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`Inventors: William E. Glidewell, Lew1sv1lle;
`Eddie F. Fun, In, Fort worth, both
`of Tex.; Mark J. Witham, London,
`England
`Assignee: Boat Buddy Sentry, Ltd,, Fort
`Worth, Tex.
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`Appl‘ No" 833’949
`Filed:
`Feb. 11, 1992
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`[45] Date of Patent:
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`5,319,698
`Jun. 7, 1994
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`Primary Examiner—Curtis Kuntz
`Assistant Examiner—Stella L. Woo
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`A security system for detecting and signalling the pres
`ence of abnormal security or hazardous conditions, such
`as unauthorized entry, glass breakage, ?re, smoke, high
`water level, in individual units, such as a boat, a recre
`ational vehicle, an automobile, which are located or
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`coded signals through the atmosphere which identi?es
`each sensor unit and the individual unit on which it is
`located. A receiver on the individual unit recognizes
`only the coded signals from sensor units which are on
`the same individual unit as the receiver. A coded output
`signal is provided to a slave transmitter on the individ
`ual unit which identi?es the particular sensor unit
`which was actuated. The slave transmitter provides a
`coded transmission signal to a local security station
`which identi?es the particular sensor unit which was
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`U.S. Patent
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`June 7,1994
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`Sheet 1 of 2
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`June 7, 1994
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`SECURITY SYSTEM
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`TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`This invention relates generally to security systems.
`More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this
`invention relates to a security system for detecting un
`authorized intrusion into an individual unit as well as
`the detecting of a hazardous condition existing in that
`individual unit and providing noti?cation of such unau
`thorized intrusion or hazardous condition.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`In recent times the theft of individual units such as
`boats, recreational vehicles, trailers, automobiles, etc. as
`well as items from boats, recreational vehicles, trailers,
`automobiles, apartments, etc. has grown to alarming
`proportions.
`Several approaches have been adopted in an attempt
`to combat theft of items from individual units but most
`if not all approaches have required the owner to be in
`the area to monitor the system of his own individual
`unit. When the boat owner docks his boat in the boat
`slip at the marina and goes home, he is not in the area to
`monitor his own system on his individual unit or boat.
`This is also true when (l) the boat owner stores his boat
`in the dry stacks at the marina in the off season, (2)
`when the owner of the recreational vehicle or trailer
`stores his recreational vehicle or trailer in a trailer stor
`age area in the off season, (3) when the owner of an
`automobile delivers his car to the storage lot of a car
`mover for a move across country, (4) when the renter of
`an apartment is gone from his apartment, (5) when the
`renter of a storage area stores items in storage areas
`such as individual mini-warehouses, etc. In fact, this is
`true whenever individual unite are congregated to
`gether in a designated or given area.
`This invention deals with these as well as related
`problems and provides a security alarm system which
`detects and signals the occurrence of a predetermined
`event with regard to the individual unit, such as unau
`thorized entry, glass breakage, ?re, smoke, unautho
`rized movement, low battery, high water level in the
`bilge of a boat, activation of a panic button, via digitally
`coded messages to a central station which monitors all
`the individual units in the designated or given area.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`This invention provides a security system for an indi
`vidual or predetermined unit as well as for a plurality of
`individual or predetermined units in a given security
`area and in one aspect comprises a plurality of sensors
`operatively associated with an individual unit, each
`sensor being structured to be actuated by the occur
`rence of a predetermined event, each sensor includes
`means for encoding and transmitting coded signals
`through the atmosphere which identi?es each sensor
`and the individual unit with which it is associated; a
`receiving means associated with the individual unit,
`each receiving means including means for receiving and
`recognizing the transmitted coded signals from the sen
`sor associated with the same individual unit as that of
`the receiving means and including means for providing
`a plurality of output signals upon receipt and recogni
`tion of a transmitted coded signal; a keypad and display
`unit operatively coupled to exchange predetermined
`coded signals with the receiving means, an alarm unit to
`receive an output signal from the keypad and display
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`unit upon the occurrence of a predetermined event; a
`slave transmitter means associated with each individual
`unit and operatively coupled to receive an output signal
`from the receiving means upon the occurrence of a
`predetermined event, the slave transmitter means in
`cludes means for further encoding and transmitting
`coded signals through the atmosphere which identi?es
`the individual unit and the sensor which has been actu
`ated.
`In another aspect, this invention provides a security
`system for a plurality of individual units in a given secu
`rity area and comprises a plurality of sensors opera
`tively associated with each of the plurality of individual
`units, each sensor being structured to be actuated by the
`occurrence of a predetermined event, each sensor in
`cluding means for encoding and transmitting coded
`signals through the atmosphere which identi?es each
`sensor and the individual unit with which it is associ
`ated; a plurality of receiving means having a predeter
`mined receiving means associated with each of the plu
`rality of individual units, each predetermined receiving
`means including means for receiving and recognizing
`the transmitted coded signals from the plurality of sen
`sors associated with the same individual unit as that of
`the predetermined receiving means and including
`means for providing a plurality of output signals upon
`receipt and recognition of a transmitted coded signal; a
`plurality of keypad and display units having a keypad
`and display unit associated with each of the plurality of
`receiving means and operatively coupled to exchange
`predetermined coded signals with the associated receiv
`ing means, a plurality of alarm units having an alarm
`unit associated with each of the plurality of keypad and
`display units and operatively coupled to receive an
`output signal from the keypad and display unit upon the
`occurrence of a predetermined event; a plurality of
`slave transmitter means having a predetermined slave
`transmitter means associated with each of the plurality
`of individual units and operatively coupled to receive
`the output signal from the predetermined receiving
`means associated with the same individual unit as that of
`the predetermined slave transmitter means, the prede
`termined slave transmitter means includes means for
`further encoding and transmitting coded signals
`through the atmosphere which identi?es the sensor
`means which has been actuated and the individual unit
`with which the identi?ed sensor is associated; a central
`receiver to receive the transmitted coded signals from
`the predetermined slave transmitter, to decode the
`transmitted coded signals and provide an output signal
`in a predetermined format; and a master control unit to
`receive the output signal from the central receiver
`means and provide predetermined output functions.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`Other advantages and features of the invention will
`become more apparent with reference to the following
`detailed description of a presently preferred embodi
`ment thereof in connection with the accompanying
`drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been
`applied to like elements, in which:
`FIG. 1 is a simpli?ed block diagram showing the
`security system in accordance with one embodiment of
`the present invention;
`FIG. 2 is a simpli?ed block diagram showing the
`security system in accordance with an additional em
`bodiment of the present invention;
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`to enter the unit 14 and deactivate or disarm the security
`FIG. 3 is a simpli?ed block diagram showing the
`system 10 before it is triggered by his intrusion. The
`local security station of the present invention; and
`FIG. 4 is a simpli?ed block diagram showing the
`sensor means 16 are grouped into groups 30 which can
`be controlled, to a degree, from the key pad 34. The
`master control unit of the local security station of the
`groupings are (l) the security sensors, e. g. pressure mat,
`present invention.
`glass breakage, the opening of windows or doors, mo
`tion detector, etc., (2) the hazard sensors, e.g. LP gas,
`?re, smoke, carbon monoxide, low battery, high water
`in bilge, etc. and (3) the infrared motion detector.
`Groups (1) and (3) can be activated and/or deactivated
`together as one group from the key pad 34. Group (2)
`can be activated and/ or deactivated as a separate group.
`After groups (1) and (3) have been activated, group (3)
`can be deactivated, leaving group (l) activated. So,
`basically, key pad 34 allows the operator to control and
`con?gure the system.
`An alarm device 36 is operatively connected to re
`ceiver means 18 to receive an activating signal when
`receiver means 18 receives a proper and recognized
`transmitted coded signal from a sensor means 16 associ
`ated with the individual or predetermined unit 14 with
`which the receiver means 18 is associated as part of the
`security system 10.
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`Detector 38 is operatively connected to the housing
`of receiver means 18 to activate the security system 10
`if an intruder attempts to obtain access to the receiver
`means 18 and deactivate the security system 10 before it
`is activated by the intruder’s entry into the individual or
`predetermined unit 14. In the preferred embodiment,
`detector 38 comprises a magnetic switch.
`Panic switch 40 is a wireless transmitter similar to
`transmitter 26 which transmits a coded signal through
`the atmosphere to receiver means 18 when activated.
`The panic switch 40 is portable and is activated to trig
`ger the security system 10 if the owner or occupant of
`the unit desires to trigger the alarm to signal for help if
`they are ill, have fallen, hear someone attempting to
`break into the individual or predetermined unit 14.
`A display unit 42, which is part of the key pad and
`display unit 35, is operatively coupled to receiver means
`18 to display a code designating which sensor has been
`activated.
`A coded signal output is sent to the slave transmitter
`20 via cable 44 and activates the slave transmitter 20 to
`transmit a coded signal through the atmosphere. The
`slave transmitter 20 includes encoder means 46 for set
`ting a twelve bit digital code which identi?es the partic
`ular individual or predetermined unit where the slave
`transmitter 20 is located. In the preferred embodiment,
`the selection of the twelve bit digital code is provided
`by DIP switches. In the operation of the individual unit
`system 12 when a sensor means 16 is activated or trig
`gered, sensor means 16 transmits the twelve bit coded
`signal through the atmosphere to receiver means 18.
`Receiver means 18 checks the eight bits of the coded
`signal to determine if the received signal is from a sen
`sor means associated with the same individual or prede
`termined unit 14 with which the receiver means 18 is
`associated. If the received signal is from a sensor means
`16 which is on the same individual unit 14 as the re
`ceiver means 18, receiver means 18 will check to deter
`mine if the individual unit system 12 is activated or not.
`If the individual unit system 12 is activated then re
`ceiver means 18 will cause the code, for the particular
`sensor means 16 which has been triggered, to appear on
`display unit 42. Receiver means 18 then sends the four
`bits of data, which designates the type of sensor means
`16 which has been activated, on to the slave transmitter
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
`Referring to the drawing and FIG. 1 in particular,
`shown therein and generally designated by the refer
`ence character 10 is a security system in accordance
`with one embodiment of the invention. As illustrated,
`the security system 10 comprises the individual unit
`system 12 installed in or on the individual or predeter
`mined unit 14 which is to be monitored for security and
`hazard purposes. The individual or predetermined unit
`14 would comprise a boat, recreational vehicle, trailer,
`automobile, apartment, mini-warehouse, etc. The indi
`vidual unit system 12 comprises a plurality of sensor
`means 16, a receiver means 18 and a slave transmitter
`20. Each sensor means 16 includes a detector 22, a digi
`tal encoder 24, a transmitter 26 and a radiating unit or
`antenna 28. Sensor means 16 are structured and posi
`tioned in the individual or predetermined units 14 to
`detect and signal abnormal or emergency conditions,
`such as unauthorized intrusion; the presence of ?re,
`smoke, gas, carbon monoxide; glass breakage; opening
`of doors or windows; unauthorized moving of the unit;
`removal of structure from the outside of the unit; low
`battery voltage; high water level in the bilge and other
`well known type of detectors. For instance, the opening
`of doors or windows and the removal of structure could
`be detected by the use of magnetic switches. The digital
`encoder 24 provides for the setting of a digital code for
`each sensor means 16 which allows identi?cation of
`each individual unit 14 and each sensor means 16 associ
`ated with that individual unit 14. In the preferred em
`bodiment, the digital code comprises eight bits to iden
`tify the individual unit 14 and four bits to identify the
`individual sensor means 16, e. g., magnetic switch, pres
`sure mat, glass breakage, ?re, smoke, motion, current,
`high water, etc. In the preferred embodiment, the selec
`tion of the code function is provided by DIP switches.
`The transmitter 26 would be (1) the rf type in the fre
`quency range and power as approved by the FCC, (2)
`infrared type, (3) ultrasonic type, etc. which would
`transmit the coded signal through the atmosphere
`rather than over cable or land line.
`Each receiver means 18 comprises a receiver 30 and
`digital encoder means 32. The digital encoder means 32
`provides for the setting of an eight bit digital code to
`identify the individual or predetermined unit 14 with
`which the receiver means 18 is associated and only
`allows reception of the coded signals from the sensor
`means 16 for the associated individual or predetermined
`unit. The eight bit digital code of the receiver means 18
`must match the eight bit digital code of each of the
`sensor means 16 for the associated-individual or prede
`termined unit. In the preferred embodiment, the selec
`tion of the eight bit digital code is provided by DIP
`switches.
`A key pad 34, which is part of the key pad and display
`unit 35, is operatively coupled to each receiver means
`18. Key pad 34 allows the owner or operator of the
`security system 10 to con?gure the system to his partic
`ular wants or needs. Security system 10 has delay times
`built into the system which allows the owner or opera
`tor a set amount of time to leave the unit 14 before the
`security system 10 is activated or armed and a set time
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`20. If the individual unit system 12 is not activated,
`nothing additional happens. Slave transmitter 20 adds
`twelve digital bits, which designates the particular indi
`vidual unit 14 where the individual unit system 12,
`which has triggered, is located and transmits the sixteen
`bit coded signal through the atmosphere.
`With further reference to the drawing and to FIG. 2
`in particular, shown therein and generally designated
`by the reference character 50 is a security system in
`accordance with an additional embodiment of this in
`'vention. As illustrated, the security system 50 is di
`rected to a security system for a given or designated
`security area 52 which includes a plurality of individual
`or predetermined units 14. Security system 50 com
`prises a plurality of individual unit systems 12 installed
`in and around each individual or predetermined unit 14
`and a local security station 54. It will be appreciated
`that the local security station 54 may be within or out
`side the given or designated security area 52.
`With reference to FIG. 3, the local security station 54
`is shown and comprises a station receiver 56 whose
`output is provided to interface circuitry 58 whose out
`put is provided to the master control unit 60. Master
`control unit 60 provides an output to printer 62, an
`output to alarm 64 and an output and input line 66
`which is connected to the telephone line jack of the
`telephone line to the telephone company or to a cellular
`telephone. A touch-tone telephone 68 provides an input
`to the master Control unit 60 and receives an input from
`the speech synthesizer 78 in the master control unit 60.
`With reference to FIG. 4, the master control unit 60
`is shown and comprises a CPU 70 operatively con
`nected to memory 72 and providing an output to display
`74. DTMF signal detector 76, speech synthesizer 78 and
`auto dialer 80 are connected in parallel between CPU 70
`and DAA 82. DAA 82 is connected to the telephone
`line from the telephone company. Memory 72 includes
`the program instructions for CPU 70 to perform the
`various tasks required as well as the messages to be
`transmitted by the speech synthesizer 78 and the tele
`' phone numbers to be~dialed by auto dialer 80.
`In the operation of the security system 50, the indi
`vidual unit systems 12 operate as previously discussed.
`When a slave transmitter 20 transmits the sixteen bit
`coded signal through the atmosphere, it is received by
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`antenna 28 and output to station receiver 56 whose
`output is provided through interface circuitry 58 to the
`master control unit 160. The master control unit 60
`checks to make certain it is on and if it is on the master
`control unit 60 will provide an activating signal to the
`alarm 64 located at the local security station 54 and
`sound alarm 64. If there is personnel in the local security
`station 54, they have a predetermined time, e.g. three
`minutes, in which to pick up the touch-tone telephone
`68 and dial a predetermined intercept code which goes
`to the CPU 70 and cancels the alarm sequence. If there
`is not any personnel in the local security station 54, the
`master control unit 60 will start the sequence of dialing
`three telephone numbers, which have been placed in
`memory in the master control unit 60. At the same time,
`the CPU 70 will output information to the display unit
`74 and the printer 62 which will include (1) the time, (2)
`the date, (3) the individual unit identi?cation where the
`alarm occurred and (4) the type of alarm. The three
`telephone numbers could include the police, an inde
`pendent security business, the owner of the designated
`security area, a beeper number, the home of an individ
`ual, etc. The three telephone numbers will be sequen
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`tially dialed until someone answers one of the dialed
`phones. When one of the dialed phones is answered, the
`person who answers the phone must dial in a predeter
`mined sequence of numbers. The master control unit 60
`then knows that someone has acknowledged the receipt
`of the alarm noti?cation and the speech synthesizer
`outputs a message informing the individual on the
`phone of the details regarding the alarm. These details
`will include (1) the time of the alarm, (2) the date of the
`alarm, (3) the individual unit identi?cation where the
`alarm occurred and (4) the type of alarm. When one of
`the three dialed phones has been answered, the printer
`will print out an acknowledgment message which will
`include (1) the time the alarm was acknowledged, (2)
`the date the alarm was acknowledged and (3) the party
`who acknowledged the noti?cation of the alarm by the
`sequence of numbers dialed by the party.
`Another feature of the security system 50 is that the
`master control unit 60 is programmable from any touch
`tone phone. Normally the individual unit systems 12,
`with the exception of the slave transmitter 20, are sold
`to be installed in the individual or predetermined units
`14. The company which manufactures the security sys
`tem 50 leases the slave transmitter 20 to the owner of
`the designated security area 52 where the individual or
`predetermined units 14 are stored or housed, who in
`turn sub-leases the slave transmitter 20 to the owners of
`the individual or predetermined units 14. Each month
`the company is to collect a set amount for each slave
`transmitter 20 leased to the owner of the designated
`security area 52. If for any month, the company does
`not receive a check from the owner of the designated
`security area 52, the security system 50 goes into a
`programmed ten day grace period in which it will con
`tinue to operate. After the ten day grace period, the
`master control unit 60 of the security system 50 will
`shut down in accordance with a predetermined pro
`gram placed in memory 72. When a check is received, a
`predetermined code will be sent over the telephone to
`the master control unit 60 which will update the master
`control unit 60 and allow it to operate for another
`month.
`Thus, it is apparent that there has been provided in
`accordance with this invention, a security system for
`monitoring a plurality of individual units from a central
`ized location.
`Although the present invention has been described
`with reference to a presently preferred embodiment, it
`will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that vari
`ous modi?cations, alternatives, variations, etc., may be
`made without departing from the spirit and scope of the
`invention as de?ned in the appended claims.
`We claim:
`1. A security system for a plurality of individual vehi
`cles congregated together in a given security area, said
`security system comprises:
`a plurality of individual vehicle security systems and
`a central unit;
`wherein each of said individual vehicle security sys
`tems is associated with a respective one of said
`individual vehicles;
`wherein each of said individual vehicle security sys'
`tems comprises:
`(a) a plurality of sensor means, each sensor means
`being operatively mounted at the respective indi
`vidual vehicle and structured to be actuated by
`the occurrence of a respective predetermined
`event associated with the respective individual
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`vehicle, each sensor means including means for
`producing an encoded sensor signal upon the
`occurrence of the predetermined event for that
`sensor means such that the encoded sensor signal
`identi?es the respective sensor means producing
`the encoded sensor signal and the respective
`individual vehicle with which the respective
`sensor means is associated, each sensor means
`including a transmitter for transmitting the thus
`produced encoded sensor signal through the
`atmosphere;
`(b) a receiving means located at the respective
`individual vehicle, each receiving means includ
`ing means for receiving the transmitted encoded
`sensor signals from the plurality of sensor means
`of the respective individual vehicle security sys
`tem as well as from sensor means of individual
`vehicle security systems for other individual
`vehicles in the given security area, each receiv
`ing means including means for recognizing an
`encoded sensor signal transmitted by a sensor
`means of the respective individual vehicle secu
`rity system and for producing an output signal
`only upon receipt and recognition of an encoded
`sensor signal transmitted by a sensor means of 25
`the respective individual vehicle security system;
`(b) a slave transmitter means operatively coupled
`to the receiving means for the respective individ
`ual vehicle security system to receive an output
`signal from the receiving means of the respective
`individual vehicle security system, the slave
`transmitter means including means for producing
`an encoded vehicle signal upon the receipt of an
`output signal from the receiving means of the
`respective individual vehicle security system
`such that the encoded vehicle signal identi?es
`the respective sensor means producing the en
`coded sensor signal and the respective individual
`vehicle with which the respective sensor means
`is associated, each salve transmitter means in
`cluding a transmitter for transmitting the thus
`produced encoded vehicle signal through the
`atmosphere;
`and
`wherein said central unit comprises:
`(a) a central receiver means positioned to receive
`an encoded vehicle signal transmitted by the
`slave transmitter means of any of said individual
`vehicle security systems, to decode the thus re
`ceived encoded vehicle signal and provide a
`control signal in response thereto;
`(b) a master control unit to receive a control signal
`from said central receiver means and provide
`output functions in response to the receipt of a
`control signal from said central receiver means.
`2. A security system in accordance with claim 1,
`wherein each of said individual vehicle security systems
`further comprises:
`a keypad and display means located at the respective
`individual vehicle and operatively coupled to the
`receiving means of the respective individual vehi
`cle security system to exchange coded signals with
`that receiving means for selectively activating indi
`vidual sensor means in the plurality of sensor
`means of the respective individual vehicle security
`system; and
`an alarm unit located at the respective individual
`vehicle and connected to the keypad and display
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`means of the respective individual vehicle security
`system to receive a signal from that keypad and
`display unit upon the occurrence of the actuation
`of a sensor means of the respective individual vehi
`cle security system.
`3. A security system in accordance with claim 2
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of boats in a marine.
`4. A security system in accordance with claim 2
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of recreational vehi
`cles in a storage area.
`5. A security system in accordance with claim 2
`wherein said central unit further comprises:
`a central processing means operatively coupled to
`said central receiver means to receive a control
`signal outputted by said central receiver means;
`a display unit operatively coupled to said central
`processing means; and
`a message unit and an auto dialer operatively con
`nected in parallel between said central processing
`means and a connector for connecting to a tele
`phone line.
`6. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of boats in a marine,
`with each individual vehicle being a boat in a slip in the
`marina.
`7. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of boats in a marina,
`with each individual vehicle being a boat in a dry stack
`in the marina.
`8. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of vehicles in a stor
`age area.
`9. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein at lest one of the sensor means in each individ
`ual vehicle security system includes a magnetic switch.
`10. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein at least one of the sensor means in each individ
`ual vehicle security system includes an infrared sensor.
`11. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein the plurality of sensor means in each individual
`vehicle security system comprise at lest two sensors
`selected from the group consisting of a sensor to detect
`smoke, a sensor to detect the presence of carbon mon
`oxide, a sensor to detect the presence of LP gas, a sensor
`to detect the presence of water, a sensor to detect glass
`breakage, a ‘sensor to detect an opened window, a sen
`sor to detect an opened door, and a sensor to detect
`motion.
`12. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein the plurality of sensor means in each individual
`vehicle security system comprise a sensor to detect
`smoke, a sensor to detect the presence of motion, and a
`sensor to detect the presence of water.
`13. A security system in accordance with claim 5
`wherein said means for producing a encoded sensor
`signal includes switches to set the encoding.
`14. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein said central unit further comprises:
`a central processing means operatively coupled to
`said central receiver means to receive a control
`signal outputted by said central receiver means;
`a display unit operatively coupled to said central
`processing means; and
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`a message unit and an auto dialer operatively con
`nected in parallel between said central processing
`means and a connector for connecting to a tele
`phone line.
`15. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of boats in a marina,
`with each individual vehicle being a boat in a slip in the
`marina.
`16. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of boats in a marina,
`with each individual vehicle being a boat in a dry stack
`in the marina.
`17. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein said plurality of individual vehicles in a given
`security area comprises a plurality of vehicles in a stor
`age area, with each individual vehicle being a boat.
`18. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein at least one of the sensor means in each individ
`ual vehicle security system includes a magnetic switch.
`19. A security system in accordance with claim 1
`wherein at least one of the sensor means in each individ
`ual vehicle security system includes an infrared sensor.
`20.