Systems and methods for immobilizing a vehicle
AssigneeVerizon Connect Development Limited
InventorsLouis Burger, Sean McGINN, Mark Swords, Anton G. Wigley, Jose M. Gomez Monterrosa, Jr., Nicholas Hooper
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Abstract
A device may receive an arming signal associated with immobilizing a vehicle. The device may monitor, based on receiving the arming signal, a current associated with an electrical power output from a battery of the vehicle. The device may detect that a measurement of the current satisfies a threshold associated with an ignition component starting an engine of the vehicle. The device may control, based on detecting that the current satisfies the threshold, a bypass circuit to reduce the electrical power output to prevent the ignition component from starting the engine.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a device, an arming signal associated with immobilizing a vehicle;
- monitoring, by the device, a current output from a battery of the vehicle based on receiving the arming signal;
- and
- controlling, by the device, a bypass circuit to reduce an electrical power output to prevent an ignition component from starting an engine of the vehicle based on the current output.
A device, comprising:
- a bypass circuit associated a vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a signal associated with immobilizing the vehicle;
- monitor a current output from a battery of the vehicle based on receiving the signal;
- and
- control, based on receiving the signal, the bypass circuit to direct the current output to an electrical system,
- wherein the bypass circuit is configured to reduce the current output and prevent an ignition component from starting an engine of the vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a power control unit comprising:
- a bypass circuit associated with an electrical system of a vehicle, and
- wherein the power control unit is configured to:
- monitor a current output from a battery of the vehicle;
- and
- a vehicle tracking unit configured to:
- receive a command associated with the vehicle,
- wherein the command comprises an immobilization command associated with immobilizing the vehicle;
- and
- perform an action associated with the vehicle,
- wherein the vehicle tracking unit, when performing the action, is configured to:
- provide an arming signal to the power control unit to cause the power control unit to use the bypass circuit to prevent the electrical system from starting an engine of the vehicle based on the current output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.