Device for detecting the theft/theft of a vehicle and method of detecting the theft
First Claim
1. A device for detecting the theft of a movable member that is stolen using a transporter for transporting the movable member in a state where the main driving power of the movable member is at rest, the device for detecting the theft comprising:
- a state detecting arrangement for detecting a parameter indicative that the movable member is being transported or is stationary;
a state judging arrangement for judging a state of the movable member as being stolen, based on signals from the state detecting arrangement;
position data-obtaining arrangement for obtaining the position data of the movable member from a unit outside of the movable member, the position data-obtaining arrangement being connected with a source of electrical energy and enabled to obtain the position data only when the state judging arrangement has judged that the movable member is stolen and is being transported with its main driving power at rest and is, then, transported no more; and
a communication arrangement for transmitting the position data that is obtained to the unit outside of the movable member.
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Abstract
A theft detecting device has a position data-obtaining and communication arrangements which are energized after it is determined that “the automobile is stolen and is now in a stationary state” based on the signals from a state detecting means and time counter means. The communication arrangement transmits a theft notice data inclusive of the obtained position data to the owner and the like that are remote from the automobile or the like which has been stolen. After the data have been transmitted, the power source of the position data-obtaining means is again turned off to conserve battery power.
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8 Claims
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1. A device for detecting the theft of a movable member that is stolen using a transporter for transporting the movable member in a state where the main driving power of the movable member is at rest, the device for detecting the theft comprising:
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a state detecting arrangement for detecting a parameter indicative that the movable member is being transported or is stationary; a state judging arrangement for judging a state of the movable member as being stolen, based on signals from the state detecting arrangement; position data-obtaining arrangement for obtaining the position data of the movable member from a unit outside of the movable member, the position data-obtaining arrangement being connected with a source of electrical energy and enabled to obtain the position data only when the state judging arrangement has judged that the movable member is stolen and is being transported with its main driving power at rest and is, then, transported no more; and a communication arrangement for transmitting the position data that is obtained to the unit outside of the movable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6)
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4. A method of detecting the theft of a movable member that is stolen using a transporter for transporting the movable member in a state where the main driving power of the movable member is at rest, comprising:
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detecting a parameter indicative of the movable member being transported or being stationary using a state detecting arrangement; obtaining position data of the movable member from a position data-obtaining arrangement from a unit outside of the movable member only when it is determined by the state judging arrangement that the movable member is stolen and is being transported with its main driving power at rest and is, then transported no more, based on the detected parameter; and transmitting the obtained position data using the communication arrangement to a unit outside of the movable member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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