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Car security apparatus and car security system
Assignee: Alpine Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1997-05-20
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2017-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A car security apparatus and a car security system for protecting a vehicle from car theft and tampering which notifies a user of the details regarding an abnormal condition (i.e., the identity of the sensor or sensors that have detected the abnormal condition, and the time of detection) that takes place during the activation of a security function of the apparatus. When any sensor detects an abnormal condition with the security function in an armed (on) mode, a controller stores in a memory device the identification of the sensor that detects the abnormal condition and the time of detection as security information. In response to a predetermined operation performed the user, the controller reads the security information from the memory device and transmits the security information to another onboard device (audio or audio/visual device) having a display. The device receives and then presents the security message using alphanumeric characters on the display.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Ogino
- 👤 Tsutomu Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/10; B60R25/1001; B60R2225/00; B60R25/1004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A car security system mounted on a vehicle, the car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as faulty sensor information, data identifying a sensor from which faulty operation is detected; and an onboard device connected to the car security apparatus via a cable, the onboard device including a display for presenting the faulty sensor information transmitted from the car security apparatus via the cable in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A car security system mounted on a vehicle, the car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as faulty sensor information, data identifying a sensor from which faulty operation is detected; and an onboard device connected to the car security apparatus via a cable, the onboard device including a display for presenting the faulty sensor information transmitted from the car security apparatus via the cable in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for Protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as faulty sensor information, data identifying a sensor from which faulty operation is detected; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the faulty sensor information transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the faulty sensor information in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for Protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as faulty sensor information, data identifying a sensor from which faulty operation is detected; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the faulty sensor information transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the faulty sensor information in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A car security system according to claim 2, wherein the car security apparatus sequentially transmits plural groups of faulty sensor information associated with a plurality of faulty sensors at predetermined regular intervals of time when the plurality of faulty sensors are detected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
164 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus including: at least one sensor for detecting an abnormal condition of a vehicle; sensor monitoring means for monitoring the status of the sensor; alarm generator means for generating an alarm when the sensor detects an abnormal condition in the vehicle, and memory means for storing a predetermined ID code and a vehicle ID number, and means for transmitting the vehicle ID number; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the vehicle ID number transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the received vehicle ID number in the form of alphanumeric characters; wherein the car security apparatus transmits the vehicle number to the remote control unit only when an ID code in a signal received from the remote control unit matches the predetermined ID code stored in the memory means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
164 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus including: at least one sensor for detecting an abnormal condition of a vehicle; sensor monitoring means for monitoring the status of the sensor; alarm generator means for generating an alarm when the sensor detects an abnormal condition in the vehicle, and memory means for storing a predetermined ID code and a vehicle ID number, and means for transmitting the vehicle ID number; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the vehicle ID number transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the received vehicle ID number in the form of alphanumeric characters; wherein the car security apparatus transmits the vehicle number to the remote control unit only when an ID code in a signal received from the remote control unit matches the predetermined ID code stored in the memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A car security apparatus comprising: at least one sensor for detecting an abnormal condition of a vehicle indicative of potential theft of or tampering with the vehicle; sensor monitoring means for monitoring the status of the sensor; memory means for storing, as security information, data identifying the sensor when the sensor detects an abnormal condition, and data identifying the time of detection when the sensor detects the abnormal condition; and communication means for visually communicating the security sensor information stored in the memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
A car security apparatus comprising: at least one sensor for detecting an abnormal condition of a vehicle indicative of potential theft of or tampering with the vehicle; sensor monitoring means for monitoring the status of the sensor; memory means for storing, as security information, data identifying the sensor when the sensor detects an abnormal condition, and data identifying the time of detection when the sensor detects the abnormal condition; and communication means for visually communicating the security sensor information stored in the memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits the security information via a cable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits the security information to an audio head unit via a bus line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits the security information using a one of a radio wave, a light ray and an acoustic wave.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits the security information stored in the memory means when an ignition switch in the vehicle is turned on subsequent to changing an operation mode of the car security apparatus from an armed mode to a disarmed mode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication means transmits a plurality of groups of faulty sensor information stored in the memory means sequentially at predetermined regular intervals when an ignition switch in the vehicle is turned on subsequent to changing an operation mode of the car security apparatus from an armed mode to a disarmed mode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication means transmits consecutively a plurality of groups of faulty sensor information following the transmission of a signal requesting the extension of reception time when an ignition switch in the vehicle is turned on subsequent to changing an operation mode of the car security apparatus from an armed mode to a disarmed mode.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits information indicative of the sensitivity of a sensor during the adjustment of the sensitivity of the sensor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A car security apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication means transmits the information indicative of a next step of operation to be taken during the registration of an ID code of a remote control unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
107 words
A car security system mounted on a vehicle, the car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as security information, data identifying a sensor which has detected an abnormal condition and the time of detection; and an onboard device connected to the car security apparatus via a cable, the onboard device including a display for presenting the security information transmitted from the car security apparatus via the cable in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
107 words
A car security system mounted on a vehicle, the car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as security information, data identifying a sensor which has detected an abnormal condition and the time of detection; and an onboard device connected to the car security apparatus via a cable, the onboard device including a display for presenting the security information transmitted from the car security apparatus via the cable in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A car security system according to claim 14, wherein the cable is a bus line for transmitting a digital signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A car security system according to claim 14, wherein the onboard device is an audio head unit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A car security system according to claim 14, wherein the onboard device is an audio visual device having a television monitor display.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A car security system according to claim 14, wherein the onboard device is a navigation device having a navigation display.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
112 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as security information, data identifying a sensor which has detected an abnormal condition and the time of detection; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the security information transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the security information in the form of alphanumeric characters.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
112 words
A car security system comprising: a car security apparatus for protecting the vehicle from theft and tampering connected to a plurality of sensors, each sensor disposed to detect an abnormal condition of a vehicle, the car security apparatus including means for storing, as security information, data identifying a sensor which has detected an abnormal condition and the time of detection; and a remote control unit for performing two-way data communication via cordless communication with the car security apparatus such that the remote control unit receives the security information transmitted from the car security apparatus, the remote control unit including a display for presenting the security information in the form of alphanumeric characters.
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