Apparatus, method and article for security of vehicles
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1. A vehicle security system for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one controller; and
at least one communications module coupled to the at least one controller, wherein the at least one controller is configured to;
receive information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle;
in response to receiving the information whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, make a determination of whether to allow one or more wheels of the vehicle to roll based on the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle;
prevent the one or more wheels from rotating if the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle indicates the vehicle is not in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, wherein the at least one controller is configured to prevent the one or more wheels from rolling by being configured to;
detect rotation of the one or more wheels in a first direction; and
send a signal to cause a motor of the vehicle to rotate at least one of the one or more wheels in a second direction opposite of the first direction until the at least one controller no longer detects the rotation of the one or more wheels in the first direction.
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Abstract
A vehicle has a security and anti-theft system that senses movement of the vehicle in a forward or backward direction when the vehicle is in a locked state, such as by detecting wheel rotation. Upon this detection, the security system signals the motor to counteract the wheel movement by rotating one or more wheels in the opposite direction of the direction of wheel rotation detected until the wheel rotation is no longer detected. The security and anti-theft system may determine whether the vehicle is in a locked state by detecting whether a key is present and/or by one or more communications received by an external wireless device.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle security system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one controller; and at least one communications module coupled to the at least one controller, wherein the at least one controller is configured to; receive information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle; in response to receiving the information whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, make a determination of whether to allow one or more wheels of the vehicle to roll based on the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle; prevent the one or more wheels from rotating if the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle indicates the vehicle is not in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, wherein the at least one controller is configured to prevent the one or more wheels from rolling by being configured to; detect rotation of the one or more wheels in a first direction; and send a signal to cause a motor of the vehicle to rotate at least one of the one or more wheels in a second direction opposite of the first direction until the at least one controller no longer detects the rotation of the one or more wheels in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a vehicle security system for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle; and preventing one or more wheels of the vehicle from rotating if the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle indicates the vehicle is not in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, wherein the preventing includes; detecting, by at least one controller, rotation of the one or more wheels in a first direction; and sending a signal to cause a motor of the vehicle to rotate at least one of the one or more wheels in a second direction opposite of the first direction until the at least one controller no longer detects the rotation of the one or more wheels in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A vehicle, comprising:
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a motor; at least two wheels operably coupled to the motor; a motor controller operably coupled to the motor; one or more driver controls operably coupled to the motor controller, and wherein the motor controller includes a vehicle security system configured to; receive information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle; and in response to receiving the information whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle, make a determination of whether to allow one or more wheels of the vehicle to roll based on the received information indicating whether the vehicle is in a state to allow operation of the vehicle; detect rotation of the one or more wheels in a first direction; and if the determination was to not allow one or more wheels of the vehicle to roll, send a signal to cause a motor of the vehicle to rotate at least one of the one or more wheels in a second direction opposite of the first direction until the vehicle security system no longer detects the rotation of the one or more wheels in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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