Forced passive anti-hijack security system

• US 5,739,749 A
• Filed: 09/23/1996
• Issued: 04/14/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shih Ming Hwang
• Original Assignee: Shih Ming Hwang
• Inventors: Hwang, Shih Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): GOINS, DAVETTA WOODS
• Application Number:
  US08/717,861
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426, 340/430, 340/425.5, 340/428, 307/10.2, 307/10.3, 307/10.4, 307/10.6, 180/287
• US Class Current: 340/426.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor

Abstract

An anti-hijack security system which automatically protects the vehicle with anti-hijack after the ignition has been turned off for a predetermined long period of time or after the ignition has been turned off and a door has been opened and closed for a predetermined short period of time. Thus, ensuring the owner to have anti-hijack protection when he returns to his vehicle. The anti-hijack protection system also makes sure that, once triggered, it will perform the anti-hijack trigger sequence even if a door sensing device is damaged or if a door is not closed properly. The system also makes sure that once anti-hijack trigger sequence is in it'"'"'s last few stages, it cannot be disarmed by simply pressing the arm/disarm switch but can only be disarmed by entering a security code.

Claims

1. An anti-hijack security system, comprising:

an ignition switch adapted for detecting whether an ignition of an engine of a vehicle is turned on or turned off;

a door sensing means comprising a plurality of door sensors adapted for detecting whether doors of said vehicle are opened or closed; and

a control unit which comprises a central processing unit which is connected to said ignition switch and said door sensors, said central processing unit having built-in a first and a second timer, said first timer starting to count as soon as said ignition switch is turned off, and said second timer starting to count as soon as said ignition switch is turned off and said door sensing means detects one of the doors of said vehicle is opened and then closed, and that said first timer stops and resets only when said ignition switch is turned on, and that while said second timer stops and resets when one of said doors of said vehicle is detected by said door sensing means to be opened and restarts to count when said door is closed back, and that said second timer also stops and resets when said ignition switch is turned on, in which whichever of said first and second timers finish counting first, said anti-hijack security system is automatically armed from a disarmed mode to an armed mode, said central processing unit further comprising an arm/disarm switch for selectively and manually setting said anti-hijack security system between said armed mode and said disarmed mode; and

that

said anti-hijack security system further employing a first and a second armed timer, during said armed mode, said first armed timer being only started counting after said ignition switch is turned on and one of said doors has been detected by said door sensing means to be opened and closed, moreover when said the ignition switch is turned off during a countdown of said first armed timer, said first armed timer is put in standby and would only continue counting when said ignition switch is turned back on, said first armed timer being stopped and reset when said door is detected to be opened and being restarted counting when said door is detected to be closed back, and that

said second armed timer starts counting after said ignition switch is turned on and one of said doors has been detected by said door sensing means to be opened, wherein when said ignition switch is turned off during a countdown of said second armed timer, said second armed timer is put in standby and would only continue counting when said ignition switch is turned back on, therefore whichever of said first and second armed timers finish counting first, said central processing unit enables an anti-hijack triggered sequence for sounding a siren and flashing parking lights of said vehicle, and that either manually setting said arm/disarm switch to said disarmed mode or keying in a security code into said central processing unit, said anti-hijack triggered sequence is disabled and said anti-hijack security system is put in said disarmed mode.

2. An anti-hijack security system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first timer is programmed for a longer counting time than said second timer which is programmed to count for a shorter time, so that even said door is left opened or not properly closed or said door sensing means is damaged, said first timer with longer counting time still would finally set said anti-hijack security system to said armed mode, whereby when said door is opened during said countdown stops and resets said second timer, said first timer still continues counting and said second timer starts to countdown once said door is closed again, furthermore when said ignition switch is turned on during said countdown of said first and second timers and said door is not opened, said first and second timers stops and resets again, thereby when said ignition switch is turned on followed by opening of said door during said armed mode, said second armed timer is initiated to countdown, said first armed timer starts counting after said ignition switch is turned on followed by opening and closing of said door during said armed mode, and that when said ignition switch is turned off again, both said first and second armed timers temporarily stops said countdown.

3. An anti-hijack security system, as recited in claim 2, wherein when one of said first and second armed timers finish counting, said central processing unit further enables said anti-hijack triggered sequence for cutting a fuel system, an ignition system and a starter solenoid of said vehicle.