Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of burglary or unauthorized use
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-24
2006-01-24
Swarthout, Brent A. (Department: 2636)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of burglary or unauthorized use
C340S573700, C382S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06989737
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a vehicle antitheft device not requiring a contract with a security company, etc., and increasing a vehicle antitheft effect. In the vehicle there are provided a camera or a microphone, and a control device for distinguishing a face or voice of a human by means of an image or sound captured by the camera or microphone, and based on distinction results, executing vehicle theft prevention control operations. The camera is provided at a position capable of capturing a normally seated driver and the outside through a window next to a driver's seat. Further, in the vehicle there is provided a radio communications unit. The control device records the captured image from the camera, judges whether the it is the face image of the person, and if it is, performs control so that the image is sent to a given reporting destination via the radio communications unit.
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Bugg George
Mitsubishi Denki & Kabushiki Kaisha
Swarthout Brent A.
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