Alarm system for sensing and vocally warning a person approaching a protected object
AssigneeElectronic Security Products of California
InventorMichael Nykerk
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Abstract
An alarm system senses the presence of a person sufficiently near a protected object, such as an automobile, to inflict damage thereto, and provides verbal warnings to the person. The alarm system includes a proximity detector that senses the proximity of a person to the protected object and means for generating vocal signals using electronic speech generation circuits. Such vocal signals typically instruct the person to back away from the protected object, thereby preventing the person from inflicting any damage to the object. The user may select various operating modes and performance options in how the system is used.
Claims15
A vocal alarm system for use with a vehicle comprising:
- a first sensor that senses a person within a protected region around said vehicle;
- a second sensor that senses a violation event made against said vehicle while said person remains within said protected region;
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- an electronic voice generation circuit that generates a first vocal alarm message in response to sensing a person with said first sensor, and a second vocal alarm message in response to sensing a violation event with said second sensor.
Apparatus for warning persons away from a vehicle who move within a protected region around said vehicle so as to be sufficiently near said vehicle to inflict damage thereto, sad apparatus comprising:
- a sensor that senses the presence of a person within a protected region around said vehicle;
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- electronic speech generation circuitry that generates a speech message in response to sensing a person with said sensor, said speech message informing said person that the protected region has been intruded and informing said person if said person thereafter moves out of said protected region.
A method of protecting an automobile from unauthorized tamper or entry comprising:
- sensing the approach of a person towards said automobile before said person touches said automobile;
- warning said person using electronically generated speech that the automobile is protected;
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- sounding an alarm in the event that a violation event occurs against said automobile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.