Portable Alarm Device with Integrated Camera and Tamper Backup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current alarm systems are bulky, non-portable, and lack flexibility in sensor activation and monitoring, limiting their effectiveness in protecting various types of property across different locations.
Innovation Solution
A portable consumer alarm device with a transceiver for detecting alarm signals, featuring single-genie touch wake-up activation, on-demand GPS, power tamper backup, auto-connect configuration, anti-jamming capabilities, integrated camera, motion sensor, and computer-readable media card slot, allowing for flexible sensor activation and monitoring across different locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If alarm systems are designed with multiple sensors and monitoring capabilities, then security effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and portability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensors (motion detector, glass break detector, contact sensor), transceiver, microprocessor, and power management components into a single integrated alarm device unit. This merging allows the system to provide comprehensive security monitoring while maintaining portability and simplicity of deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm device is designed with multi-functional capabilities including motion detection, glass break detection, contact sensing, wireless communication, and remote monitoring through a handheld device. This universal design enables a single device to perform multiple security functions that would traditionally require separate systems.
2Ease of operation
If alarm systems are made portable with wireless capabilities, then ease of deployment is improved, but reliability of sensor monitoring is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a transceiver that provides bidirectional wireless communication between the alarm device and a handheld device. This feedback mechanism allows real-time monitoring of sensor status, alarm conditions, and system state, enabling users to verify system operation and receive notifications without compromising reliability through the wireless interface.
3Ease of operation
If alarm devices include multiple activation buttons and controls, then ease of operation is improved, but vulnerability to tampering is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex activation and control functions from the main alarm device and relocates them to a separate handheld device. The alarm device itself requires only simple activation methods (such as a single button or automatic activation), while the handheld device handles programming, sensor configuration, and control operations, reducing tampering risk at the alarm device location.
Data Source
AI summary
An alarm system is disclosed. The alarm system includes an enclosure; at least one sensor, the sensor is configured to communicate a signal to the enclosure; and at least one of a wireless transceiver positioned in the enclosure, the transceiver configured to receive an activation signal and transmit an alarm signal.