US 12,508,998 B2 · Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring a portable speaker of a vehicle

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for a portable speaker security system. The portable speaker security system may include a portable speaker and a speaker dock. The speaker dock may hold the portable speaker and electrically connect to the portable speaker. The portable speaker security system may further include a head unit electrically connected to the speaker dock. The head unit may indicate a disconnect when the portable speaker is electrically disconnected from the speaker dock. The portable speaker security system may further include a network access device. The network access device may wirelessly communicate with a mobile device. The portable speaker security system may further include an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the speaker dock, the head unit, and the network access device. The ECU may transmit a message to the mobile device indicating the portable speaker has been disconnected from the speaker dock when the disconnect is indicated.

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Dependent claims

A portable speaker security system for a vehicle, comprising:

a portable speaker;
a speaker dock located on or within the vehicle and configured to hold the portable speaker and electrically connect to the portable speaker;
a head unit electrically connected to the speaker dock and configured to:
transmit audio data to the portable speaker through the speaker dock and/or wirelessly transmit the audio data to the portable speaker, and
indicate a disconnect when the portable speaker is electrically disconnected from the speaker dock;
a network access device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile device;
and
an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the speaker dock, the head unit, and the network access device and configured to:
transmit, via the network access device, a message to the at least one mobile device indicating the portable speaker has been disconnected from the speaker dock when the disconnect is indicated.

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A portable speaker security system for a vehicle, comprising:

a portable speaker;
a speaker dock located on or within the vehicle and configured to hold the portable speaker and electrically connect to the portable speaker;
a network access device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile device;
at least one camera configured to record an image or a video of a surrounding area of the vehicle and/or an area within a cabin of the vehicle;
an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the speaker dock, the network access device, and the at least one camera and configured to:
indicate a disconnect when the portable speaker is electrically disconnected from the speaker dock,
record, via the at least one camera, the image or the video of the surrounding area of the vehicle and/or the area within the cabin of the vehicle when the disconnect is indicated, and
transmit, via the network access device, a message to the at least one mobile device indicating the portable speaker has been disconnected from the speaker dock when the disconnect is indicated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring a portable speaker of a vehicle

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Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring a portable speaker of a vehicle

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