Vehicle security system
First Claim
1. A method of covertly alerting authorities from within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- a user of the vehicle defining and coding into a memory in the vehicle at least one sequence of operation of vehicle controls for triggering a silent alert;
monitoring an operation of a vehicular system for the at least one user-defined coded sequence of operation of the vehicle controls;
triggering the silent alert upon detecting that the vehicle controls are operated according to the at least one user-defined coded sequence; and
activating a radiotelephone communication between the vehicle and at least one authority upon triggering of the silent alert.
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Abstract
A system and method is described for alerting authorities during a vehicle carjacking or carnapping. The method includes a first step of providing a vehicular radiotelephone communication system with speech recognition and a controller operable to monitor at least one vehicular system. A next step includes defining at least one predetermined sequence of operation of the at least one vehicular system for triggering a silent alert. The sequence can include spoken words or vehicle control operation. A next step includes monitoring the at least one vehicular system for the defined at least one predetermined sequence, such as a hidden switch activation for example. A next step includes activating a silent alert upon detection of the at least one predetermined sequence.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of covertly alerting authorities from within a vehicle, the method comprising:
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a user of the vehicle defining and coding into a memory in the vehicle at least one sequence of operation of vehicle controls for triggering a silent alert; monitoring an operation of a vehicular system for the at least one user-defined coded sequence of operation of the vehicle controls; triggering the silent alert upon detecting that the vehicle controls are operated according to the at least one user-defined coded sequence; and activating a radiotelephone communication between the vehicle and at least one authority upon triggering of the silent alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system disposed in a vehicle for covertly alerting authorities from within the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing at least one sequence of operation of vehicle controls for triggering a silent alert, the at least one sequence of operation of the vehicle controls defined and coded into the memory by a user of the vehicle; a controller coupled with the memory, (i) for monitoring an operation of a vehicular system for the at least one user-defined coded sequence of operation of the vehicle controls that is stored in the memory, and (ii) for triggering the silent alert upon detecting that the vehicle controls are operated according to the at least one user-defined coded sequence; and a network access device coupled to the controller, for activating a radiotelephone communication between the vehicle and at least one authority in response to the controller triggering the silent alert. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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