METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOBILE SECURITY MONITORING
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring the security of a plurality of automobiles, comprising:
- monitoring, over a network, the security of the plurality of automobiles;
receiving, from one of the plurality of automobiles over the network, a message indicating a potential security threat to the automobile;
sending, over the network to a terminal device associated with an owner of the automobile, an alert indicating the potential security threat to the automobile;
receiving, over the network from the terminal device and responsive to the alert, a request of the owner to stream video from a security camera onboard the automobile;
issuing, to the automobile over the network and based on the request, a command to the automobile to stream video from the security camera onboard the automobile;
receiving, from the automobile over the network, video from the security camera onboard the automobile; and
streaming received video over the network to the terminal device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing an automobile security monitoring service are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring the security of a plurality of automobiles includes monitoring, over a network, the security of the plurality of automobiles, receiving, from one of the plurality of automobiles over the network, a message indicating a potential security threat to the automobile, and sending, over a network to a terminal device associated with an owner of the automobile, an alert indicating the potential security threat to the automobile. The method further includes receiving, over the network from the terminal device and responsive to the alert, a request of the owner to stream video from a security camera onboard the automobile, issuing, to the automobile over the network and based on the request, a command to the automobile to stream video from the security camera onboard the automobile. The method further includes receiving, from the automobile over the network, video from the security camera onboard the automobile, and streaming received video over the network to the terminal device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring the security of a plurality of automobiles, comprising:
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monitoring, over a network, the security of the plurality of automobiles; receiving, from one of the plurality of automobiles over the network, a message indicating a potential security threat to the automobile; sending, over the network to a terminal device associated with an owner of the automobile, an alert indicating the potential security threat to the automobile; receiving, over the network from the terminal device and responsive to the alert, a request of the owner to stream video from a security camera onboard the automobile; issuing, to the automobile over the network and based on the request, a command to the automobile to stream video from the security camera onboard the automobile; receiving, from the automobile over the network, video from the security camera onboard the automobile; and streaming received video over the network to the terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An automobile security monitoring method, comprising:
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connecting the automobile to a mobile communication network; monitoring signals from an automobile security sensor system onboard the automobile; detecting, based on the signals, a potential security threat to the automobile; sending, to a server over the mobile communication network, a message indicating the detected potential security threat to the automobile; receiving, from the server over the mobile communication network, a command from an owner of the automobile to stream video from a security camera onboard the automobile; and streaming video from the security camera over the mobile network to the server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring the security of an automobile using a mobile device, comprising:
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connecting the mobile device to a mobile network; receiving, from a server over the mobile network, an alert message indicating a potential security threat to the automobile; launching an automobile security monitoring application on the mobile device, the automobile security monitoring application including a first user interface (UI) element for requesting the server to issue a command to stream video from a security camera onboard the automobile over a network; receiving a selection of the first UI element of the automobile security monitoring application; in response to the selection of the first UI element, sending a request to the server to issue a command to the automobile to stream video from the security camera onboard the automobile over a network; receiving, over the mobile network from the server, a video stream of the security camera onboard the automobile; and displaying the received video stream on a display device associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An automobile security monitoring system, comprising:
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a communication module configured to connect the automobile to a server over a mobile communication network; an automobile security sensor system including at least one sensor and at least one security camera onboard the automobile; a security control module configured to; monitor signals from the at least one sensor; detect, based on the signals, a potential security threat to the automobile; send, to the server over the mobile communication network, a message indicating the detected potential security threat to the automobile; receive, from the server over the mobile communication network, and responsive to the message, a command to stream video of the security camera over the mobile network; and in response to the command, stream video of the security camera over the mobile network via the communication module.
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24. A method for monitoring the security of a plurality of automobiles, comprising:
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monitoring, over a network, the security of the plurality of automobiles; receiving, from one of the plurality of automobiles over the network, a message indicating a potential security threat to the automobile; responsive to the potential security threat; sending, over the network to a terminal device associated with an owner of the automobile, an alert indicating the potential security threat to the automobile; receiving video data from a security camera onboard the automobile; and streaming the received video data to the terminal device over the network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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