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System for integrating a cellular telephone with a vehicle security system
Assignee: Clifford Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1991-03-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-03-18
Abstract
Abstract An interfacing system (10) is provided for integrating a wide variety of known cellular communication systems (12) and vehicle security systems (13). The system (10) includes a controller (20) and an interfacing arrangement for matching a cellular telephone (14,16) to the controller (20) . The interfacing arrangement includes a library, stored in memory (40), having a plurality of unique translation tables corresponding to the protocol for the interfacing system from the library which is compatible with the protocol of the cellular telephone used. Means (36,38) are included for interfacing the vehicle security system (13) to the controller (20) and for interfacing the controller (20) to the vehicle. In a specific embodiment, the selection of cellular telephone type or make is made from the keypad of the cellular telephone. Use of the system permits the security system status to be checked or the security system to be activated from a remote telephone.
Inventors
- 👤 Ze'ev Drori
- 👤 Robert M. Woskow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/10; B60R25/104; B60R2025/1013; B60R2025/1016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
An interfacing system (10) installed in a vehicle for integrating a cellular telephone system (12, 14) having an operating protocol with a vehicle security system (13), the security system characterized by one or more security functions, said interfacing system characterized by: a system controller (20); first interfacing means for interfacing said cellular telephone system to said system controller, said first interfacing means including: first library means (40) for storing a plurality of specific sets of data corresponding to the different protocols of a plurality of cellular telephone systems; and data input means (14, 19, 26) responsive to data input by the system user or installer to identify the particular type of cellular telephone system installed in said vehicle, said means for providing a cellular-system type signal to the controller identifying said particular type of cellular telephone system; and means responsive to said cellular-system type signal for selecting from said library means a particular one of said sets of data corresponding to the protocol for said identified type of cellular telephone system; second interfacing means (36, 38) for interfacing said security system to said controller; and wherein said controller (20) comprises means permitting a message regarding the security system status to be sent via said cellular telephone system to a remote communication destination, means permitting messages to be received via said cellular telephone system, and means for acting on said received messages to control one or more predetermined security system functions in dependence on the particular received message; thereby enabling said security system to be compatible with a variety of cellular telephone systems to permit two-way communication between a user and the vehicle security system via said cellular telephone system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 1, further characterized in that said controller (20) comprises means for monitoring the armed status of said security system (13) and the "system tripped" status of said security system (13).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 3, further characterized by means for selectively disabling the operation of said vehicle, and in that said controller further comprises means for activating said disabling means when said security system is tripped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An interfacing system according to Claims 2 or 3, further characterized in that said controller (20) comprises means for making an outgoing call to a user-designated telephone number via said cellular telephone (14, 24) and providing a voice-synthesized message indicating that the security system has been tripped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 4, further characterized in that said means for making an outgoing call in the event said security system is tripped comprises means for detecting that the call was not completed, and trying again to make the call.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An interfacing system according to either of Claims 4 or 5, further characterized by means for remotely changing said telephone number via said telephone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
An interfacing system according to any of Claims 2-6, further characterized by means for interfacing an automated vehicle positioning system to said system controller, said positioning system characterized in that it requires no driver input or attention in normal use, and in that said controller (20) is further responsive to the tripping of the security system to send tracking data messages generated by said automated positioning system over said telephone system indicative of the vehicle position, said messages comprising voice-synthesized messages which describe the position of the vehicle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 7 further characterized in that said voice-synthesized messages define coordinates of the vehicle position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 7 or 8, further characterized by means responsive to the tripping of said security system and the ignition switch of said vehicle being in the "on" position, and once said outgoing call to said pager telephone has been completed, to turn on said cellular telephone system and check for an incoming call so that a remote user may communicate with persons inside said vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
An interfacing system according to any of Claims 7-9, wherein said means activated when the security system is tripped for communicating said position indicating signals is further characterized by means for placing an outgoing telephone call to a predetermined telephone number and periodically communicating messages describing the current location of said vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
An interfacing system according to any of Claims 2-10, further characterized by means for interfacing a pager system to said controller, and in that said controller activates the operation of said pager system in the event said security system is tripped, wherein said pager system is responsive to telephone tones received at a predetermined pager telephone number, said pager interfacing means comprising means (19, 30) for placing an outgoing call via said cellular telephone to said pager telephone number, means for detecting an answering by said pager system at said telephone number, and means for generating a predetermined sequence of tones for transmission over said cellular telephone to said pager system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by third means (36, 38) for interfacing said controller to said vehicle to selectively interact with one or more operating systems of said vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 12, further characterized in that said one or more operating vehicle systems comprises the vehicle engine system, whereby said controller monitors the operating status of the vehicle engine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by means activated by said controller for disabling the operation of the vehicle, and in that said controller (20) further comprises means for activating said disabling means in response to a vehicle disable command received via said cellular telephone system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
73 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 14, further characterized in that said controller further comprises means for placing an outgoing telephone call to a predetermined telephone number in response to tripping of said security system and communicating a message indicating that the security system has been tripped, and said vehicle operation disabling means acts in response to disable commands received as a result of said message that the security system has been tripped.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
80 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 14 or 15, further characterized by means for providing a speed signal indicative of the engine speed of said vehicle engine or the speed of the vehicle, and in that said controller is responsive to said speed signal and said vehicle disable command to activate said vehicle disabling means after receipt of said command and at such time as the engine speed or the vehicle speed is at or below a predetermined threshold value.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by a speech synthesizer (34) for generating predetermined voice messages.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 17, further characterized by means for communicating said voice messages to a user via said cellular telephone system indicative of the security system status.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 17 or 18, further characterized in that said voice messages provide voice prompting for the operation and control of said system.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
An interfacing system according to any of Claims 17, 18 or 19, further characterized by communicating said voice messages to an occupant of the vehicle.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized in that said initializing means includes a tone decoder (26) connected between said communication system and said controller for decoding tones received from the telephone system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said sets of data comprise unique translation tables corresponding to the protocols of a plurality of unique cellular communication systems.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
77 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized in that said data input means includes a tone decoder (26) for decoding tones generated by said cellular telephone system and generating decoder output signals indicative of the particular tone, and wherein said cellular-system type signal comprises predetermined sequences of said decoder output signals, whereby a user may enter the particular data sequence during an initializing mode which identifies to the controller the user's particular cellular telephone.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
49 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said cellular telephone is characterized by an on/off switch, and said system further includes means for automatically electronically shutting off said cellular telephone when a call has been terminated improperly by the user and the telephone switch is still "on."
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 24, further characterized in that said means for automatically shutting off said cellular telephone is not operable if the vehicle ignition switch is turned off.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by means for electronically locking the keypad of said telephone in the event said security system is tripped.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
38 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, wherein said security system is further characterized by a plurality of programmable features, and said interfacing system is further characterized by means for programming said features via said cellular telephone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by programming an outgoing telephone number, to be called by said interfacing system in the event the vehicle security system is tripped.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by means for preventing an intruder in said vehicle from interrupting or terminating any incoming or outgoing telephone call over said cellular system.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
48 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized in that said controller is programmable during an interfacing system programming mode to program one or more features, and by means for preventing a user from programming any features while the security system is in the armed state.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
74 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, wherein in said cellular telephone system is characterized by a telephone keypad and said interfacing system is further characterized by a vehicle operation disabling means, and wherein said system controller further comprises means for enabling the operation of said disabling means under predetermined conditions, and means for disabling the operation of said vehicle disabling means upon receipt of a security code entered via said telephone keypad.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
50 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 31, further characterized in that said means for enabling the operation of said disabling means comprises means for automatically enabling said operation a given time delay after the vehicle ignition has been turned off and the vehicle driver's door has been opened and closed.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
27 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 32, further characterized by means for programming said time delay by data entered via said keypad during a system programming mode.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
48 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized in that said means permitting two-way communication with said occupant is responsive to a voice-synthesized prompt from said interfacing system and communicated over said telephone system to accept a command from a remote user authorizing said two-way communication.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
32 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by means responsive to a system PANIC state to place a call to a user-designated telephone number and synthesize a verbal statement.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
34 words
An interfacing system according to any preceding claim, further characterized by means for receiving commands via said cellular telephone from a remote user during predetermined time intervals to activate one or more predetermined functions.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
39 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 36, further characterized in that said received command includes an engine start command, and wherein said interfacing system includes means activated in response to said engine start command to start the vehicle engine.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
27 words
An interfacing system according to Claim 36 or 37, further characterized in that said commands include commands to program one or more features of said interfacing system.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
42 words
An interfacing system according to any of Claims 36-38, further characterized in that said commands to program one or more features comprises a command to program an outgoing telephone call number to be called in the event the security system is tripped.
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