WO1999021742A1 - Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger - Google Patents

Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger Download PDF

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WO1999021742A1
WO1999021742A1 PCT/HU1997/000070 HU9700070W WO9921742A1 WO 1999021742 A1 WO1999021742 A1 WO 1999021742A1 HU 9700070 W HU9700070 W HU 9700070W WO 9921742 A1 WO9921742 A1 WO 9921742A1
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Priority to CA002276174A priority patent/CA2276174A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/10—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device
    • B60R25/102—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/01—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
    • B60R25/04—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2325/00—Indexing scheme relating to vehicle anti-theft devices
    • B60R2325/20—Communication devices for vehicle anti-theft devices
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  • the invention pertains generally to a method and a system for remote monitoring and controlling of an object to be protected, more particularly to a method and system for the protection of buildings, country houses, and for tracking of stolen vehicles.
  • Remote monitoring and controlling means monitoring an event and acts of intervention of a defined extent.
  • the object to be protected may be movable or immovable objects, equally characterized by constituting pieces of property of some value that can become subjects of wrongful behavior of unauthorized persons, i.e. vehicles may be unlawfully appropriated, unwarrantably used, burglars may break into buildings, etc.
  • EP 0 366 378 A2 and US 5 276 728 show a long-distance connection provided by cellular telephone or other telecommunication means between the vehicle' sensor and an alarm device.
  • protection is provided not only by the emission of usual acoustic and optical signals and by ignition blocking but further informative-operative protection is ensured also by the cellular tele- phone set located in the vehicle by dialing pre-determined telephone numbers.
  • the owner or operator or other monitoring or protective dispatch center may get information of the intrusion, listen to the intruder, and send deterrent massages, or may even decide to stop the stolen and moving vehicle by interrupting its ignition circuit or other electronic control unit. Deficiency of all these actions is that such relatively simple defects can just as easily and quickly be eliminated with more or less skill, the vehicle thieves of our days usually being -un nowadays - in the possession of rather broad technical professional knowledge.
  • EP 0 242 099 A2 describes a theft-prevention and site-identification system, in which the current location of the protected object, in particular, of a vehicle or person is defined by the coordinates provided by a microprocessor system, named Navstar Global Positioning System, GPS.
  • Navstar Global Positioning System GPS
  • the microprocessor On its activa- tion caused e.g. by unauthorized opening or starting or change of location of a vehicle, the microprocessor identifies itself at a central dispatch office, alarming the latter and indicating the reason of alarm.
  • Information of momentary site of the protected object is periodically actualized by sending from time to time a train of digital signals to the central dispatch office by means of cellular telephone.
  • the central dispatch office is also capable of calling the microprocessor by addressing its in- dividual identification number, and the central dispatch office is able to determine the site of the vehicle if the latter has been displaced without activating the microprocessor protective system.
  • the system is, of course, provided with several logic inputs and outputs to which input signal transmitters and sensors and acoustic and optical alarm output devices known from the field of alarm techniques can be connected, and contains such actuating devices that can be activated by being ad- dressed by the protected vehicle also through the use of the cellular telephone system, causing thereby obstruction of operation of the protected object or rendering it inoperative, simply by producing defects in the functioning of the vehicle or bringing it to be halt while observing the requirements of traffic safety.
  • This arrangement neither excludes the possibility of using, instead of a so- called normal telephone available on the market, a so-called purpose-oriented device suitable only for performing the required functions.
  • T e interfacing means comprise a control means and a coupling means to connect the cellular telephone sets to the control means.
  • This coupling means contains a data library stored in a memory for storing the individual protocols required by the communication carried on with the different cellular tele- phones, and the system operator performs the adopting of die cellular telephone and the alarm system to each other in the course of activating the system.
  • Primary aim of that system is to utilize the cellular telephone set of the vehicle for remote surveillance of the vehicle, indicating the unauthorized events or those causing damage, and providing for the owner or for the person performing the task of surveillance the possibility of getting into contact via ⁇ e telephone connection with the intruder or, in case of failure of such an attempt, with the help of the various actuating means, of drawing the attention of near- by outsiders to the prevailing abnormal state of the vehicle, as well as of rendering the unauthorized use of the vehicle impossible.
  • a local alarm in me case of unauthorized intrusion - a local alarm is initiated and a remote alarm signal or an informative massage is transmitted through telecommunication means, to a predetermined address, or the location of the object given its by coordinates obtained from a reference system, and after transmission of local alarm, malfunction or inoperability of the protected object expediently by means of built-in and concealed actuators, further, by way of remote control issued by the alarmed address, the protected object is set, or can be set, into the state of partial or total inoperability.
  • an object of the invention is to propose a method and system which does not necessitates any installed alarm system, which can be disarmed almost exclusively only by the owner or a person authorized by him, and which is capable of ensuring tracking, without requiring necessarily a further cellular telephone for forwarding signals and control commands ⁇ irough telecommunication links, having at the same time a long transmission range, and even if getting out of the area covered by the telecommunication system, it remains capable of maintaining automatically the inoperative and disabled state brought about by the issued alarm signal.
  • One further object is to make the invention suitable for ensuring effective use of modern site- detection means applicable to tracing the vehicle also in the course of its transportation while moving, without its engine being kept running, e.g. when being transported by another vehicle, and for connecting said means to the system complying with the invention.
  • a further object is to permit repairing an artificially produced defect (including blocking of restarting) of a vehicle even for a highly skilled technician only if being in the possession of information linked up with some identification data of die vehicle known only by the owner (or rightful user) or his representative.
  • the invention is based on the recognition that a conventional alarm system can though be disarmed with the use of s own means at any time, but this blocking can automatically be re-activated as long as it is not prevented by means of a separate individual and specific code issued by a person author- ized to do so, and this code may be issued either through telecommunication means (e.g. by making use of die cellular telephone system), or at the site of the object. It has been recognized further that the multi-level arming/disarming operations of the system serving for guarding the protected object can be integrated with the control performed through telecommunication, considering the aspects of convenience as well. A much safer and quicker communication link can be achieved in the data transmission by utilizing SMS (Short Message Service).
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • two remote control sets may be used, one of which is concealed in die object and re-activates the alarm system immediately after the latter has been disarmed. Thereby an effective disarming is only possible uirough a message transmitted to die cellular telephone arranged hidden in the vehicle.
  • arming/disarming may take place directly from the cellular telephone and, in die peak periods of telephone traffic, disarming, i.e. opening of the vehicle, may be emitted by an acoustic transmitter generating DTMF sounds or by the cellular telephone acoustically, i.e. without resorting to the GSM central dispatch office.
  • disarming i.e. opening of the vehicle
  • the task of forwarding information concerning property protection can be provided also by a single-purpose communication apparatus of some design simpler than a cellular telephone of general purpose, also operating at the frequency range of the cellular telephone, but owing to its simple setup, it can be produced cheaper and installed simpler, and the number of external auxiliary elements required for its application is also lower.
  • a method suitable for remote surveillance of protected objects without built-in alarm system comprising the steps of on leaving the object to be protected introducing at least one malfunction of the object by disconnecting operational connections between several parts of the electrical, electronic or electromechanical network of die object via means inserted in a hidden manner into said network, and preferably remote activating said means; on returning to said object, canceling said introduced state; inserting a control means into the canceling pa ⁇ of said means introducing at least one malfunction of die object to be protected, said control means being activable and de-activable by an unique secret owner code; activating said control means before leaving said object to be protected and after introducing at least one malfunction of the object; de-activating said control means on returning to and before the access to the protected object, well before canceling said introduced state of said means for introducing at least one malfunction of me object; locally and/or remotely signaling to the owner any unaud orized attempt for de-activating said control means.
  • the proposed me ⁇ od comprising die steps of activating the monitoring continuously or periodically of selected regions of d e object to be protected; at d e same time introducing at least one malfunction of the object; on own demand deactivating the monitoring and malfunctioning; in odier cases, initializing a local alarm in cases of changes in levels of one or more predetermined monitored values; simultaneously transmitting an alarm signal to at least one predetermined remote address, widi declaring d e current position of die object in certain cases; controlling further malfunction of d e object from said remote address; maintaining die state of local and remote alarm in an unchangeable and uncancelable manner, and; under proper conditions canceling said state dirough local and/or remote entering and validating a personal canceling code.
  • an anti-dieft apparatus comprising user activated and deactivated means for causing malfunction of a protected object wid out any installed alarm system, said means are inserted preferred in die electrical system of said object and comprising enabling/ disabling means, being in communication widi remote means for activating and deactivating said means for causing, transmitting a unique secret user code upon activation to die enabling/ disabling means, wherein said apparatus further comprising means for enabling or interrupting die connection between said means for causing and die enabling/disabling means; said means for ena- bling or interrupting is arranged in a hidden manner in or at die protected object and in communication widi a further remote control held by die user and operable with at least one changeable secret user code, said means for enabling or interrupting transmits a signal to the user each time when the means for causing receives a deactivating signal.
  • die system for remote controlling an object to be protected comprising a hidden alarm center widi remote control; one or more sensor means connected to input means of said alarm center; one or more optical and/or acoustical signaling means connected to output means of said alarm center; one or more operating means causing at least malfunction in the normal operation of said object; communicating means for bidirectional communication widi a cellular telephone means; interface means connected to die alarm center and die communicating means; uninterruptible power supply means, wherein the interface means having a remote control which transmits a secret personal code upon activation, is in opera- tional connection widi said alarm center, continuously maintaining the activated monitoring state of said alarm center.
  • Figure 1 is the block diagram of a first embodiment of die system according to die invention
  • Figure 2 shows a possible arrangement of die interface unit of die embodiment shown in
  • Figures 3 to 5 illustrate in simplified form further possible arrangements of functional connections between interface unit and alarm center unit.
  • the invention is described widi reference to its application accomplishing remote monitoring and controlling of a vehicle and an apartment, but it can be adopted and applied widiout restriction widiin the claimed scope of protection.
  • FIG. 1 presenting only an advantageous example for accomplishing remote surveillance of a vehicle constituting die object to be protected, contains an uninterrupted power supply 1 linked up widi an alarm center unit 2 of an alarm system built into die vehicle in known manner.
  • Said alarm center unit 2 e.g. of type Enforcer 100 B-4 manufactured by SECO-ALARM Inc., USA
  • acoustic and/or optical signaling means 6 and actuating means 7 are connected to inputs of die alarm center unit 2 acoustic and/or optical signaling means 6 and actuating means 7 are connected.
  • Sensor means 5 may be sensors responsive to die opening of vehicle doors, trunk and hood, impact sensors, wheel lifting sensors, ultrasonic or radar type space sensors, while as acoustic and or optical signaling means 6 several lamps, the horn of die vehicle, or a separate siren may be used.
  • Actuating means 7 are usually relays or magnet valves inserted into the electric or electronic system, fuel supply etc. of the vehicle. The design, circuitry and operation of die listed means are well disclosed in die related literature, e.g.
  • the logical interface unit 8 though not specifically shown in die figure for die sake of better intelligibility - is also linked up with power supply 1. Structural details of die logical interface 8 are shown also by an example of Figure 2, in d e block diagram of Figure 1 only die connection of bus 82 of logical interface 8 to bus 91 of a telephone interface 9 is indicated. Since widi die presented em- bodiment a cellular telephone 10 available on the market is used as telecommunication means performing two-way communication, as a preferred solution, die telephone interface 9 is constituted by a kit serving for installing cellular telephone 10 into die vehicle.
  • die telephone interface 9 is linked up through its high-frequency output to an external aerial 11, through its first audiofrequency input 93 to a microphone 12 accommodated in die vehicle, dirough its second audio- frequency output 94 to a speaker 13 also located in die vehicle, and dirough its connector 95 to die cellular telephone 10.
  • This embodiment can be realized e.g. by any of the cellular telephones and car- speakerphone sets of the Nokia Oy. (Finland) commercially available, the relevant detailed technical information being accessible e.g. via Internet on address http. www. club.nokia.com, but of course any assembly capable of performing the outlined task and made by any otiier manufacturer can also be used.
  • First output 83 of logical interface 8 is led to a group of further actuating means 14, its second output 84 is suitable for arming and disarming die alarm center unit 2, said second output being connected parallel with die arming push-button of a further remote control 15 identical with die remote control 4.
  • the remote control 15 is installed hidden at different places of ie various vehicles, of which records, kept togedier widi d e identification number of each vehicle are stored in computer memory by die special workshop performing installation of die system.
  • the actuating means 14 consists of relays 141 to 145 in the present case.
  • the first relay 141 is connected to the starting circuit of the engine, to which also die heating circuit of die passenger space is attached.
  • die second relay 142 die engine disabling setup is connected, causing - dirough releasing a hidden relay - e.g. in die circuit of die electric fuel pump - a "life-like" defect , which can be repaired in a vehicle repair workshop only, die defect showing itself by skipping of die vehicle, d en by its coming to a halt, and since die relay is hidden to different places in each vehicle as stored in die computer memory, die "defect" cannot be repaired at die site.
  • the third relay 143 is in functional connection with die air-conditioning system.
  • the fourth relay 144 is a switching device, while die fifth relay 145 is functionally linked up widi a servomotor driving an atomizer-type tracer.
  • a purpose-oriented transceiver unit e.g. d e type marking GSM Modul Ml manufactured by Siemens GmbH, operating in die GSM 900/DCS 1850 system is installed.
  • die logical interface 8 is shown more detailed.
  • Main constituent of said logical interface unit 8 is a logic circuitry capable of controlling die reception and emission of acoustic signals, and controlling, as required, die cellular telephone 10, die alarm center unit 2 and die actuating means 14, respectively and ensure co-operation widi external supplementary units.
  • die logical interface 8 comprises a microcontroller 85, e.g. the microcontroller type PIG 16C 65 manufactured by Microchip Inc., USA. This eight-bit microcontroller 85 being in digital data-transmitting coupling widi a DTMF decoder 86, widi a driver 87 and a voice recorder 88.
  • the logical interface 8 in addition to diose listed, contains an audio amplifier 89 performing amplification of analog signals in a way to be detailed later.
  • the DTMF decoder 86 can be realized widi die MT8870D of MITEL Inc., and is coupled to die microcontroller 85 as a four-bit decoder.
  • the driver 86 amplifies die control signals issued by die microcontroller 85 to make diem suitable for operating die actuating means 14, i.e. die relays 141 to 145 in the present example, and is realized by die integrated circuit type ULN 2003.
  • the voice recorder 88 is realized by die chip ISD 1016 of die firm Information Storage Devices, operating as a dictaphone, performing analog recording and playback of audio-frequency signals fed to its input, in a duration of 16 seconds per chip.
  • the audio amplifier 89 fulfils die role of a voltage amplifier and can be realized widi any discrete component or integrated circuit available on the market. Flints on concrete dimensioning and connection of said circuits can be found in the data sheets of components or in application papers issued by die manufacturers or in the following items of informative technical literature: H. Lohninger: "Angewandte Mikroelektronik” Vo. 2, F T Ver- lag, DE; Klasche: “Professionelle Kunststoffungstechnik” Vol.3, Franzis Verlag, DE.
  • die microcontroller 85 further assistance may be acquired from die development system of type marking PIC-Start 16 B 1 issued by die firm Conrad Elektronic, Hirschau, DE.
  • the standard protocol RS 232 series communication port of die microcontroller 85 forms also die communication connection 851 of die logical interface 8 so diat it is suitable for connecting a site-locating unit known per se, such as e.g. a GPS signal transmitter.
  • a microphone 12 installed in die vehicle is connected, said microphone 12 being preferably a condenser-type ei ier forming part of a speakerphone set as described in connection widi Figure 1 or constitutes a separate demand installed specifically for diat pu ⁇ ose.
  • a signal output of a DTMF transmitter 17 is galvanic connected.
  • the DTMF transmitter 17 is a commercially available device, but it may be substituted by die DTMF coder circuit type MT8880 of the firm MITEL and by a keypad linked up widi it.
  • die output 893 of die audio amplifier 89 also an analog input 861 of die DTMF decoder 86 is connected.
  • die input/output terminal of die voice recorder 88 is connected to an output 893 of die audio amplifier 89 and respectively to die analog audio-frequency signal input of cellular telephone 10. This latter is not shown in detail in die drawing since die allocation of terminals of cellular tele- phones 10 are product-dependent.
  • the input/output terminal of the voice recorder 88 serves for forwarding analog signals, whereas its input 882 is linked up with output 852 of die microcontroller 85 and receives the digital signals selecting between recording and playback modes and serving for start/stop of the operation.
  • a further cellular telephone 18 is shown at the notified remote address but, according to die reasons explained, diis control means need not necessarily be suitable for wireless operation.
  • die controller cellular telephone 18 is in connection with die logical interface 8 either dirough die GSM center 18 or dirough die microphone 12.
  • die logical interface 8 either dirough die GSM center 18 or dirough die microphone 12.
  • FIG 4 a variant is shown wherein dirough driver 87 of the microcontroller 85 one of die actuating means 14, e.g. die relay 141 is used for switching the power of die alarm center unit 2, said relay 141 being inserted into die supply line of die alarm center unit 2.
  • die actuating means 14 e.g. die relay 141
  • the unchangeable basic setting of alarm center unit 2 is utilized emitting an alarm signal immediately when powered on, independentiy of any odier settings.
  • At least one of die sensors 5 is directiy connected to the logical interface 8.
  • die alarm center unit 2 In operation, on leaving the vehicle, die alarm center unit 2 is armed by means of the remote control 4 forming part of the alarm system installed concealed in die vehicle, at die same time die actuating means 14 become activated ensuring diereby inoperability or at least malfunction of the protected object (vehicle) by means of performing die measures listed in die introduction.
  • die alarm center unit 2 is disarmed by its own remote control 4 in die usual way, dien entering the vehicle widiin a preset period of time monitored by the microcontroller 85 of die logical interface 8, and inputting die individual and unique code, deactivating diereby d e actuating means 14, and restoring die vehicle into operative and functioning state.
  • Said code may be fed into die microphone 12 dirough die keypad linked up wi ⁇ die audio amplifier 89 of the logical interface 8 with said DTMF transmitter or, in lack of said keypad, widi a DTMF acoustic device being available, dirough die latter, or in die possession of a suitable controller-type cellular telephone 18 (e.g. NOKIA 2110), in die course of entering die code witiiout radio-frequency connection, the cellular telephone 18 is used for feeding die code into microphone 12.
  • a suitable controller-type cellular telephone 18 e.g. NOKIA 2110
  • the cellular telephone 10 hidden in die vehicle and forming part of die proposed system is called up by means of die controller cellular telephone 18 and, having established die connection, die DTMF code is entered.
  • Bo ⁇ in tiiis case and in die case outlined before the DTMF code entered into DTMF decoder 86 is translated into a four-bit signal and transferred to die input 854 of die microcontroller circuit 85.
  • die microcontroller 85 By means of a program stored in die microcontroller 85 the identity widi die pre-set code is checked and, in case of identity, die relays 141 to 145 of the actuating means 14 are powered off by micro-controller circuit 85 dirough its output 855 widi die intervention of driver 87.
  • die acoustic and/or optical signaling means 6 of die alarm center unit 2 are activated, simultaneously triggering the logical interface 8 coupled to it, by which a calling instruction is issued to die associated cellular telephone 10.
  • an actual call number is dialed into die memory of cellular telephone 10, e.g.
  • die acoustic and/or optical means 6 is forced to operate by die user after which - in accordance widi die foregoing - die cellular telephone 10 gets into service state.
  • the alarm message e.g. "INTRUSION TOOK PLACE"
  • the cellular telephone 10 switches on as before, then it automatically dials die entered call number and transmits the message.
  • tiiis call is automatically repeated by die cellular telephone 10 at preset intervals (say after every minute) as preset on die scale of die microcontroller 85, as long as the owner of die telephone 10 does not stop these calls manually.
  • die locating adapter e.g. by a GPS signal transmitter
  • die location of die vehicle can be quickly and accurately determined, even if it was taken widiout starting of its engine, by lifting it with a winch onto a transport vehicle used by die thieves.
  • die system may be restored. If a fixed telephone set (connected to a digital telephone exchange) widi DTMF capability is available, or the owner of the protected object has a second cellular telephone 18 of type GSM 900 (or perhaps DCS 1800), further DTMF codes may be added to die call number of die concealed cellular telephone 10. If an alarm message is sent by die concealed cellular telephone 10 die owner of the second cellular telephone may temporarily shut off the alarm call. Then, after a preset period of time, e.g. after 5 minutes, by sending anodier DTMF codes also stored in die cellular telephone set 18, die telecommunication link may be restored.
  • a preset period of time e.g. after 5 minutes
  • the system can be operated by means of said DTMF codes so tiiat die issued decoded signals carry control information to die starting circuit of the engine.
  • the owner may switch on by means of such infor- mation e.g. die air-conditioning system or sprinkler system of his country house situated many miles away, saving diereby considerable sum of money and time.
  • die owner can disable die alarm center unit 2 of his vehicle, since die second remote control 15 hidden in the vehicle re-arms die alarm system if it was previously disabled by die first remote control 4. Namely, the opening pulse is led also to die actuating push-button of die remote control 15 arranged hidden in the vehicle, preventing diereby die intrusion into die vehicle by die immediate re-arming of die alarm system. By this metiiod, code catching can also be prevented, to which many alarm systems are exposed at present.
  • the effective de-activating signal can be issued by the owner himself only via his second controlling cellular tele- phone 18 to the cellular telephone 10 concealed in the vehicle. The decoded signal disconnects die closed protective circuit of the alarm center unit 2 and disconnects die cellular telephone 10.
  • die invention is outstanding - including also its practicality - when comparing it widi die present state of die art. Even in comparison with die protective systems of buildings making use of utilizing die most up-to-date wired telephone networks, any transmission system of informa- tion relating to unaudiorized intrusion can easily be made ineffective by severing the telephone lines or by incidental line faults, all these being of utmost importance especially in the case of property protecting surveillance systems or banking institutions.
  • a sensor 5 can also be found by which die undisturbed connection widi the alarm center unit is continuously monitored dirough a built-in permanent link and, in die case of line interruption, overload, intentional line breakage, etc., the logical interface 8 is set into operation and a telephone is activated.
  • said actuating means 14 are installed to initiate interventions affecting the use of die building, so interrupting the supply of electric power, water, gas and heating of die building, or of blocking die operation of automatic electric locking devices of doors and windows, etc.
  • Miniature TV-cameras can also be expediently included in die list of actuating means, informing dirough wired or wireless communication links die security dispatch center also by means of moving pictures of current events at die site, following die activation of die alarm center unit 2.
  • the same cellular telephone system located in die protected area can be utilized for informing the owner by incoming written or verbal messages by a terminal connected to die wired telecommunication network, and connection can be established dirough a door-speakerphone system between a visitor calling from the door and die owner of die protected object, witiiout letting die visitor know tiiat die called person is momentarily not at home.
  • the system proposed can easily be completed dirough addition of a few items of system installed by a person skilled in die art, rendering die system capable of informing the security dispatch center of damages caused by die forces of nature immediately after their occurrence.
  • Anti-sabotage protection of the system according to die invention and used in remote surveillance of buildings can be provided by coupling a self-sealing relay stage to the switching means (not shown in die drawings) for arming die remote alarm center unit 2.
  • the self-sealing of die relay stage can be deactivated by means of die logical interface 8, by transmitting an individual and unique code via d e cellular telephone 18.
  • the alarm center unit 2 will be armed in conventional way by means of a switch.
  • sabotage acts e.g. disconnection of supply voltage, destruction of electronic components by high-voltage pulses, intentional damaging of system and causing short-circuits can be accomplished.
  • a short sabotage-signaling message is sent by the microcontroller 85 dirough the cellular telephone set 10 to die owner widiout enabling for die intruder to disabling die telephone connection, while d e route of die intruder can be displayed on a display means of die supervisory system.
  • the frequency coupling of the cellular telephone prevents die possibility of severing any connections.
  • Through microphone 12 die owner may receive e.g. acknowledgement of execution of his command signals issued in DTMF mode.
  • Such command signals may be issued e.g. to reconnect die boilers installed in die building after several days of absence before starting home, switching on and off air conditioning, electric heating and numerous odier applications, such as e.g. constituting part of die admission system of department stores.
  • an aerial not shown in die drawings may be installed to starts operation when die normal aerial of the system is damaged, broken off, etc.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de commande à distance d'un objet à protéger qui consiste à laisser l'objet à protéger, à introduire au moins un dysfonctionnement de l'objet en déconnectant les connexions opérationnelles entre les différentes parties du réseau électrique, électronique ou électromécanique de l'objet par un organe inséré dans ce réseau de manière camouflée, et de préférence à actionner à distance cet organe; à supprimer cet état sélectionné lors du retour vers l'objet; à insérer un organe de commande dans le chemin de suppression dudit organe en introduisant au moins un dysfonctionnement de l'objet à protéger, ledit organe de commande étant activable et désactivable par un code secret d'utilisateur unique; à actionner ledit organe de commande avant de s'éloigner dudit objet à protéger et une fois que l'on a introduit au moins un dysfonctionnement de l'objet; à désactiver ledit organe de commande au retour et avant d'accéder à l'objet protégé, ou avant de supprimer ledit état sélectionné pour ledit organe permettant d'introduire au moins un dysfonctionnement de l'objet; à signaler localement et/ou à distance à l'utilisateur toute tentative non autorisée de désactivation dudit organe de commande. L'appareil antivol comprend un organe activé ou désactivé par l'utilisateur permettant de provoquer un dysfonctionnement d'un objet protégé, ledit organe étant inséré de préférence dans le système électrique dudit objet et comprenant un organe d'autorisation/interdiction en communication avec l'organe à distance permettant d'activer et de désactiver ledit organe permettant de provoquer un dysfonctionnement, et transmettant un code secret d'utilisateur unique au moment de la mise en route de l'organe d'autorisation/interdiction. Ledit appareil comprend en outre un organe permettant de mettre en route ou d'interrompre la connexion entre ledit organe permettant de provoquer un dysfonctionnement et l'organe d'autorisation/interdiction. L'organe de mise en route ou d'interruption est placé de manière camouflée dans ou sur l'objet protégé et en communication avec la commande à distance maintenue par l'utilisateur et qui est opérationnelle grâce à au moins un code secret d'utilisateur modifiable, ledit organe de mise en route ou d'interruption transmet un signal à l'utilisateur chaque fois que l'organe permettant de provoquer un dysfonctionnement reçoit un signal de désactivation. L'invention s'applique en général dans le domaine du service de sécurité, plus particulièrement pour la protection de bâtiments, de maisons de campagne et pour suivre la piste de véhicules volés dotés ou non d'un système d'alarme.
PCT/HU1997/000070 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger WO1999021742A1 (fr)

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AU49621/97A AU4962197A (en) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Method and system for remote monitoring and controlling of an object, preferably vehicle to be protected
IL13067697A IL130676A0 (en) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Method and system for remote monitoring and controlling of an object preferably vehicle to be protected
EP97912394A EP0954462A1 (fr) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger
HU0002093A HUP0002093A3 (en) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Method and system for remote monitoring
SK985-99A SK98599A3 (en) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Method and system for remote monitoring and controlling of an object, preferably vehicle to be protected
CA002276174A CA2276174A1 (fr) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger
PCT/HU1997/000070 WO1999021742A1 (fr) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Procede et systeme de surveillance et commande d'un objet, de preference un vehicule a proteger
NO993206A NO993206L (no) 1997-10-28 1999-06-28 Fjernovervåking av objekter, saerlig bygninger og biler
BG103613A BG103613A (en) 1997-10-28 1999-07-28 Method and device for remote monitoring and control, in particular for the protection of a transport vehicle

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