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AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsKenneth L. Addy, Kenneth G. Eskildsen
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In a first aspect, the present invention is a method, apparatus, and system for detecting a change in position of a door or a window in an alarm system with a singular housing having a magnetometer for monitoring the magnetic field of the earth, and a microprocessor for detecting a change in the position of the singular housing with respect to the magnetic field of the earth. The microprocessor generates an alarm signal upon detecting the change, and causes the alarm signal to be transmitted, by wireless transmission, to a remote receiving station. The device may also be used to determine if an object that it is affixed to has been moved, such as for a theft alarm for an object such as a painting. In a second aspect of the invention, a gravitational sensor is used to monitor the gravitational field of the earth and determine if an associated object or person has been moved with respect to the gravitational field, thus providing motion detection and signaling an alarm.
A method of generating an alarm signal upon detecting a change in position of an object comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting a change in position of a housing comprising:
A security system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.