Method of calibrating a car alarm depending on the crime statistics of an area VIA intergration with road navigation display systems
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a security unit, comprising:
- determining a location of a security unit;
comparing said location of said security unit to a geographic database of incident occurrence statistics for the location; and
responsive to said incident occurrence statistics, automatically configuring said security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the incident occurrence statistics wherein the security unit responds to an external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrence and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrence.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided to selectively configure a security system based on geographically indexed incident statistics. The preferred embodiment involves a security unit for monitoring events indicative of threats to the security of a vehicle and a navigation unit that is able to ascertain the location of the vehicle. The navigation unit delivers data, indicative of the location of the vehicle, to the security unit. The security unit then uses the location data to acquire data regarding the statistical incidence of crime in the vicinity of the vehicle'"'"'s location. Based on the data regarding the statistical incidence of crime in the vicinity of the vehicle'"'"'s location, the appropriate configuration of the security unit is determined. The security unit then compares its current configuration to the appropriate configuration and selectively configures itself to match the appropriate configuration.
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1. A method of configuring a security unit, comprising:
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determining a location of a security unit;
comparing said location of said security unit to a geographic database of incident occurrence statistics for the location; and
responsive to said incident occurrence statistics, automatically configuring said security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the incident occurrence statistics wherein the security unit responds to an external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrence and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of configuring a security unit, comprising:
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sending a location of a security unit to a remote data processing system;
receiving an indication of a level of incident occurrences for the location; and
automatically configuring the security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the level of incident occurrences wherein the security unit responds to the external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrences and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An apparatus for configuring a security unit, comprising:
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means for determining a location of a security unit;
means for comparing said location of said security unit to a geographic database of incident occurrence statistics for the location; and
means for, responsive to said incident occurrence statistics, automatically configuring said security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the incident occurrence statistics wherein the security unit responds to an external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrence and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrence. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for configuring a security unit, comprising:
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means for sending a location of a security unit to a remote data processing system;
means for receiving an indication of a level of incident occurrences for the location; and
means for automatically configuring the security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the level of incident occurrences wherein the security unit responds to the external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrences and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product in a computer usable medium for configuring a security unit, comprising:
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instructions on the computer usable medium for determining a location of a security unit;
instructions on the computer usable medium for comparing said location of said security unit to a geographic database of incident occurrence statistics for the location; and
instructions on the computer usable medium for, responsive to said incident occurrence statistics, automatically configuring said security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the incident occurrence statistics wherein the security unit responds to an external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrence and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrence. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product in a computer usable medium for configuring a security unit, comprising:
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instructions for sending a location of a security unit to a remote data processing system;
instructions for receiving an indication of a level of incident occurrences for the location; and
instructions for automatically configuring the security unit to respond to an external stimulus dependent upon the level of incident occurrences wherein the security unit responds to the external stimulus in at least a first manner for a first level of incident occurrences and in a second manner for a second level of incident occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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