METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE THEFT DETECTION AND PREVENTION USING A SMARTPHONE AND VIDEO-BASED PARKING TECHNOLOGY
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1. A method for preventing vehicle theft, said method comprising:
- capturing a video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked, said video stream provided by a theft notification service to which said vehicle is pre-registered;
identifying said vehicle in said video stream;
analyzing said video stream to detect a motion with respect to said vehicle; and
generating an alert if said motion is detected.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for preventing vehicle theft. A video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked can be captured, the video stream provided by a theft notification service to which the vehicle is pre-registered. The vehicle in the video stream can be identified. The video stream is then analyzed to detect motion with respect to the vehicle. An alert can then be generated if motion is detected.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for preventing vehicle theft, said method comprising:
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capturing a video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked, said video stream provided by a theft notification service to which said vehicle is pre-registered; identifying said vehicle in said video stream; analyzing said video stream to detect a motion with respect to said vehicle; and generating an alert if said motion is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for preventing vehicle theft, said system comprising:
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a processor; a data bus coupled to said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for; capturing a video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked, said video stream provided by a theft notification service to which said vehicle is pre-registered; identifying said vehicle in said video stream; analyzing said video stream to detect a motion with respect to said vehicle; and generating an alert if said motion is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A processor-readable medium storing computer code representing instructions to cause a process for preventing vehicle theft, said computer code further comprising code to:
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capture a video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked, said video stream provided by a theft notification service to which said vehicle is pre-registered; identify said vehicle in said video stream; analyze said video stream to detect a motion with respect to said vehicle; and generate an alert if said motion is detected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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