Vehicle security device with mobile device control
OwnerJoseph P. Zizzadoroinventor
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Abstract
A method for mobile device control of vehicle security features that includes monitoring the status of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle. In response to detecting the activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions, the method also includes monitoring the vehicle to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle. In response to detecting no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle, the method also includes, based on the predetermined vehicle settings, sending a security enablement command to the body control module (BCM) of the vehicle via the embedded software, and based on the security enablement command, enabling one or more security schemes via the BCM.
Claims20
A method for mobile device control of vehicle security features, the method comprising:
- monitoring, via embedded software, statuses of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions:
- monitoring the vehicle, via the embedded software, to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle:
- based on predetermined vehicle settings:
- sending, via the embedded software, a security enablement command to a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle;
- and
- based on the security enablement command:
- enabling, via the BCM, one or more security schemes.
An onboard diagnostic plug-in dongle device comprising:
- a shell;
- a plug;
- a printed circuit (PC) board comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- and
- a memory storing embedded program instructions that, when executed by the microcontroller, cause the microcontroller to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring, via embedded software, statuses of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions:
- monitoring the vehicle, via the embedded software, to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle:
- based on predetermined vehicle settings:
- sending, via the embedded software, a security enablement command to a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle;
- and
- based on the security enablement command:
- enabling, via the BCM, one or more security schemes.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a microcontroller of an onboard diagnostic plug-in dongle, cause the microcontroller to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring, via embedded software, statuses of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions:
- monitoring the vehicle, via the embedded software, to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting, via the embedded software, no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle:
- based on predetermined vehicle settings:
- sending, via the embedded software, a security enablement command to a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle;
- and
- based on the security enablement command:
- enabling, via the BCM, one or more security schemes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.