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Burglar alarm with re-entry feature
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-03-29
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Granted: 1985-09-24
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Expires: 2003-03-29
Abstract
Abstract An "Automatic Exit Delay" circuit of a burglar alarm is placed on Stand-By whenever a "first" door is opened and the burglar alarm automatically starts to work right after the "last" door is closed. At that moment of arming a "Quiet Quick Test" Network automatically tests the alarm for proper functioning and generates a short "beep" to indicate such as well as the armed state of the alarm system.
Inventors
- 👤 Shih M. Hwang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:53
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B25/00; G08B25/008; B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/10; G08B13/00; G08B13/02; G08B13/08; G08B29/00; G08B29/12; G08B29/14; B60R25/1001; B60R25/1003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of operating an alarm system for an enclosure having a plurality of closable entrances, comprising the steps of: sensing the removal of a key from a key switch; monitoring the opening and closing of said entrances; detecting the subsequent closing of all entrances opened after the sensing of said key removal; and upon such detection, arming said alarm system and indicating such arming and such detection with an audible tone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of operating an alarm system for an enclosure having a plurality of closable entrances, comprising the steps of: sensing the removal of a key from a key switch; monitoring the opening and closing of said entrances; detecting the subsequent closing of all entrances opened after the sensing of said key removal; and upon such detection, arming said alarm system and indicating such arming and such detection with an audible tone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: starting a timing period T1 whenever said system is armed; resetting said timing period T1 if it has not elapsed and one of said entrances is opened.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as in claim 2, further comprising the steps of: sounding an alarm after a predetermined time delay T2 if any of said entrances are opened after the timing period T1 has elapsed or if certain ones of said entrances are opened before T1 has elapsed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 3, wherein said sounding step includes a step of interrupting said sounding of said alarm if a reset switch is actuated before said predetermined time delay T2 elapses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein said timing period T1 is within a range of 20-40 seconds and said predetermined time delay T2 is within a range of 10-15 seconds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as in claim 5, wherein said enclosure is an automobile, said entrances comprise doors, a hood and trunk lid of said automobile and said certain ones of said entrances comprise said hood and trunk lid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
An alarm system for an enclosure having a plurality of closable entrances, comprising: sensing means for sensing the removal of a key from a key switch of said enclosure; monitoring means for monitoring opening and closing of said entrances; detecting means for detecting opening and subsequent closing of said entrances after sensing of said key removal; arming means, responsive to said detecting means, for arming said alarm system and subsequently outputting an audible tone as an indication of both said arming and said detecting of said opening and subsequent closing of said entrances.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
An alarm system for an enclosure having a plurality of closable entrances, comprising: sensing means for sensing the removal of a key from a key switch of said enclosure; monitoring means for monitoring opening and closing of said entrances; detecting means for detecting opening and subsequent closing of said entrances after sensing of said key removal; arming means, responsive to said detecting means, for arming said alarm system and subsequently outputting an audible tone as an indication of both said arming and said detecting of said opening and subsequent closing of said entrances.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
An alarm system as in claim 7, wherein said arming means comprises: timing period means for starting a timing period T1 whenever said alarm system is armed, and resetting means for resetting said timing period means if said timing period T1 has not elapsed whenever said monitoring means detects opening of one of said entrances.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
An alarm system as in claim 8, further including: alarm sounding means for sounding an alarm after a predetermined time delay T2 whenever said monitoring means monitors opening of any of said entrances after said timing period T1 has elapsed or opening of certain ones of said entrances before said timing period T1 has elapsed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
An alarm system as in claim 9, wherein said alarm sounding means further includes a reset switch and means for preventing said sounding of said alarm if said reset switch is actuated before said predetermined time delay T2 has elapsed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
An alarm system as in claim 10, wherein said timing period T1 is within a range of 20-40 seconds and said predetermined time delay T2 is within a range of 10-15 seconds.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An alarm system as in claim 11, wherein said enclosure comprises an automobile, said entrances comprise doors, a hood and trunk lid of said automobile and said certain ones of said entrances comprise said hood and said trunk lid.
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