System and method for anti-theft and tracking of an automobile and automobile wheels

• US 9,821,766 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terrence Gaskin
• Original Assignee: Terrence Gaskin
• Inventors: Gaskin, Terrence
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US14/835,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20170057461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 34042619, 34042618, 340442, 340445, 340447
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/20 Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/02 electric constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1001 Alarm systems associated with another car fitting or mechanism, e.g. door lock or knob, pedals features related to the general power supply B60R25/1018
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/16 Anti-theft; Abduction
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for anti-theft and tracking of automobile and automobile wheels. The system comprises of an alert and tracking device (105) installed on the inside of an air stem of a wheel along with tire pressure monitor system (TPMS), wherein the alert and tracking device (105) detects and alerts of theft when there is an unauthorized movement such as lifting, tampering, removal of the wheel and also tracks and monitors the position of the stolen wheel. The system further comprises of a remote tracking application (111) to control and track the stolen wheel from the remote location.

Claims

1. A system for anti-theft and tracking of an automobile and automobile wheels, comprises of:

a) an alert and tracking device (105) installed inside the air stem of a wheel along with tyre pressure monitor system (TPMS), wherein the alert and tracking device (105) comprises;

receiver/transmitter (106);

a mobile modem or subscriber identification module (SIM) card (107);

a global positioning system (GPS) tracker (108);

plurality of batteries (109) to power ON the alert and tracking device (105);

a sensors (110); and

an antenna (116),

wherein the alert and tracking device (105) has a unique identifying code for registering the owner of the automobile with the alert and tracking device (105);

b) an automobile unit (101) placed inside an automobile, wherein the automobile unit (101) receives a signal from the alert and tracking device (105);

c) the remote tracking application (111) installed onto a computing device, wherein the position of stolen wheel is sent continuously to the remote tracking application (111) from the GPS tracker (108), wherein the alert and tracking device (105) is tethered to the remote tracking application (111) using unique identifying code, wherein the unique identifying code is given to the owner of the automobile to access the mobile tracking application (111);

d) a centralized server (114) to register a vehicle identification number through the remote tracking application (111) and to store the alert and tracking device'"'"'s and automobile unit'"'"'s data;

e) a programming unit (117) to configure the alert and tracking device (105) and the automobile unit (101).

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said automobile unit (101) produces a high audible alarm using audio alarming system (103).

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said computing device is a desktop, a laptop, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet running any type of operating systems but not limited to windows, android, iPhone operating system (iOS).

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said GPS data is transferred through a short message service (SMS) to any of the predefined numbers but not limited to local police station number, by using a SIM card (107) inserted inside the alert and tracking device (105).

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitter/receiver (106) is any type of transmitter/receiver unit used for transmitting/receiving signal but not limited to a low-energy Bluetooth, a Near Filed Communication (NFC), a Radio Frequency (RF) transmitter/receiver or a wireless.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said alert and tracking device (105) sends the SMS alerts to the registered mobile numbers for every predefined time through a SMS gateway (115).

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system also sends a TPMS data from the TPMS Unit of all the wheels of the automobile to the automobile unit (101), wherein the TPMS data contain any data related to TPMS but not limited to tyre pressure, temperature.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the position of stolen wheel and TPMS data is sent continuously to the remote tracking application (111) from the GPS tracker (108) over the internet.