Mobile Telephone Security System with Sensor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems are either too expensive to maintain or can be easily disabled by criminals, limiting their widespread adoption and effectiveness in providing reliable remote monitoring and alert services.
Innovation Solution
A mobile-telephone-based security system that integrates sensors and information-capture devices within vehicles or buildings, using cellular or satellite technology to alert owners and security services, with built-in backup communication and authentication features to prevent tampering and ensure secure two-way communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high-end security systems with remote monitoring are implemented, then security reliability is improved, but system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex wired security system infrastructure with mobile telephone technology (cellular or satellite networks). The master control unit uses existing mobile phone networks to communicate alerts and information to remote locations, eliminating the need for expensive dedicated communication infrastructure and reducing system complexity while maintaining security reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The security system leverages the universal mobile telephone network for multiple functions: transmitting alarm alerts, sending captured information (images, data), providing two-way communication, and enabling remote monitoring. This multi-functional use of a single communication platform reduces overall system cost while maintaining comprehensive security capabilities.
2Device complexity
If low-end security systems are implemented, then system cost is reduced, but system reliability deteriorates as they can be easily disabled by criminals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a master control unit that acts as an intermediary between sensors and the communication system. This central unit coordinates alarm responses, manages information capture, and controls communication through the mobile network, creating a more reliable and harder-to-disable system while keeping costs low through the use of existing telephone infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements two-way communication through the mobile telephone network, allowing remote locations to receive alerts and send responses back to the premises. This feedback mechanism enables verification of system status, remote control capabilities, and continuous monitoring, significantly improving reliability without requiring expensive dedicated communication lines.
3Device complexity
If mobile-telephone technology is used for security alerts, then system cost is reduced, but communication reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs multiple communication parameters and modes through the mobile telephone system, including voice calls, text messages, and data transmission. The system can switch between different communication modes and use multiple mobile network providers, changing the parameters of communication to ensure reliable delivery of security alerts while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a security and alarm system. When sensors detect something of note, they alert a master unit which in turn captures pertinent information (e.g., an image or sound) and places a mobile-telephone call to deliver the alert and the captured information. The recipient of the call (for example, an owner of the system or a security service) evaluates the information and takes appropriate action such as alerting a local police department. Some embodiments offer two-way service: In addition to delivering alerts, the system responds to calls from an authorized user requesting current information. Two-way communications allow some embodiments to deliver “Breach of Peace” alerts to users. In one scenario, a public security service sends out a warning within a geographical area that the peace has been breached. The system receives the warning and alerts its user to the situation. The user then takes appropriate action.