Gun lock with alarm system supervisory by zone

Abstract

A system including a gun lock for mounting to a trigger guard of a gun is described. The gun lock includes separate first and second portions, a lock configured to lock the first portion and the second portion together, and a lock controller. The lock controller includes a wireless transceiver configured to transmit a signal in response to sensing movement of the gun lock and transmit a status signal in response to receiving a status request. The system includes an alarm controller configured to monitor a plurality of premises devices, in which one of the premises devices is the gun lock. The alarm controller is configured to periodically transmit a status request to each of the premises devices and listen for a status signal from the premises devices after each transmittal of the status request.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a gun lock for mounting to a trigger guard of a gun, the gun lock comprising:
 a first portion configured to fit on the trigger guard of the gun; 
 a second portion separate from the first portion, the second portion configured to fit on the trigger guard of the gun opposite the first portion; 
 a lock configured to lock the first portion and the second portion together; 
 a lock controller carried by one of the first portion or the second portion, the lock controller comprising a wireless transceiver configured to:
 transmit a signal in response to sensing movement of the gun lock while the gun lock is locked; and 
 transmit a status signal in response to receiving a status request; and 
 
   an alarm controller comprising:
 a processor; 
 a memory coupled to the processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the processor; 
 a transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the programming instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 wirelessly monitor a plurality of premises devices for an alarm condition, wherein one of the premises devices is the gun lock; 
 periodically, wirelessly transmit a status request to each of the premises devices, wherein the rate at which the alarm controller periodically transmits the status request to the gun lock is independently adjustable from the rate at which the alarm controller periodically transmits the status requests to another of the premises devices; 
 wirelessly listen for a status signal from the premises devices after each transmittal of the status request; and 
 transmit a first signal to a remote device in response to receiving the signal from the gun lock signifying sensed movement of the gun lock. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises:
 a body; and   a lock pin protruding from the body and being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the lock is configured to lock the lock pin in the second position, and wherein the second portion is configured to receive and latch to the lock pin when the lock pin is in the second position.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the lock pin comprises a grooved profile; and   the second portion comprises a latch having a grooved profile corresponding to the grooved profile of the lock pin, wherein while the lock pin is received by the second portion:
 the grooved profile of the latch is not aligned with the grooved profile of the lock pin when the lock pin is in the first position; and 
 the grooved profile of the latch is aligned with the grooved profile of the lock pin when the lock pin is in the second position, thereby latching the latch to the lock pin. 
   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the lock controller comprises:
 a processor and a memory, the processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver of the lock controller;   a lock sensor communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to determine whether the lock is locked; and   a motion sensor communicatively coupled to the processor.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the gun lock comprises an alarm sounder carried by one of the first portion or the second portion and communicatively coupled to the lock controller, the lock controller configured to cause the alarm sounder to sound an alarm in response to sensing movement of the gun lock while the lock is locked. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the gun lock comprises a Global Positioning Services locator carried by one of the first portion or the second portion and communicatively coupled to the lock controller, the lock controller configured to cause the wireless transceiver to transmit a location signal to at least one of the alarm controller or a remote cellular device. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the transceiver of the alarm controller is configured to transmit a second, different signal to the remote device in response to determining that the gun lock has not responded with the status signal. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the wireless transceiver of the lock controller is configured to, in response to sensing movement of the gun lock while the lock is locked, transmit the signal to at least one of the alarm controller or a remote cellular device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the lock comprises a fingerprint reader and is communicatively coupled to the lock controller. 
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 wirelessly monitoring a plurality of premises devices for an alarm condition, wherein one of the premises devices is a gun lock;   periodically, wirelessly transmitting a status request to each of the premises devices, wherein a rate at which the status request is periodically transmitted to the gun lock is independently adjustable from a rate at which the status request is periodically transmitted to another of the premises devices;   wirelessly listening for a status signal from the premises devices after each transmittal of the status request; and   transmitting a first signal to a remote device in response to receiving a signal from the gun lock signifying sensed movement of the gun lock.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising transmitting a second, different signal to the remote device in response to determining that the gun lock has not responded with the status signal. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising transmitting a status request to another premises device at a different rate from the rate at which the status requests are transmitted to the gun lock. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising tracking a Global Positioning Services location of the gun lock in response to determining that the gun lock has not responded with the status signal. 
     
     
         14 . A system, comprising:
 a gun lock for mounting to a trigger guard of a gun, the gun lock comprising:
 a first portion configured to fit on the trigger guard of the gun, the first portion comprising:
 a body; 
 a lock pin protruding from the body and being movable between a first position and a second position; and 
 a lock configured to lock the lock pin in the second position; and 
 
 a second portion separate from the first portion, the second portion configured to fit on the trigger guard of the gun opposite the first portion, the second portion configured to receive and latch to the lock pin when the lock pin is in the second position; 
 a controller carried by one of the first portion or the second portion, the controller comprising:
 a processor and memory; 
 a lock sensor communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to determine whether the lock pin is in the second position; 
 a motion sensor communicatively coupled to the processor; and 
 a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor configured to:
 cause the wireless transceiver to transmit a signal in response to sensing movement, via the motion sensor, of the gun lock while the lock pin is in the second position; and 
 cause the wireless transceiver to send a status signal in response to receiving a status request; and 
 
 
   a premises alarm system comprising:
 a processor and memory, the processor configured to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of devices, wherein one of the plurality of devices is the wireless transceiver of the gun lock, and the processor is configured to enable each of the devices be assigned to one of a plurality of supervisory zones and to enable each of the supervisory zones be attributed with a corresponding polling rate, wherein the corresponding polling rate attributed to the supervisory zone assigned to the gun lock is adjustable independent of the polling rates attributed to the remaining supervisory zones; 
 a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor configured to:
 cause the wireless transceiver to periodically transmit a status request to the wireless transceiver of the gun lock, at the corresponding polling rate attributed to the supervisory zone assigned to the gun lock; 
 cause the wireless transceiver to transmit a first signal to a device remotely connected to the premises alarm system in response to receiving the signal from the wireless transceiver of the gun lock signifying sensed movement of the gun lock; and 
 cause the wireless transceiver to transmit a second, different signal to the device remotely connected to the premises alarm system in response to determining that the gun lock has not responded with the status signal.