Vehicle security monitoring device
First Claim
1. A vehicle security monitoring device comprising:
- a vehicle unit located in a vehicle and including;
a first transceiver;
a microphone operable to pick up sound coming from the vehicle;
a controller coupled to the first transceiver and the microphone, and operable to determine an abnormal condition of the vehicle, the controller further operable to automatically connect the microphone to the first transceiver to transmit a sound signal containing the sound coming from the vehicle upon determination of the abnormal condition;
a portable monitor unit including a second transceiver adapted to directly communicate with the first transceiver of the vehicle unit without using a communications network, wherein the second transceiver directly receives the transmitted sound signal from the vehicle unit without the transmitted sound signal being routed through the communications network.
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Abstract
A vehicle security monitoring device monitors sound or movement within a vehicle to determine an abnormal condition such as intrusion of a thief. Upon determination, the device transmits sound picked up within the vehicle to a portable monitor unit carried by the owner of the vehicle using a dedicated link without using any communications network. The transmitted sound allows the owner to distinguish between an actual intrusion and false alarm. Upon verification of an actual intrusion, the portable monitor unit allows the owner to send various instructions to prevent theft of any valuables in the vehicle or theft of the vehicle itself. The instructions may include playing of warning messages, activation of a siren and disabling of the vehicle.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle security monitoring device comprising:
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a vehicle unit located in a vehicle and including; a first transceiver; a microphone operable to pick up sound coming from the vehicle; a controller coupled to the first transceiver and the microphone, and operable to determine an abnormal condition of the vehicle, the controller further operable to automatically connect the microphone to the first transceiver to transmit a sound signal containing the sound coming from the vehicle upon determination of the abnormal condition; a portable monitor unit including a second transceiver adapted to directly communicate with the first transceiver of the vehicle unit without using a communications network, wherein the second transceiver directly receives the transmitted sound signal from the vehicle unit without the transmitted sound signal being routed through the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle security monitoring device comprising:
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a vehicle unit located in a vehicle and including; a first transceiver; a microphone operable to pick up sound coming from the vehicle; a memory storing an audio data containing a voice announcement that warns an intruder; and a controller coupled to the first transceiver, the microphone and the memory, and operable to determine an abnormal condition of the vehicle, the controller further operable to; automatically connect the microphone to the first transceiver to transmit a sound signal containing the sound coming from the vehicle upon determination of the abnormal condition; and play the stored audio data through a speaker upon determination of the abnormal condition; a portable monitor unit including a second transceiver adapted to directly communicate with the first transceiver of the vehicle unit without using a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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