Vehicle anti-theft device and anti-theft information center
First Claim
1. A vehicle anti-theft device, comprising:
- illegal activity detection means for detecting illegal activity conducted on a vehicle;
vehicle information transmission means for acquiring vehicle information indicating a status of the vehicle so as to wirelessly transmit the vehicle information to one of a vehicle manager information terminal and an anti-theft information center when the illegal activity of the vehicle is detected by the illegal activity detection means;
access detection means for detecting access of an object to the vehicle from a surrounding area of the vehicle; and
surrounding area information storage means for acquiring surrounding area information indicating a state of the surrounding area of the vehicle so as to store the surrounding area information in a predetermined storage medium when the access of the object to the vehicle is detected by the access detection means, wherein the vehicle information transmission means transmits the surrounding area information stored in the storage medium to one of the vehicle manager information terminal and the anti-theft information center immediately after detection of the illegal activity of the vehicle by the illegal activity detection means.
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Abstract
An anti-theft device monitors an object or person approaching a vehicle from the surrounding area of the vehicle by using a surrounding area sensing sensor when an authorized vehicle user moves away from the vehicle which causes the anti-theft device to be activated. If the anti-theft device detects the object or person, the anti-theft device activates an alarm. The anti-theft device transmits images and surrounding area details of the vehicle to the information center. If the vehicle is illegally accessed, the occurrence of any illegal activity is detected by a break-in sensor that issues a break-in alarm, simultaneously with the transmission of vehicle information to the information center, indicating the current disposition of the vehicle. Then, the information center determines that the vehicle is being illegally operated and transmits the vehicle information accumulated at that moment to a manager terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle anti-theft device, comprising:
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illegal activity detection means for detecting illegal activity conducted on a vehicle;
vehicle information transmission means for acquiring vehicle information indicating a status of the vehicle so as to wirelessly transmit the vehicle information to one of a vehicle manager information terminal and an anti-theft information center when the illegal activity of the vehicle is detected by the illegal activity detection means;
access detection means for detecting access of an object to the vehicle from a surrounding area of the vehicle; and
surrounding area information storage means for acquiring surrounding area information indicating a state of the surrounding area of the vehicle so as to store the surrounding area information in a predetermined storage medium when the access of the object to the vehicle is detected by the access detection means, wherein the vehicle information transmission means transmits the surrounding area information stored in the storage medium to one of the vehicle manager information terminal and the anti-theft information center immediately after detection of the illegal activity of the vehicle by the illegal activity detection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle anti-theft device comprising:
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illegal activity detection means for detecting illegal activity conducted on a vehicle;
vehicle information transmission means for acquiring vehicle information indicating a status of the vehicle so as to wirelessly transmit the vehicle information to an anti-theft information center when the illegal activity of the vehicle is detected by the illegal activity detection means;
access detection means for detecting access of an object to the vehicle from a surrounding area of the vehicle; and
surrounding area information transmission means for acquiring surrounding area information indicating a state of the surrounding area of the vehicle so as to wirelessly transmit the surrounding area information to the anti-theft information center when the access of the object to the vehicle is detected by the access detection means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle anti-theft device, comprising:
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an illegal activity detector configured to detect illegal activity conducted on a vehicle;
a vehicle information transmitter configured to;
acquire vehicle information indicating a status of the vehicle, and wirelessly transmit the acquired vehicle information to one of;
a vehicle manager information terminal, and an anti-theft information center, when the illegal activity of the vehicle is detected by the illegal activity detector;
access detector configured to detect access of an object toward the vehicle from a surrounding area of the vehicle; and
surrounding area information storage device configured to;
acquire surrounding area information indicating a state of the surrounding area of the vehicle, and store the surrounding area information in a predetermined storage medium when the access of the object to the vehicle is detected by the access detector, wherein the vehicle information transmitter transmits the surrounding area information stored in the storage medium to one of;
the vehicle manager information terminal, and the anti-theft information center, immediately after detection of the illegal activity of the vehicle by the illegal activity detector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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