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`Menard, Raymond J.
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`Bloomington, Minnesota
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`LOW POWER TWO-WAY LONG RANGE SECURITY SYSTEM
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`Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re PROVISIONAL Patent Application of: Raymond J. Menard
`LOW POWER TWO-WAY LONG RANGE SECURJ1Y SYSTEM
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`Provisional Patent Application
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`Attorney Docket 00279.011 PRV
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`Low Power Two-Way Long Range Security System
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`Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates generally to security systems and in particular to
`two-way long range security systems.
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`Background of the Invention
`The provision of a security system generally requires several components and a
`rather complex installation. For example, there may be a set of detection devices which
`may be hard wired or wireless to an additional component - a short range wireless
`receiver, a user interface, a transmission system, a local annunciator like a horn or
`flashing light, and a control panel to which all of the above components are connected.
`Every component and device adds cost and complexity to the system. As a result,
`most security systems require professional installation and setup.
`Some of the current designs try to integrate all of the components and devices in
`a single enclosure or case. However, much of the complexity and cost remains since
`most of the devices and components are still in use.
`As a result, very low market penetration exists for reasons associated with
`current design, which include, but are not limited to, a requirement for professional
`design and for professional installation. These reasons make do-it-yourself systems
`relatively poor sellers and even several major consumer electronic companies such as
`Magnavox, Zenith, Radio Shack and others have had little success or outright failure
`with an over the counter product. Furthermore, correct installation of a standard
`security system requires a special phone jack (RJ-31X) installed at the correct location
`(before any premise equipment is connected to the line) to assure the availability of the
`phone line. This may require a telephone company or other professional.
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`Thus, there is a need in the art for an improved security system using a minimal
`amount of components and which provides security without the high costs associated
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`with professional design and installation.
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`Summary of the Invention
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`One skilled in the art will readily recognize that the present system solves the
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`foregoing need in the art and other needs.
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`In one embodiment, the present security system provides, among other things,
`the replacement of any or all of the traditional user interface, transmission system, and
`control panel as listed above, through the use of a long-range, two-way, wireless
`communication device such as a two-way pager. Accordingly, a person who owns a
`two-way pager can, for a much lower cost than is customary, own a security system
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`incorporating an additional paging/detection device. This embodiment of the system
`has the advantages including, but not limited to, simple installation, highly secure built(cid:173)
`in signal transmission, long range wireless user interface and long range system status
`annunciation. Currently, some security systems communicate with a central station that
`manages the response function. However, this embodiment of the present system
`offers yet another advantage by providing for communication direct to the system owner
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`who can then select the desired response. In one embodiment, the direct
`communications are optional, so that the owner may select the central station approach
`or direct communications without the assistance or services of the central station.
`Thus, the present system provides, among other things, instant and affordable
`protection for a wide variety of applications such as construction sites, vehicles, motel
`rooms, apartments, and small residential and commercial properties.
`Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system incorporates low power
`components to provide the advantage of being able to operate solely on battery power.
`Thus, the present system, in various embodiments, offers advantages over a
`standard security alarm system which include, but are not limited to, low cost, easy,
`instantaneous installation by an ordinary consumer, reliable communications without
`connection to or interruption of the site telephone lines, long range control by the user,
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`long range communication of alarm conditions to a user, long range wireless
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`communication to a central station as an included option, no necessity to connect to a
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`central station with its attendant monthly costs (if the user desires to monitor their
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`system themselves), and no need for a permanent power supply. Thus, the system
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`various embodiments offers a portable security system providing protection for a variety
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`of applications including, but not limited to, homes and businesses and to applications
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`without available power or phone lines like vehicles and construction sites.
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`Brief Description of the Drawing
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`Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a user controlling their security system from a
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`distance, according to one embodiment of the present system.
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`Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the components of a basic system, according
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`to one embodiment of the present system.
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`Detailed Description
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`The security industry has developed numerous types of detection devices for
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`monitoring many types of conditions. These detection devices feature an output which
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`changes state upon detection of the event being monitored by the detection device.
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`One embodiment of the present uses the output of such detection devices and
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`connects them as an input signal for a two-way, long-range, wireless communicator
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`such as one employing two-way paging, cell phone type transmitter, cellemetry, PCS
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`or other similar device. The detection devices include, but are not limited to, motion
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`detectors, smoke detector, or a loop(s) of detection devices to detect a condition or
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`occurrence and provide an output. The outputs may be signaled by changes in voltage,
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`impedance, current, magnetic field, electromagnetic energy such as radio frequency
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`signals, infrared signals or optical signals, and audible or other forms of mechanical
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`energy. Several embodiments are possible and the examples given herein are not
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`intended in a limiting or restrictive sense.
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`The present system, in several embodiments, provides the signals from the
`detection devices to the two way, long range, wireless communicator instead of
`connecting them to a security alarm control panel.
`In one embodiment, the security system incorporates on-site two-way wireless
`communication devices which are compatible for communications with a two-way
`wireless communication device that is carried by the system user. The system user
`then utilizes their personal communication device to control and receive messages from
`the security system. In one embodiment, the on-site communication device may trigger
`local annunciators like horns or flashing lights.
`In one embodiment the security system incorporates REFLEX 25 narrow band
`PCS products and services (one of the type of wireless technologies used for 2-way
`pagers). One advantage of this type of technology is that it requires low power
`consumption for devices, has inexpensive devices, and provides flexible 2-way
`communication.
`A pager-like device, such as a device employing pager or other 2-way long range
`wireless communication capabilities, is connected to one or more detection devices
`including, but not limited to, motion detectors and smoke detectors. The interface
`between these devices is designed to function with industry detection devices using for
`example, small control relays or voltage triggers, or a standard communication protocol
`like RS-232, or built as a single integrated circuit with a detection device and thus
`requiring no external interface. The relay/voltage trigger embodiment provides a design
`that can be adapted to a wide array of existing detection devices or a circuit loop of
`devices. The integrated circuit embodiment provides a low net cost if the device is
`produced in large quantities.
`Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of a security system wherein a motion detector
`located in a home is connected to a two-way communications device, such as a two(cid:173)
`way pager, according to one embodiment of the present security system. The motion
`detector provides a signal to the two-way pager when detecting motion. The two-way
`pager transmits a signal over the paging network to the owner anywhere in the paging
`network. In one embodiment, if the person carries a two-way pager, then the person
`may elect to perform a function in response to the alarm, for example to disarm the
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`detector by providing the proper command to the motion detector over the two-way
`paging network. Other embodiments are possible without departing from the present
`system and a number of functions may be supported by various embodiments of the
`present security system.
`Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a security system according to one embodiment
`of the present system.
`In one embodiment, the software in the detector-pager device, the personal
`pager, and the paging network is adapted to deliver the standard features of a typical
`alarm system. These features are currently common to most manufacturers today,
`including ITI, Ademco, Napco, and others. Examples of these features include, but are
`not limited to:
`• system on/off (home-away-off, arm-disarm),
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`• delay zones,
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`• bypass/force arm,
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`restore,
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`• opening and closing by user,
`• prevention of multiple alarm transmissions in a specified period, and
`• user control of system related functions.
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`Thus, such embodiments provide features standard to an alarm system without
`requiring a separate control panel to provide them. In addition, some of the
`embodiments provide enhancements to the standard features. One reason for the
`improvements is that a system user can provide interactive management functions of
`their system regardless of where they are located. No longer do they need to be at the
`alarm site. Some of the functions are discussed below, however, others exist and the
`following is not intended to be a limiting or exhaustive discussion of functions.
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`Zone Bypass
`This feature allows a user to turn off the transmission of alarms for a particular
`detector or group of detectors. This is done for the following common reasons:
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`1. When the user is on site and wants to retain some protection, for example
`intrusion detection, but wants to turn off some interior motion detectors.
`2. When the person is prone to accidentally trigger a detector. For example, as
`listed in item 1, perhaps there is an interior motion detector downstairs, but
`they sleep upstairs; they would prefer to have the motion detector on while
`sleeping, but often forget and trip the detector when they come down in the
`morning.
`3. When a person is first learning to use their system, sometimes the entire
`system is bypassed so that emergency agencies are not dispatched.
`4. When a zone seems to be prone to false-alarms and the source of the alarms
`is not determined or repaired. The zone may send a real or a false alarm.
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`One problem with zone bypass is that it is an all-or-nothing design. The zone(s)
`or detector(s) is either transmitting alarms or not. In one embodiment of the present
`system, a new type of condition which we herein label "zone confirmation" is supported
`by the system. Conditions 2,3,4 above would be better served in many cases if the
`user was notified of an alarm activation and could then optionally "confirm" the alarm
`before it was transmitted to the central station. This confirmation could be required, or it
`could have a built in delay period where an opportunity to cancel would be given before
`the alarm was transmitted.
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`Arm/Disarm
`When a user armed or disarmed their system (turned their system on or off),
`confirmation of the on or off would be sent back to the paging (or other long range
`wireless) device that they are carrying and doing the activation from. This is currently
`not possible with devices used in the industry.
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`Delay Zones
`Delay zones are built into alarm panels to provide time for a user to enter their
`code into a keypad or other device and then enter or exit the premise before the
`protection is activated. Because upon entry, this delay is activated, there is a desire to
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`make the delay short. Otherwise an intruder might have time to tamper with or destroy
`the alarm system before it transmits an alarm.
`However, delay zones could be built into the user interface instead. This would
`allow a user to optionally cancel or confirm an alarm before the network transmitted it
`forward to a central station or other site. As a result, the alarm would be effectively
`instantaneous, allowing an intruder no delay time to defeat a system, but allowing a
`user an opportunity to disarm the system.
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`Other embodiments are possible and the examples provided herein are intended
`to be demonstrative and not exclusive or exhaustive of the present invention, which is
`determined by the scope of the appended claims and the full range of equivalents to
`which they are entitled.
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`I claim:
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`1. A security alarm system comprising:
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`a wireless transmission device coupled to one or more detection devices, the
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`wireless transmission device receiving a signal from the one or more detection
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`devices and transmitting a signal to a remote user
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`carrying a personal wireless communication device based on the received signal.
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`2. The security alarm system of claim 1, providing a stand alone security system
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`without need of an additional control panel, keypad or power supply.
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`3. The security alarm system of claim 1 wherein the wireless transmission device is a
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`pager or cell phone.
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`4. The security alarm system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission device is a
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`two-way pager or cell phone.
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`5. The security alarm system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission device is a
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`standard two-way pager or cell phone.
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`6. The security alarm system of claim 1, comprising REFLEX 25 and REFLEX 50 and
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`other types of Narrowband and Wideband PCS services and their related devices
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`and network capabilities.
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`7. The security alarm system of claim 1, wherein the system is a low power system
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`capable of operating on small portable batteries.
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`8. A zone or detector confirmation feature wherein an alarm can be confirmed and/or
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`canceled by a user before transmitting to a central station.
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`9. An Arming/disarming status feature wherein a user arming/disarming their system
`from a remote location receives confirmation of the action on their remote wireless
`device.
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`10. An Entry or exit delay confirmation feature wherein an alarm can be confirmed
`and/or canceled by a user before transmitting to a central station.
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`Provisional Patent Application
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`Attorney Docket 00279.011 PRV
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`Low Power Two-Way Long Range Security System
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`Abstract
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`This device provides for a security system in conjunction with the use of available
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`wireless communication devices such as two-way paging technologies, cell phones.
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`The system providing an option of direct communication of alarms to a user with a
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`receiver, such as a pager or two-way pager or cell phone.
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