EXTENSION OF A VEHICULAR ALARM TO ACCESSORIES AND EQUIPMENT CARRIED BY AN AUTOMOBILE

摘要

A system for extending a vehicular alarm system includes a base unit and a remote unit. The system is configured to extend the vehicular alarm system to an accessory or equipment secured to, carried by (e.g., outside or inside) or in proximity to an automobile and/or to equipment secured to the accessory. The base unit is configured to be carried by the automobile and to communicate with the vehicular alarm system. The base unit may be configured to mimic activation of a sensor of the vehicular alarm system in a manner that can activate the vehicular alarm system. The remote unit is configured to be carried by the accessory, and may sense removal of the accessory from the automobile, opening of the accessory and/or removal of equipment from the accessory. Methods for extending a vehicular alarm system to operate with one or more accessories are also disclosed, as are methods for detecting and providing an alarm when an accessory or equipment secured by the accessory is undesirably disturbed.

主权项

1. A system for extending a vehicular alarm system to an accessory carried by an automobile, comprising:
a base unit, including:
wiring for electrically communicating with a sensor of the vehicular alarm system;a switch in communication with the wiring and the sensor of the vehicular alarm system, the switch configured to mimic an action that activates the sensor of the vehicular alarm system; anda wireless communication component in communication with the switch and configured to cause the switch to mimic the action that activates the sensor of the vehicular alarm system; and a remote unit configured to be used in conjunction with an accessory carried by the automobile, the remote unit including:
a sensor for determining a state of the accessory carried by the automobile; anda wireless communication component in communication with the sensor and configured to communicate data regarding the state of the accessory to the wireless communication component of the base unit.