System and method of communicating home security data between a vehicle and a home

• US 20040017292A1
• Filed: 07/29/2002
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Deuel, Eric S., Reese, Dian H.
• Granted Patent: US 6,970,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system

Abstract

A system for communicating home security data between a vehicle having a vehicle element and a home comprising an interface coupled to the vehicle element configured to establish a communication link with a home security system and a processing circuit configured to receive home security data from the home security system.

Claims

1. A system for communicating home security data between a vehicle having a vehicle element and a home, the system comprising:

an interface coupled to the vehicle element configured to establish a communication link with a home security system; and

a processing circuit configured to receive home security data from the home security system.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an operator input device coupled to the processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to disable the home security system in response to operator input at the operator input device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive secure zone data representing a plurality of secured zones of the home in response to operator input at the operator input device.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an operator input device, wherein the processing circuit and interface are configured to contact emergency officials in response to operator input at the operator input device.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle element is a visor, an overhead console or an instrument panel of an automotive vehicle.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the communication link is a wireless communication link.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive audio and video data from the home security system.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide the audio and video data to a DVD system in the vehicle.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle element is a vehicle interior element.

10. A method of communicating home security data between a vehicle and a home, comprising:

transmitting a request for home security data from an electronic module coupled to a vehicle to a home security system;

receiving home security data from the home security system in response to the transmitted request; and

providing the home security data to an operator interface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the electronic module is coupled to a visor or overhead console of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting a control message from the electronic module to the home security system, wherein the control message is configured to enable and disable the home security system.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting a message to emergency personnel in response to operator actuation of an operator input device.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the home security data includes zone data representative of a zone of the house and security data associated with zone data representing the state of security of the zone.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a scroll command from the operator interface and providing zone data and security data for each of a plurality of zones as selected by the scroll command.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the home security data includes video data representative of a video image of an area of the home, wherein the operator interface includes a display configured to display the video data to a vehicle occupant.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing transmission format data representative of the transmission format of the home security system, wherein the transmitting and receiving steps use the transmission format data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the transmission format data includes a frequency and a data code.

19. An apparatus for communicating home security data between a vehicle and a home, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving home security data from the home security system at an electronic module in the vehicle; and

means for providing the home security data to an operator interface.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising:

means for transmitting a request for home security data from the electronic module in the vehicle to the home security system, wherein the home security data is received from the home security system in response to the transmitted request.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising means for transmitting a control message from the electronic module to the home security system, wherein the control message is configured to enable and disable the home security system.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the home security data includes video data representative of a video image of an area of the home, wherein the operator interface includes a display configured to display the video data to a vehicle occupant.