METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION SERVICE

• US 20130214917A1
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gangneung-Wonju National University Industry Academy Cooperation Group
• Original Assignee: Gangneung-Wonju National University Industry Academy Cooperation Group
• Inventors: Chung, Tae Yun, Park, Pan Jong, Choi, Chang Yeong
• Application Number:
  US13/882,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20130214917A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.19
• 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

Abstract

A vehicle theft prevention service method and system is capable of estimating theft of a vehicle even in the case where such a two-wheeled vehicle can be moved without start-up to be stolen and a vehicle theft prevention service method and system where a user is informed of location of a vehicle at the time of estimating theft of the vehicle, so that it is possible to accurately determine the theft based on the location of the vehicle at the time of estimating the theft of the vehicle. The vehicle theft prevention service system includes an electronic key and a theft monitoring device. The theft monitoring device is installed in a vehicle and determines that the vehicle is in a theft-estimated state and transmits an alarm message if a sensed acceleration value obtained by sensing a movement of the vehicle is a predetermined value or more. The electronic key outputs an alarm if the alarm message is received. Herein, the external apparatus may be a user terminal or a server.

Claims

1. A vehicle theft prevention service system comprising:

a theft monitoring device which is installed in a vehicle and which determines that the vehicle is in a theft-estimated state and transmits an alarm message if a sensed acceleration value obtained by sensing a movement of the vehicle is a predetermined value or more; and

an electronic key which outputs an alarm if the alarm message is received from the theft monitoring device.

2. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 1,

wherein the theft monitoring device detects a distance from the electronic key, and

wherein the theft monitoring device determines that the vehicle is in the theft-estimated state and transmits the alarm message to the electronic key or an external apparatus if the distance is a predetermined distance or more or if abnormal start-up is notified from a vehicle control unit.

3. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 1, further comprising a user terminal,

wherein the user terminal outputs the alarm message if the alarm message is received from the theft monitoring device.

4. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user terminal; and

a server which communicates with the user terminal,

wherein the server transmits the alarm message to the user terminal which is set in advance so as to correspond to the the theft monitoring device if the alarm message is received from the theft monitoring device, and

wherein the user terminal outputs the alarm message if the alarm message is received from the server.

5. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 3,

wherein the theft monitoring device includes a location information detection module which detects location information, and

wherein the theft monitoring device provides the location information to the user terminal, and

wherein the user terminal outputs the received location information.

6. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 4,

wherein the theft monitoring device includes a location information detection module which detects location information,

wherein the theft monitoring device transmits the location information to the server,

wherein the server transmits the location information to the user terminal which is set in advance so as to correspond to the theft monitoring device, and

wherein the user terminal outputs the location information.

7. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 5, wherein the user terminal displays the location information on a map.

8. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 1, wherein, if a theft-estimated state release message is received from the electronic key or an external apparatus, the theft monitoring device releases the theft-estimated state and transmits a message informing the electronic key or the external apparatus of the theft-estimated state release.

9. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 1, wherein, if a theft reporting message is received from the electronic key or an external apparatus, the theft monitoring device transmits the theft reporting message to a predetermined-related official system.

10. The vehicle theft prevention service system according to claim 4, wherein, if a theft reporting message is received from the user terminal, the server transmits the theft reporting message to a predetermined official system.

11. A vehicle theft prevention service method comprising steps of:

allowing a theft monitoring device which is installed in a vehicle to determine that the vehicle is in a theft-estimated state if a sensed acceleration value obtained by sensing a movement of the vehicle is a predetermined value or more; and

allowing the theft monitoring device to transmit an alarm message to an electronic key or an external apparatus.

12. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 11,

wherein the step of determining that the vehicle is in a theft-estimated state includes a step of allowing the theft monitoring device to detect a distance from the electronic key and determine that the vehicle is in the theft-estimated state if the distance is a predetermined distance or more or if abnormal start-up is notified from a vehicle control unit.

13. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 11, further comprising, after the step of transmitting an alarm message, a step of allowing a user terminal which receives the alarm message from the theft monitoring device to output the alarm message.

14. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 11, further comprising, after the transmitting, steps of:

allowing a server which receives the alarm message from the theft monitoring device to output the alarm message to a user terminal which is set in advance so as to correspond to the theft monitoring device; and

allowing the user terminal which receives the alarm message from the server to output the alarm message.

15. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 13, further comprising, after the step of transmitting, steps of:

allowing the theft monitoring device to generate location information and transmit the location information to the user terminal; and

allowing the user terminal to output the location information.

16. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 14, further comprising, after the step of transmitting, steps of:

allowing the theft monitoring device to generate location information and transmit the location information to the server;

allowing the server to transmit the location information to a user terminal which is set in advance so as to correspond to the theft monitoring device; and

allowing the user terminal to output the location information.

17. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 15, wherein, in the outputting the location information, the user terminal displays the location information on a map.

18. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 11, further comprising, after the step of transmitting, a step of allowing the theft monitoring device to release the theft-estimated state and transmit a message informing the the electronic key or an external apparatus of the theft-estimated state release if a theft-estimated state release message is received from the electronic key or the external apparatus.

19. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 11, further comprising, after the step of transmitting, a step of allowing the theft monitoring device to transmit the theft reporting message to the predetermined official system if a theft reporting message is received from the electronic key or an external apparatus.

20. The vehicle theft prevention service method according to claim 14, further comprising, after the outputting the alarm message, a step of allowing the server to transmit the theft reporting message to the predetermined-related official system if a theft reporting message is received from the user terminal.