Vehicle and local area security system communications
First Claim
1. A computer programming product for controlling an operation of a vehicle having a computer system for implementing a function of the vehicle when the vehicle is located beyond a vicinity of a local area security system, the function based upon a sensor signal from a vehicle sensor sensing a condition exterior to the vehicle, a method for controlling the operation comprising:
- a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and
computer program instructions fordetermining a vehicle location to be within the vicinity of the local area security system, andcommunicating a sensor information signal based upon the sensor signal to the local area security systemenabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from a battery included within the vehicle to produce the sensor signal;
coupling to a second vehicle located within the vicinity of the local area security system, the second vehicle having a second vehicle sensor providing a second sensor information signal to the local area security system; and
conserving battery power by disabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from the battery based upon the sensor information signal being determined to be redundant to the second sensor information signal.
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Abstract
A local area security system interfaces with one or more vehicles to provide enhanced security. The vehicles have vehicle sensors which may further help determine a presence of potential threat within a vicinity of the local area security system. The multiple vehicle network may communicate with each other to expand the vicinity of the local area security system, share equipment, computing resources, and information in the determination of the presence of the potential threat. The battery powered vehicle may employ various methods to conserve battery power while coupled to the local area security system.
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1. A computer programming product for controlling an operation of a vehicle having a computer system for implementing a function of the vehicle when the vehicle is located beyond a vicinity of a local area security system, the function based upon a sensor signal from a vehicle sensor sensing a condition exterior to the vehicle, a method for controlling the operation comprising:
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a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and computer program instructions for determining a vehicle location to be within the vicinity of the local area security system, and communicating a sensor information signal based upon the sensor signal to the local area security system enabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from a battery included within the vehicle to produce the sensor signal; coupling to a second vehicle located within the vicinity of the local area security system, the second vehicle having a second vehicle sensor providing a second sensor information signal to the local area security system; and conserving battery power by disabling the vehicle sensor to consume power from the battery based upon the sensor information signal being determined to be redundant to the second sensor information signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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