Cellphone controllable car intrusion recording and monitoring reaction system

• US 8,862,117 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2012
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innova Electronics Corporation (Innova Telematics Solutions)
• Original Assignee: Innova Electronics Corporation (Innova Telematics Solutions)
• Inventors: Chen, Ieon C
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KHAI MINH
• Application Number:
  US13/461,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20130295911A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/414.1, 455/412.1, 455/418, 455/419
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/121 Wireless intrusion detection systems [WIDS]; Wireless intrusion prevention systems [WIPS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A cellphone controllable car intrusion system is provided. This system includes a vehicle OEM system, including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of OEM cameras, a plurality of OEM sensors, an OEM satellite communication system, and an OEM local communication system. The diagnostic port, OEM cameras, OEM sensors, OEM satellite communication system, and the OEM local communication system being in electric communication with the ECU. A cellphone is provided having a local communication system disposed therein. The cellphone is in wireless communication with the ECU. The cellphone is adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the OEM cameras in response to receipt by the cellphone of an alert signal from the OEM sensors, indicating that an intrusion is in process. The alert signals are representative of detection of a monitor event by one or more of the OEM sensors.

Claims

1. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

a vehicle OEM electrical system including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of OEM cameras, a plurality of OEM sensors, an OEM satellite communication system, and an OEM local communication system, the diagnostic port, OEM cameras, OEM sensors, OEM satellite communication system and the OEM local communication system being in electrical communication with the ECU,

the OEM cameras including a plurality of OEM cameras disposed to encompass multiple fields of view about the vehicle;

the ECU being operative to communicate information from the OEM cameras to a data storage device;

the data storage device being in wireless communication with the ECU; and

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with ECU;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the OEM cameras in response to receipt of an alert signal by the cellphone from the OEM sensors, communicated to the cellphone via the ECU, indicating that an intrusion is in process, the alert signal being representative of detection of a monitored event by one or more of the OEM sensors.

2. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the OEM cameras include at least one front facing camera, at least one side facing camera, and at least one rear facing camera.

3. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data storage device is disposed in the vehicle.

4. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 3, wherein the data storage device communicates with the ECU via the OEM local communication system.

5. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 3, wherein the data storage device communicates with ECU via the vehicle diagnostic port.

6. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data storage device is located remote from the vehicle.

7. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 6, wherein the data storage device communicates with the ECU via the OEM satellite communication system.

8. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 6, wherein the data storage device communicates with the ECU via the cellphone, a transceiver and the OEM satellite communication system.

9. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 6, wherein the data storage device is disposed at a website in communication with the ECU via the OEM satellite communication system.

10. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 6, wherein the data storage device is disposed at a website in communication with the ECU via the OEM local communication system.

11. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 10, wherein the OEM sensors further include an interior motion detecting sensor and a pedestrian/vehicle detection sensor.

12. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the cellphone is further adapted to direct the communication of information from the cameras to a data storage device.

13. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the cellphone is further adapted to selectively direct the communication of information from one or more of the cameras to one of a plurality of data storage devices.

14. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the OEM cameras include cameras disposed in the front bumper of the vehicle.

15. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the OEM cameras include cameras disposed in at least one side view mirror on the vehicle.

16. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the OEM cameras include cameras disposed in a rear surface of the vehicle.

17. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the OEM sensors include a door opening sensor, a truck opening sensor, a seat occupied sensor, a collision detection sensor and a global positioning sensor (GPS).

18. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1, wherein the alert signal includes a power-on command communicated to the ECU to supply power to dormant ones of the plurality of OEM cameras, the plurality of OEM sensors, the OEM satellite communication system, and the OEM local communication system when the vehicle is turned off.

19. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 1 wherein the information representative of the status and operation of the sensors is obtained by the ECU from the sensors, and communicated from the ECU to the cellphone.

20. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 19 wherein the ECU regulates operation of the sensors in response to input signals from the cellphone.

21. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 19 further comprising a data storage device for storing information from the sensors, the data storage device being connectable to a car diagnostic port.

22. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 21 wherein the data storage device communicates with the ECU via the car diagnostic port.

23. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 22 wherein the local communication system is in electrical communication with the car diagnostic port, the local communication system further being in wireless communication with the cellphone.

24. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 21 wherein the local communication system is in electrical communication with the data storage device.

25. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 24 wherein the local communication system communicates with the ECU via the car diagnostic port.

26. The intrusion reaction system as recited in claim 24 wherein the local communication system is in wireless communication with the ECU.

27. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

an electrical intrusion system including a plurality of cameras and a plurality of sensors, the plurality of cameras being configured to capture images of multiple fields of view about the vehicle, the plurality of sensors being able to detect an intrusion event and generate an intrusion signal in response thereto;

a storage and transmission device in operative communication with the electrical intrusion system to store the images captured by the plurality of cameras, the storage and transmission device having a local communication system configured to transmit an alert signal in response to receipt of the intrusion signal; and

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with the storage and transmission device;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the storage and transmission device to enable operation of the plurality of cameras in response to receipt of the alert signal by the cellphone.

28. The intrusion system as recited in claim 27, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least two from the group comprising:

motion sensors, sound sensors, brightness sensors, and vibration sensors.

29. The intrusion system as recited in claim 27, wherein the plurality of cameras are configured to capture images at regular time intervals.

30. The cellphone controllable car intrusion system as recited in claim 27 wherein the storage and transmission device communicates with the electrical intrusion system via an electronic control unit (ECU).

31. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

a vehicle OEM electrical system including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of OEM cameras, a plurality of OEM sensors, an OEM satellite communication system, and an OEM local communication system, the diagnostic port, OEM cameras, OEM sensors, OEM satellite communication system and the OEM local communication system being in electrical communication with the ECU; and

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with ECU;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the OEM cameras in response to receipt of an alert signal by the cellphone from the OEM sensors, communicated to the cellphone via the ECU, indicating that an intrusion is in process, the alert signal including a power-on command communicated to the ECU to supply power to dormant ones of the plurality of OEM cameras, the plurality of OEM sensors, the OEM satellite communication system, and the OEM local communication system when the vehicle is turned off.

32. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

a vehicle OEM electrical system including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of OEM cameras, a plurality of OEM sensors, an OEM satellite communication system, and an OEM local communication system, the diagnostic port, OEM cameras, OEM sensors, OEM satellite communication system and the OEM local communication system being in electrical communication with the ECU;

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with ECU; and

a data storage device for storing information from the sensors, the data storage device being connectable to the diagnostic port;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the OEM cameras in response to receipt of an alert signal by the cellphone from the OEM sensors, communicated to the cellphone via the ECU, indicating that an intrusion is in process;

information representative of the status and operation of the sensors is obtained by the ECU from the sensors, and communicated from the ECU to the cellphone;

the local communication system being in electrical communication with the data storage device;

the local communication system communicates with the ECU via the car diagnostic port.

33. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

a vehicle OEM electrical system including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of OEM cameras, a plurality of OEM sensors, an OEM satellite communication system, and an OEM local communication system, the diagnostic port, OEM cameras, OEM sensors, and the OEM satellite communication system being in electrical communication with the ECU;

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with ECU; and

a data storage device for storing information from the sensors, the data storage device being connectable to the diagnostic port;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the OEM cameras in response to receipt of an alert signal by the cellphone from the OEM sensors, communicated to the cellphone via the ECU, indicating that an intrusion is in process;

information representative of the status and operation of the sensors is obtained by the ECU from the sensors, and communicated from the ECU to the cellphone;

the local communication system being in electrical communication with the data storage device;

the local communication system is in wireless communication with the ECU.

34. A cellphone controllable car intrusion system comprising:

a vehicle electrical system including an electronic control unit (ECU), a diagnostic port, a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors, a satellite communication system, and a local communication system, the diagnostic port, cameras, sensors, satellite communication system and the local communication system being in electrical communication with the ECU,

the cameras including a plurality of cameras disposed to encompass multiple fields of view about the vehicle;

the ECU being operative to communicate information from the cameras to a data storage device;

the data storage device being in wireless communication with the ECU; and

a cellphone having a cellphone local communication system disposed therein, the cellphone being in wireless communication with ECU;

the cellphone being adapted to configure the ECU to enable operation of the cameras in response to receipt of an alert signal by the cellphone from the sensors, communicated to the cellphone via the ECU, indicating that an intrusion is in process, the alert signal being representative of detection of a monitored event by one or more of the sensors.