Vehicle security system
First Claim
1. A method of alerting authorities during a car theft comprising:
- receiving a personal identification number into a vehicle security system;
determining that a duress code has been entered;
disarming the security system, wherein the vehicle maybe entered and driven away without any indication of an alarm; and
disabling the vehicle after one or more predetermined event.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and system for alerting authorities during a car theft. A personal identification number, either a normal code or a duress code, is received into an vehicle security system. If the duress code has been entered, then the security system is disarmed, wherein the vehicle may be entered and driven away without any indication of an alarm. However, the duress code triggers a process by which authorities are notified and the location of the vehicle may be provided. The vehicle is disabled upon a certain event or condition, such as a pre-determined amount of time passing or a pre-determined distance driven. The method may also require satisfying a second event or condition before disabling the vehicle, such as the vehicle traveling at a low speed, in order to avoid causing an unsafe condition. The duress code preferably has an identical number of alphanumeric characters as a normal personal identification number entered to disarm the security system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of alerting authorities during a car theft comprising:
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receiving a personal identification number into a vehicle security system;
determining that a duress code has been entered;
disarming the security system, wherein the vehicle maybe entered and driven away without any indication of an alarm; and
disabling the vehicle after one or more predetermined event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 30)
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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receiving instructions for receiving a personal identification number into a vehicle security system;
determining instructions for determining that a duress code has been entered;
disarming instructions for disarming the security system, wherein the vehicle may be entered and driven away without any indication of an alarm; and
disabling instructions for disabling the vehicle engine after a period selected from a pre-determined amount of time or a pre-determined distance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for alerting authorities during a car theft comprising:
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means for receiving a personal identification number into a vehicle'"'"'s security system;
means for determining that a duress code has been entered;
means for disarming the security system, wherein the vehicle maybe entered and driven away without any indication of an alarm; and
means for disabling the vehicle after a period selected from a pre-determined amount of time or a pre-determined distance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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