Personal security system with remote activation

Claim 1

An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle passenger within a range of their vehicle, comprising: at least one portable remote unit each carried by a passenger, said remote units each including an RF transmitter activated by a pushbutton to transmit a remote unit subscriber code, said subscriber code being uniquely assigned and stored in said portable remote unit for identification of the particular passenger; a mobile security assembly conveyed jointly with a vehicle, said mobile security assembly further comprising; a mobile unit having a programmable memory containing identification information characteristic of said vehicle, a keypad for allowing manual indication of an alarm condition, a dedicated receiver for indicating an alarm condition upon receipt of said remote unit subscriber code from said portable remote unit, said receiver having a plurality of said remote unit subscriber numbers stored permanently therein to allow, communication with multiple remote units and discrimination of particular transmitting remote units by subscriber number, a position locator for providing position coordinates indicating a location of said mobile entity, and a microcontroller connected to said programmable memory, receiver, keypad and position locator receiver, said microcontroller being triggered when an alarm condition is indicated to input said position coordinates from said position locator to said microcontroller and to therein format a digital security message indicating said alarm condition, said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, and said position coordinates; a portable communication device connected to said mobile unit and conveyed therewith for transmitting said security message to a central dispatch station; and a central dispatch station for receiving said security message from said mobile security assembly and decoding said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, position coordinates, and alarm condition from said security message, said central dispatch station including a video display for displaying a digital map to a dispatch operator, whereby said central dispatch station automatically correlates said position coordinates to said digital map and displays said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, position coordinates, and alarm condition indicated thereon for allowing said dispatch operator to initiate a response targeted to said particular passenger.

Claim 2

An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle passenger within a range of their vehicle, comprising: at least one portable remote unit each carried by a passenger, said remote units each including an RF transmitter activated by a pushbutton to transmit a remote unit subscriber code, said subscriber code being uniquely assigned and stored in said portable remote unit for identification of the particular passenger; a mobile security assembly conveyed jointly with a vehicle, said mobile security assembly further comprising; a mobile unit having a programmable memory containing identification information characteristic of said vehicle, a keypad for allowing manual indication of an alarm condition, a dedicated receiver for indicating an alarm condition upon receipt of said remote unit subscriber code from said portable remote unit, said receiver having a plurality of said remote unit subscriber numbers stored permanently therein to allow, communication with multiple remote units and discrimination of particular transmitting remote units by subscriber number, a position locator for providing position coordinates indicating a location of said mobile entity, and a microcontroller connected to said programmable memory, receiver, keypad and position locator receiver, said microcontroller being triggered when an alarm condition is indicated to input said position coordinates from said position locator to said microcontroller and to therein format a digital security message indicating said alarm condition, said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, and said position coordinates; a portable communication device connected to said mobile unit and conveyed therewith for transmitting said security message to a central dispatch station; and a central dispatch station for receiving said security message from said mobile security assembly and decoding said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, position coordinates, and alarm condition from said security message, said central dispatch station including a video display for displaying a digital map to a dispatch operator, whereby said central dispatch station automatically correlates said position coordinates to said digital map and displays said remote unit subscriber code, said identification information characteristic of said vehicle, position coordinates, and alarm condition indicated thereon for allowing said dispatch operator to initiate a response targeted to said particular passenger.

Claim 8

A system for monitoring persons associated with a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of portable remote units, each remote unit including an RF transmitter activated by a pushbutton to indicate an alarm condition by transmitting a unique remote unit subscriber number; a mobile security assembly conveyed jointly with a vehicle, said mobile security assembly further comprising, a mobile unit having a programmable memory containing identification information characteristic of said vehicle, a keypad for allowing manual indication of an alarm condition, a dedicated receiver having a plurality of remote unit subscriber numbers stored permanently therein to allow said receiver to communicate with multiple remote units and to discriminate particular transmitting remote units by their subscriber numbers, said receiver indicating an alarm condition upon receipt of a subscriber number from a remote unit, a position locator for providing position coordinates indicating a location of said mobile entity, and a microcontroller connected to said programmable memory, receiver, keypad and position locator receiver, said microcontroller being triggered when an alarm condition is indicated to input said position coordinates from said position locator to said microcontroller and to therein format a digital security message indicating said alarm condition, identification information and said position coordinates; a portable communication device connected to said mobile unit and conveyed therewith for transmitting said security message to a central dispatch station; and a central dispatch station for receiving said security message from said mobile security assembly and decoding said identification information, position coordinates, and alarm condition from said security message, said central dispatch station including a video display for displaying a digital map to a dispatch operator, whereby said central dispatch station automatically correlates said position coordinates to said digital map and displays said identification information, position coordinates, and alarm condition indicated thereon.

Claim 9

A system for monitoring persons associated with a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of portable remote units, each remote unit including an RF transmitter activated by a pushbutton to indicate an alarm condition by transmitting a unique remote unit subscriber number; a mobile security assembly conveyed jointly with a vehicle, said mobile security assembly further comprising, a mobile unit having a programmable memory containing identification information characteristic of said vehicle, a keypad for allowing manual indication of an alarm condition, a dedicated receiver having a plurality of remote unit subscriber numbers stored permanently therein to allow said receiver to communicate with multiple remote units and to discriminate particular transmitting remote units by their subscriber numbers, said receiver indicating an alarm condition upon receipt of a subscriber number from a remote unit, a position locator for providing position coordinates indicating a location of said mobile entity, and a microcontroller connected to said programmable memory, receiver, keypad and position locator receiver, said microcontroller being triggered when an alarm condition is indicated to input said position coordinates from said position locator to said microcontroller and to therein format a digital security message indicating said alarm condition, identification information and said position coordinates; a portable communication device connected to said mobile unit and conveyed therewith for transmitting said security message to a central dispatch station; and a central dispatch station for receiving said security message from said mobile security assembly and decoding said identification information, position coordinates, and alarm condition from said security message, said central dispatch station including a video display for displaying a digital map to a dispatch operator, whereby said central dispatch station automatically correlates said position coordinates to said digital map and displays said identification information, position coordinates, and alarm condition indicated thereon.