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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Sylvain Trudel, Rock Forest, CA;
Jean-paul Raymond, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Charles Petit, Ste-Catherine de Hatley, CA;
Yves Pratte, Rock Forest, CA;
Sylvain Trudel, Rock Forest, CA;
Jean-Paul Raymond, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA;
Charles Petit, Ste-Catherine de Hatley, CA;
Yves Pratte, Rock Forest, CA;
Directed Electronics Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
A complementary security system for installation, at least in part in a vehicle, has an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) security system installed therein. The complementary security system for communicating an alarm condition beyond the communication range of the OEM security system. The complementary security system comprising: a control module for receiving a trigger signal being indicative of the alarm condition detected by the OEM security system; a communication module for transmitting by Radio Frequency (RF) an alert signal upon receipt of the trigger signal by the control module; and a remote transmitter for alerting a user upon receipt of the alert signal. The remote transmitter being located beyond the communication range of the OEM security system. A corresponding method is also described.