Car security device

• US 20070046425A1
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Irene Booth
• Original Assignee: Irene Booth
• Inventors: Booth, Irene
• Application Number:
  US11/211,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20070046425A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.310
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A car security device designed to verify the driver'"'"'s identity, ensure that the driver is insured, and communicate with police forces to check that the driver has no warrants before an individual is allowed to operate a vehicle. In the event of a high-speed pursuit, the car security device will control the speed of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A car security device comprising:

a card reader for reading data from a memory storage card;

a driver management device coupled to said card reader and capable of storing identifying information of authorized drivers and comparing said identifying information of authorized drivers with said data retrieved from said memory storage card; and

a processor device coupled to said driver management device for one of sending a start signal if a driver is authorized to use the vehicle or a deactivation signal if the driver is unauthorized, preventing the vehicle from operating.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said processor device is further coupled to an OBD (On Board Diagnostics) system of the vehicle, said processor device capable of sending control signals to the OBD system of the vehicle thereby allowing said processor device to control at least one of vehicle ignition, maximum speed of the vehicle, and running of an engine of the vehicle.

3. The device of claim 1 further comprising a wireless communication device coupled to said processor device, said wireless communication device transmits and receives information to and from a third-party to determine if said driver is authorized to use the vehicle.

4. The device of claim 1 further comprising a GPS device coupled to said processor device, said GPS device providing location data to said processor device.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said card reader device and said driver management device communicate wirelessly.

6. The device of claim 1 further comprising a diagnostic chip coupled to said car security device, said diagnostic chip for checking and reporting status information of said car security device.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein said diagnostic chip is coupled to an OBD system of the vehicle for reporting status of said car security device.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein said car security device is coupled to a battery of the vehicle.

9. The device of claim 8 further comprising a backup power supply coupled to said car security device, said backup power supply for providing power to the car security system in the event that a car battery power supply becomes unavailable.

10. The device of claim 1 further comprising a first OBD connection having a first end and a second end, said first end is coupled to said security device and said second end is coupled to an OBD system of the vehicle, said first OBD connection for allowing said car security device to couple to an OBD system of the vehicle.

11. The device of claim 10 further comprising a second OBD connection being coupled to said car security device, said second OBD connection for providing OBD system information to a third party.

12. The device of claim 1 further comprising a master key card to be read by said card reader device to alter identifying information in the driver management device.