description and appended claims, taken in conjunc-
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`t.ion with t:he accompanying drawings. Understanding that these:
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`drawings d~:pict only typical embodiments of the invention and
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`are, ther~efore not to be considered limiting of its scope, the:
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`invention will be described with additional specificity and
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`detail through use of the accompanying drawings in which:
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`I"IG. 1 is a pictorial diagram showing the components
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`of the system according to the present invention as
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`FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the motion sensing
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`and transmitting means of the present invention.
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`FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of
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`the motion
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`sensing and transmitting means of the present invention taken
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`along lines 3-3 of FIG. 2.
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`FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the interior of the
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`FIG. 5 is a close-up view of the sensing means.
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`FIG. 6 is a close-up view of the movable magnet
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`FIG. 8 is an explode<! bottom perspective view of the
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`FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of -one embodiment o:E
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`a transmitting means acco~ding to the present invention.
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`FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment. of
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`a receiver means according to the present invention.
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`FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the~ structure for
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`affixing the outer end of the retractable wire to the object
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`FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the
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`system of the invention including a remote notification device
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`and an information gathering device.
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`FIG. 13 is a detailed functional block diagram
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`showing details of the information gathering device of FIG.
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`FIG. 14B is a detailed functional block diaqram
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`FIG. 14C is a detailed functional block dia.<;rram
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`FIG. 15 is q flow diagram showing operational steps
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`devices of FIG. 12.
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`FIG. 16 is a detailed functional block dia•gram
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`FIG. 17 is a detailed functional block diagram
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`showing optional aspects of the receiver means of the present
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`invention.
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`FIG. 18 is a diagrammatic representation of a unique
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`FIG. 19 is a flow diagram showing operation of the
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`FIG.
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`functional block diagram showing
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`optional aspects of a remote computer host of th~= pre.sent
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`FIG. 21 is a flow diagram showing operation of the
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`20 during
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`registration and provisioning operation.
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`FIG. 22 is a flow diagram showing operation of the
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`remote computer host of FIG. 20 during a security ::nonitoring
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`and response operation.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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`The following detailed description of the emJoodi -·
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`embodiments of
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`invention will be best understood by
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`reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are:· desi.<;JnatE~d
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`FIG. 1 shows, in pictorial block diagram form,
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`the
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`major components of the movement detecting device and alarm
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`system 10 of the present invention. The ·sistem is comprised
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`of at least one movement detecting and signal transmitting
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`means 20, including a retractable wire means 22, a receiver
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`means 30 and a remote control means 40.
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`More
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`system of the present invention. One movement detecting and
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`signal transmitting means 20 may be placed on each object
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`whose movE~ment it is desired to detect. For example, in a
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`room with four windows 25 and
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`two doors 24, six movement
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`detecting and signal trahsmitting means 20 may be utilized,
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`one on each window and one on each door. However, only one
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`re~ceiver means 30 is necessary regardless of: the number of
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`movement de~tecting and signal transmitting means 2 0 used.
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`There is no limit to the number of movement. detecting and
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`signal transmitting means 2 0 which may be used with one
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`re!ceiver.
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`E.ach movement detecting and signal
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`means 20 is coupled to one object, such as a door 24, or
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`window 2S, whose movement is to be detected.
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`One end of retractable wire 22 is affixed to the object and
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`the other is coupled to movable magnets (best illust'rated in
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`located ins ide casing 31 of moveme~n t
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`detectin9 and signal transmitting means 20.
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`rrypical means of
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`affixing the end of retractable wire 22 to an object include
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`VELCRO tabs, glue, removable tape, and the like.
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`Receiver means 30
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`is configured
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`receive a
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`movement detecting and signal transmitting means 20 whenever
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`the object whose movement is to be detected, is displaced from
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`If the object is
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`a window, such as depicted at 25, the window may be closed, or
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`it may be partially or fully open, when retractable wire 22 is
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`affixed. Any displacement from its position when retractable
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`wire 22 is affixed will be detected and alarmed.
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`Accordingly, a window may be left in a partially
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`open position, as for example, to provide fresh air to a room,
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`while the occupant attends to other matters, or sleeps. Any
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`displacement from the partially open position will cause the
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`alarm sigrnal to be generated. Even in a situation wherein an
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`removed movement
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`detecting and signal transmitting means 20 from the window,
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`the predetermined signal. would be transrni t ted and the alarm
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`signal genera t·ed,- thus warning the occupant of an intrusion.
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`Receiver m~ans 30 can be any receiver known in the
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`retractable wire 22.
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`In response to the transmitted signal,
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`receiver means 30 initiates a local alarm whj_ch can. be audible
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`or visual.
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`In addition; receiver means 30 may initiate
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`contact with police, medical,
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`rescue or other emergency
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`facilities or agencies. Receiver means 30 can be AC pow~red
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`and may be equipped with an on/ off switch. Receiver me~ans 3 0
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`need not be co-located with movement detection and signal
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`transmitting means __ 20 and can be positioned anywhere within
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`reception distance of the transmitted signal. Receiver means
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`30 may be positioned anywhere about the room or the area to be
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`~rotected and may be placed up to a distance of 150 ft. to 200
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`m1aans 20.
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`In a preferred embodiment receiver means 30
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`is
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`powered by alternating current (AC) . Therefore, it must be
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`located such that a power cord, or an extension thereof, can
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`be extended to the nearest AC outlet. Alternate eriliodiments
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`of receiver means 30 may be powered by battery, or may include
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`battery backup means to supply power to receiver means 30 in
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`the event of a power failure.
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`In a preferred embodiment, receiver means 30 is a
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`commercially available BLACK WIDOW receiver unit, or similar
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`units, which may be purchased off- the- shelf from various
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`electronics supply companies such as Whitney Electronics or
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`Holsfel t Electronics. An AC adapter such as that dE:pictE~d at
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`voltage for receiver means 30.
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`In a preferred embodiment of
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`the present invention a BLACK WIDOW RF receiver Model #2.CL
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`manufacture~ by LCD Co. of California was used as a receiver.
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`FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram, of a type well understood
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`receiver unit suitable for use in the present invention.
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`Returning
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`the sys tern of the prE:se~nt
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`invention may also include a remote control unit 40 which may
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`the same source as rece:i ver means 3 0.
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`RE:!mote control means 40 controls
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`the operating state of
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`receiver means 30. That is, remote control means 40 may be
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`used to electronically enable or disable receiver means 30
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`control·rnsans 40 preferably includes a panic button which,
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`when deprl::!Ssed or otherwise enabled, transmits a sic;;rnal which
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`instantly activates the alarm function of receiver means 30.
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`The mea.ns for activating can be a switch 27 which may be
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`operated by hand to cause remote control unit 40 to activate
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`the alarm signal, or to discontinue the alarm signal after it
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`has been activated by either the predetermined signal or the
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`remove cont~ol unit 40 itself.
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`This ·feature serves as a "panic 11 button, i.e:., a
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`mE~ans of triggering the alarm within receiver means 3 0 to
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`attract attention or call for aid in the presence of other
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`emergencies. When it is desired to discontinue the alarm
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`signal, switch 27 may be set to a position which causes the
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`previously activated alarm signal
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`control units and receivers are well known in the electronic
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`Accordingly; remote control unit 40 is also readily available
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`f:rom corruner·cial sources and may be purchased and ut:ilized in
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`a model for transmitter 4
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`(FIG. 9) of th~ movement detector
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`and signal transmitting means 20 of the present invention such
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`that both transmit the proper signal for receiver means 30.
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`This feature may also serve as a means of testing
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`the system 10 to determine its operational status, i.e., ready
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`If switch 27 is
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`activate the alarm signal within receiver means 30, and no
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`alarm signal is produced, a malfunction condition is present.
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`I:f the alarm signal within receiver means 30 is produced, the
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`Once system 10 is configured as desired, i.e., each
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`movement detecting and signal
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`transmitting means 20
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`is
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`positioned on a corresponding object whose motion is to be
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`detected, and receiver means 30 is armed, any movement of
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`window 25 or door 24 will cause a predetermined signal to be
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`radiated from movement detecting and signal transmitting means
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`20 and wirelessly transmitted to receiver means 30. Receiver
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`means 30 will receive the transmitted predetermined signal and
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`provide an alarm signal in response.
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`In the embodiment shown
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`the alarm sign·al.. is an audio signal provided through one or
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`more spe~kers locate~ within receiver means 30.
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`Turning now to FIG. 2 there is shown a perspE:!ctivE~.
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`view of movement detecting and signal transmittinq means 20,
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`including casing 31, switch 33, retractable wire affixing
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`means 2a· and retractable wire 22.. Casing 31 may inclu.d4e an
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`opening 35 for allowing visible light, as from a
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`LED 32, to be seen by the naked eye. The illumination of such
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`a. lamp, o:r light emitting means, gives an ·operator a visible
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`indication of the operational status of movement detE!Cting· and
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`signal transmitting means 20.
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`affixing means 28 m~y
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`positioning retractable
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`taken along lines 3-3· of FIG. 2. Casing 31 surrounds the
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`internal components.
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`The major
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`internal components of
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`movement detecting and signal transmitting means 20 are:
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`an
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`electronic circuit board 52,
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`a
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`rotatable
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`frame 62
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`supporting magnet means 54, a supporting base means 34 and a
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`rear panel 66. Rotatabie frame 62 includes a channel means
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`6·!1, where!in retractable wire means 22 may be disposed, and
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`wrapped around rotatable frame 62. Also shown is spring means
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`(best illustrated in FIG. 8)
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`for maintaining- constant
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`tension on wire means 22 as wire means 22 is pulled closer, or
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`further from casing 31. The foregoing components are. coupled
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`together by pin means 60 (best illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8).
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`l\.s shown in FIG. 4 retractable wire means 22 is in
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`communication at one end with rotatable frame 62. Rotatable
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`frame 62 includes one or more movable magnets 54, preferably
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`opposite pole magnets which are spaced from each other and
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`includes· 8 such. magnet means 54 spaced equidistantly from e:ach
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`other around rotatable frame 62. Magnet means 54 may be of a
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`type commonly available commercially from sources such as
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`Radio Shack. One such magnet means suitable for use in a
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`preferred_ ernbodiment of the present invention is a common 1/8"
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`about which rotatable frame 62 rotates. Rotatable frame 62 is
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`adapted to include a channel 64 for receiving :retractable wire
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`22. Channel 64 extends about the circumference of rotatable
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`frame 62 and allows retractable wire 22 to be wrapped about
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`rotatable frame 62 in a manner similar to that of a string
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`wrapped arollnd a yo yo. The end of retractable wirE~ 22 i.s in
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