Wireless vehicle anti-theft surveillance system

• US 9,327,685 B1
• Filed: 08/16/2013
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald G. Wooten, Ronald Wooten
• Original Assignee: Donald G. Wooten, Ronald Wooten
• Inventors: Wooten, Ronald, Wooten, Donald G
• Primary Examiner(s): Perungavoor, Sath V
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US13/968,799
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 348/152
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera

Abstract

A vehicle anti-theft system to sense the presence of an intruder in proximity to a vehicle via motion sensors which activates one or more cameras and sends real-time video to a remote location accessible by a user to monitor their vehicle.

Claims

1. A wireless vehicle anti-theft surveillance system comprising:

an anti-theft-surveillance-assembly comprising;

a first-sensor;

a second-sensor;

a third-sensor;

a fourth-sensor; and

a fifth-sensor;

a first-camera;

a second-camera;

a third-camera;

a fourth-camera; and

a fifth-camera;

a wireless-transmitter; and

a wireless-data-bank;

wherein said wireless vehicle anti-theft surveillance system comprises in combination said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly, said wireless-transmitter, and said wireless-data-bank;

wherein said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly comprises in combination said first-sensor, said second-sensor, third-sensor, said fourth-sensor, said fifth-sensor, said first-camera, said second-camera, said third-camera, said fourth-camera; and

said fifth-camera all in communication within said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly;

wherein said first-sensor, said second-sensor, said third-sensor, said fourth-sensor, and said fifth-sensor each comprise a monitoring-range of up to 180 degrees;

wherein said first-sensor, said second-sensor, said third-sensor, said fourth-sensor and said fifth-sensor each comprise at least one motion sensor;

wherein said first-sensor is mounted on a driver-mirror of said vehicle;

wherein said second-sensor is mounted on a front-grill of said vehicle;

wherein said third-sensor is mounted on a passenger-mirror of said vehicle;

wherein said fourth-sensor is mounted on a rear-panel of said vehicle;

wherein said fifth-sensor is mounted on a rearview-mirror inside said vehicle;

wherein at least one of said first-sensor, said second-sensor, said third-sensor, said fourth-sensor, and said fifth-sensor are activated when an intruder approaches within a set-distance of said vehicle;

wherein when at least one of said first-sensor, said second-second, said third-sensor, said fourth-sensor, and said fifth-sensor are activated, they in turn activate at least one of said first-camera, said second camera, said third-camera, said fourth-camera, and said fifth-camera to begin recording a visual-recording of movement around said vehicle, an onboard power source providing power to said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly;

wherein said first-camera, said second-camera, said third-camera, said fourth-camera, and said fifth-camera each comprise a viewing-range of up to 180 degrees;

wherein said first camera is mounted on said driver-mirror of said vehicle;

wherein said second-camera is mounted on said front-grill of said vehicle;

wherein said third-camera is mounted on said passenger-mirror of said vehicle;

wherein said fourth-camera is mounted on said rear-panel of said vehicle;

wherein said fifth-camera is mounted on said rearview-mirror inside said vehicle;

wherein said wireless-transmitter is located inside said vehicle;

wherein said wireless-transmitter uses an RF-signal;

wherein said wireless-transmitter transmits video data over a pre-determined frequency;

wherein said wireless-data-bank is located on a remote-device;

wherein said visual-recording is wirelessly transmitted via said wireless-transmitter to said wireless-data-bank;

wherein said wireless-data-bank is in communication with a computer located to be accessible by said user providing remote-monitoring capability;

wherein said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly is placed in an on-mode when ignition of said vehicle is turned off; and

wherein a user is able to activate said anti-theft-surveillance-assembly when turning off said ignition and departing said vehicle such that said first-sensor, said second-sensor, said third-sensor, said fourth-sensor, and said fifth-sensor are armed and able to sense movement of said intruder within said set-distance of said vehicle and reactively activate at least one of said first-camera, said second-camera, said third-camera, said fourth-camera, and said fifth-camera, said at least one of said first-camera, said second-camera, said third-camera, said fourth-camera, and said fifth-camera able to be programmed for intermittent visual sweeps and to send said visual-recording of said intruder to said wireless-data-bank via said wireless-transmitter, thereby allowing said user to remotely monitor said vehicle.