Vehicle and local area security system communications
First Claim
1. A computer program product for monitoring exterior security of a vehicle having a computer system for implementing a function of the vehicle when the vehicle is located beyond a vicinity of a local area security system, the function based upon a sensor signal from a vehicle sensor sensing a motion of at least one object exterior to the vehicle, a method for monitoring exterior security of the vehicle comprising:
- a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and
computer program instructions fordetermining the vehicle location to be within the vicinity of the local area security system;
periodically enabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from a vehicle battery at a periodic rate for producing the sensor signal;
in response to the vehicle sensor being enabledmonitoring the sensor signal from the vehicle sensor to identify motion of an object exterior to the vehicle; and
communicating a sensor information signal based upon the sensor signal to the local area security system and the vehicle sensor identifying motion of the object exterior to the vehicle using at least one of an acoustic receiver, an acoustic transceiver, an infrared sensor, an infrared transceiver RADAR, LiDAR, LaDAR, and a video camera.
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Abstract
A local area security system interfaces with one or more vehicles to provide enhanced security. The vehicles have vehicle sensors which may further help determine a presence of potential threat within a vicinity of the local area security system. The multiple vehicle network may communicate with each other to expand the vicinity of the local area security system, share equipment, computing resources, and information in the determination of the presence of the potential threat. The battery powered vehicle may employ various methods to conserve battery power while coupled to the local area security system.
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1. A computer program product for monitoring exterior security of a vehicle having a computer system for implementing a function of the vehicle when the vehicle is located beyond a vicinity of a local area security system, the function based upon a sensor signal from a vehicle sensor sensing a motion of at least one object exterior to the vehicle, a method for monitoring exterior security of the vehicle comprising:
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a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and computer program instructions for determining the vehicle location to be within the vicinity of the local area security system; periodically enabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from a vehicle battery at a periodic rate for producing the sensor signal; in response to the vehicle sensor being enabled monitoring the sensor signal from the vehicle sensor to identify motion of an object exterior to the vehicle; and communicating a sensor information signal based upon the sensor signal to the local area security system and the vehicle sensor identifying motion of the object exterior to the vehicle using at least one of an acoustic receiver, an acoustic transceiver, an infrared sensor, an infrared transceiver RADAR, LiDAR, LaDAR, and a video camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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17. A method for monitoring exterior security of a vehicle having a computer system for implementing a function of the vehicle when the vehicle is located beyond a vicinity of a local area security system, the function based upon a sensor signal from a vehicle sensor sensing a motion of at least one object exterior to the vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining the vehicle location to be within the vicinity of the local area security system; periodically enabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from a vehicle battery at a periodic rate for producing the sensor signal; in response to the vehicle sensor being enabled monitoring the sensor signal from the vehicle sensor to identify motion of an object exterior to the vehicle; and communicating a sensor information signal based upon the sensor signal to the local area security system and the vehicle sensor identifying motion of the object exterior to the vehicle using at least one of an acoustic receiver, an acoustic transceiver, an infrared sensor, an infrared transceiver RADAR, LiDAR, LaDAR, and a video camera. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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