Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of burglary or unauthorized use
Patent
1995-10-10
1997-10-14
Hofsass, Jeffery
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of burglary or unauthorized use
340430, 34082569, 3404255, 340528, 307 102, B60R 2504
Patent
active
056776640
ABSTRACT:
A passive arming vehicle alarm system has a valet mode which is activated or deactivated by wireless remote control, thus avoiding the need for hiding a valet switch in the vehicle and subjecting the vehicle to attack at the valet switch. The wireless remote control is also used deactivate the alarm when the alarm is sounding, by depressing any of the buttons on the wireless remote control, regardless of the primary function of the button. As a result, the alarm may be quickly deactivated. The alarm also features progressive passive arming; the alarm emits a brief signal such as a siren chirp as a warning, prior to passively self-arming. As a result, the owner/operator will be warned that the vehicle is about to passively arm and may prevent passive arming (e.g., by opening a door) if it is undesired. Progressive passive arming begins whenever the alarm is disarmed, so that if the alarm is disarmed but the owner is subsequently distracted, the alarm will automatically re-arm and the vehicle will not be left unprotected.
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Hofsass Jeffery
Jon Snyder, Inc.
Woods Davetta
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