Intrusion detection system and method thereof

A method of detecting the occurrence of an event, including the steps of:

• installing a power transmission cable;
• installing a data cable spaced from said power transmission cable, said data cable provided with a plurality of identification chips spaced apart from one another;
• transmitting a radio frequency signal along said power transmission cable, thereby creating an electromagnetic field and inducing a current in each of said identification chips, allowing each of said identification chips to broadcast a signal along said data cable, when a current is induced in each of said identification chips;
• receiving each of said signals produced by said identification chips in a system controller connected to said data cable;
• and
• determining the occurrence of an event based upon the signals received by said system controller.

A device for sensing an intrusion onto a piece of property having a plurality of vertical poles provided along at least a portion of the property, comprising:

• a data cable attached to the vertical poles at an elevated distance above the ground;
• a plurality of identification chips spaced apart from each other along said data cable;
• a power transmission cable spaced from said data cable;
• a source of radio frequency signals connected to said power transmission cable creating an electromagnetic field inducing a current in said plurality of identification chips, thereby allowing a signal to be broadcast from each of said identification chips along said data cable;
• and
• a system controller in connection with said data cable for receiving signals broadcast from said identification chips, wherein the lack of receipt of a signal from one or more of said identification chips is indicative of the presence of an intruder on the piece of property.