US 11,995,965 B2
Anti-theft device utilizing electronic gadget to produce an alarm
Christopher A. Kelsch, Palm Harbor, FL (US); William Claude Chazotte, Indian Rocks Beach, FL (US); and John N. Figh, Jr., Oldsmar, FL (US)
Assigned to Vanguard Products Group, Inc., Oldsmar, FL (US)
Filed by Christopher A. Kelsch, Palm Harbor, FL (US); and Vanguard Products Group, Inc., Oldsmar, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/583,758.
Application 17/583,758 is a continuation of application No. 17/462,689, filed on Aug. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,308,779.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/080,228, filed on Sep. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0148399 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 13/2402 (2013.01) [G08B 13/1445 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anti-theft device for an electronic gadget, comprising:
a security sensor configured to be attached to the electronic gadget;
an electric circuitry disposed within the security sensor, the electric circuitry configured to generate a predefined security heartbeat signal having a predefined frequency, wherein the security sensor is configured to transmit the predefined security heartbeat signal generated by the electric circuitry to the electronic gadget, and wherein a software application running on the electronic gadget is configured to detect the predefined security heartbeat signal and verify that the predefined security heartbeat signal being received by the electronic gadget has the predefined frequency; and
wherein, responsive to a failure to detect the predefined security heartbeat signal having, the predefined frequency, the software application is configured to transition the electronic gadget into an alarm state, thereby causing one or more electronic components of the electronic gadget to output an audio alarm, a visual alarm, a wireless signal, or a combination thereof.