Dummy security device that mimics an active security device
OwnerEvan Treeinventor
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Abstract
A dummy security device that includes some means of drawing attention to itself using a visual and/or audible means to thereby draw attention to the presence of the dummy security device, wherein the fact that the device is not a real security device is hidden from view, wherein the dummy security device is relatively inexpensive to purchase to thereby promote installation of many of the devices, and wherein an active detection means may be employed to enable the dummy security device to provide a visual and/or audible indication that the presence of a person has been detected.
Claims20
A method for providing a visual indication that a person has been detected by a dummy security device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) placing a dummy security device in a location that is visible to an observer;
- (2) providing the dummy security device with a means for detecting a person;
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- (3) activating a plurality of lights on the dummy security device, and causing the plurality of lights to provide a visual indication that the person is detected.
The method as defined in claim I wherein the method further comprises the step of activating the plurality of lights such that the plurality of lights are visible to the observes before the person is detected.
A method for providing a visual indication that a person has been detected by a security decal device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) placing a security decal device in a location that is visible to an observer;
- (2) providing the security decal device with a means for detecting a person;
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- (3) activating a plurality of lights on the security decal device, and causing the plurality of lights to provide a visual indication that the person is detected.
A dummy security device for providing a visual indication that a person has been detected, said dummy security device comprised of:
- a housing for the dummy security system that has a physical appearance of performing a security feature;
- means for mounting the housing in a visible location;
- means for detecting a person;
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- a plurality of lights on the housing for providing a visual indication that the person is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.