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US 10,300,890 B2Granted
Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating unauthorized vehicle license plate removal
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPatrick Lawrence Jackson Van Hoecke, Hamid M. Golgiri, Danielle Rosenblatt, Anthony Melatti
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting and mitigating unauthorized vehicle license plate removal. An example vehicle includes a detection circuit having an insulator configured to slide along an axis based on a rotation of a screw holding a license plate, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, based on a position of the insulator, that the screw has been removed while the vehicle is locked, and responsively activate a camera directed toward the license plate.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a detection circuit having an insulator configured to slide along an axis based on a rotation of a screw holding a license plate;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine, based on a position of the insulator, that the screw has been removed while the vehicle is locked;
- and
- responsively activate a camera directed toward the license plate.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a detection circuit of a vehicle having an insulator configured to slide along an axis based on a rotation of a screw holding a license plate;
- determining, by a vehicle processor based on a position of the insulator, that the screw has been removed while the vehicle is locked;
- and
- responsively activating a camera directed toward the license plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.