Vehicle alarm

• US 20070262853A1
• Filed: 05/04/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bradus, Robert, Watts, Fred
• Application Number:
  US11/800,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20070262853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.250
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1004 Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means using door lock sensors B60R25/1001
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates

Abstract

A vehicle may include a sensor module that is configured to monitor a vehicle for at least one alarm condition, a control module that is configured to receive an alarm signal from the sensor module, a local alarm module that is configured to provide at least one of an audible notification or a visual notification in response to an output signal from the control module, and a notification module that is configured to provide a remote notification of the alarm condition to a user.

Claims

1. A vehicle alarm comprising:

a sensor module that is configured to monitor a vehicle for at least one alarm condition;

a control module that is configured to receive an alarm signal from the sensor module;

a local alarm module that is configured to provide at least one of an audible notification or a visual notification in response to an output signal from the control module; and

a notification module that is configured to provide a remote notification of the alarm condition to a user.

2. The vehicle alarm of claim 1 wherein the sensor module and the control module communicate using wired communications.

3. The vehicle alarm of claim 1 wherein the sensor module and the control module communicate using wireless communications.

4. The vehicle alarm of claim 1 wherein the sensor module includes a diagnostic sensor that is configured to monitor a vehicle diagnostic port for the presence of at least one diagnostic signal.

5. The vehicle alarm of claim 4 wherein the diagnostic sensor includes a connector that mates to the vehicle diagnostic port.

6. The vehicle alarm of claim 5 wherein the connector includes a first end that mates to the vehicle diagnostic port and a second end that is configured to receive a diagnostic tool.

7. The vehicle alarm of claim 1 wherein the notification module includes a GPS module to determine a location of the vehicle.

8. A vehicle alarm comprising:

a diagnostic sensor that is configured to monitor a vehicle diagnostic port for at least one diagnostic signal;

a control module that is configured to receive the diagnostic signal from the diagnostic sensor and to provide an output signal; and

a notification module that is configured to provide a remote notification of an alarm condition to a user in response to receiving the output signal from the control module.

9. The vehicle alarm of claim 8 wherein the diagnostic sensor includes a connector that mates to the vehicle diagnostic port.

10. The vehicle alarm of claim 9 wherein the connector includes a first end that mates to the vehicle diagnostic port and a second end that is configured to receive a diagnostic tool.

11. The vehicle alarm of claim 8 wherein the notification module includes a GPS module to determine a location of the vehicle.

12. The vehicle alarm of claim 8 wherein the diagnostic sensor is part of the control module and the control module includes a first connector that mates to the vehicle diagnostic port.

13. The vehicle alarm of claim 12 wherein the control module includes a second connector that is configured to receive a diagnostic tool.