Apparatus and method for combining analog detection signals to provide enhanced alarm integrity
US5017906A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B29/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for combining detection signals generated by intrusion detection systems to provide improved alarm integrity therefor. The apparatus and method have utility with mixed sensor technology and single sensor technology detection systems. In one embodiment, analog detection signals generated by system sensors are combined in an analog multiplier and the resulting decision signal is compared via a unipolar threshold comparator or a window comparator. In another embodiment, analog detection signals are amplitude limited prior to being combined in the analog multiplier. In a further embodiment, analog detection signals are subjected to average value processing such that the decision signal has a value equal to one-half of the sum of the sensor signals. In yet a further embodiment, analog dectection signals are amplitude limited prior to average value processing.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.