In-transitcar alarm

• US 20090134986A1
• Filed: 10/20/2008
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alan Joseph Bauer, Dorit Shiff, Philippe Daniel Blumenthal
• Original Assignee: Alan Joseph Bauer, Dorit Shiff, Philippe Daniel Blumenthal
• Inventors: Bauer, Alan Joseph, Shiff, Dorit, Blumenthal, Philippe Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,049,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/426.230
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/104 characterised by the type of theft warning signal, e.g. visual or audible signals with special characteristics

Abstract

The present invention describes a car anti-theft system. Specifically, the present invention has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) patterned onto a visible surface of a vehicle. Vehicle theft is recognized when an unauthorized driver fails to enter a predetermined code, resulting in lighting of OLED. Lighted OLED may be seen by passers-by who may then alert police that a car is in the process of being stolen. Alternatively and additionally, OLED'"'"'s may be integrated into primary car alarm systems so as to add an additional, visual, layer of car protection.

Claims

1. A car anti-theft system comprising

a vehicle surface;

an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) patterned on said vehicle surface;

a human interface keypad; and

,

a battery that is in electrical contact with said organic light-emitting diode and said human interface keypad.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said human interface keypad is attached to an accelerometer and to said battery. Said battery provides power to human interface keypad and said accelerometer alerts human interface keypad that vehicle equipped with said car anti-theft system is moving.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said organic light-emitting diode minimally includes a cathode, an anode and one organic light-emitting material.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said organic light-emitting diode forms a word pattern that can be read outside of said car window.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said word pattern formed reads “

CALL 911”

or “

STOLEN”

.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein said vehicle surface is realized as a car windshield.

7. A method for preparing a car anti-theft system including the steps of:

providing a car window;

patterning an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) on the inner face of said car window;

electrically coupling said OLED to a battery; and

,

linking said battery to a human interface keypad.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said OLED is minimally comprised of a cathode, an organic light emitting material and an anode.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said car window is the front car windshield.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein said human interface keypad is located in the cabin of said car.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein said electrical coupling is performed by separately attaching said cathode and said anode with wires to a battery.

12. A car anti-theft system comprising an external vehicle surface, a light-emitter, and battery.

13. The system according to claim 12 wherein said light-emitter is patterned on multiple external car surfaces.

14. A system for enhancing a vehicle alarm system, including:

a primary alarm system associated with a vehicle; and

,

organic light-emitting diodes (OLED'"'"'s) patterned on a vehicle surface, wherein activation of said primary alarm system causes said organic light-emitting diodes to become lighted.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said OLED'"'"'s minimally include of a cathode, an organic light emitting material and an anode.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein said vehicle surface is realized as a front windshield.

17. The system according to claim 14, wherein said primary alarm system includes a GPS detection component.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein said OLED'"'"'s are composed of multiple colors.

19. The system according claim 14, wherein said OLED'"'"'s are realized as a plurality of unique OLED'"'"'s.

20. The system according to claim 14, wherein said primary alarm system gives off an audible signal should said vehicle be subject to theft.