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US 10,328,896 B2Granted
Vehicle theft avoidance systems and associated methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
A vehicle theft avoidance system for improving vehicle security is disclosed. The system includes an awareness system configured to detect an unauthorized object near a vehicle, and a control system in communication with the awareness system and configured to automatically issue a warning if the awareness system detects the unauthorized object near the vehicle.
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A vehicle theft avoidance system, comprising:
- an awareness system configured to detect an unauthorized object near a vehicle;
- a tracking system configured to track a positioning of an authorized user of the vehicle;
- a fuel door sensor configured to monitor whether a fuel door of the vehicle is open or closed;
- and
- a control system in communication with the awareness system and configured to automatically issue a warning when the awareness system detects the unauthorized object near the vehicle and the tracking system detects the authorized user outside the vehicle,
- wherein the control module is configured to automatically lock each door and close each window of the vehicle when the fuel door is open.
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A method, comprising:
- monitoring whether a fuel door of a vehicle is open or closed;
- automatically locking each door of the vehicle and closing each window of the vehicle when the fuel door is open;
- tracking a location of an authorized user relative to a vehicle;
- entering a security engaged state when the authorized user is outside the vehicle;
- and
- warning the authorized user when an unauthorized object is approaching or attempting to enter the vehicle during the security engaged state.
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A vehicle theft avoidance system, comprising:
- an awareness system configured to detect an unauthorized user near a vehicle;
- a fuel door sensor configured to monitor a fuel door position;
- a tracking system configured to track a positioning of an authorized user of the vehicle;
- and
- a control system configured to automatically issue a warning when the awareness system detects the unauthorized user near the vehicle and the tracking system detects the authorized user outside the vehicle and further configured to automatically command each door of the vehicle locked and each window of the vehicle closed when the fuel door position is open.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.