Vehicle security notification device and related methods

A vehicle security device to be installed in a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle audio entertainment system being configurable via a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the vehicle device comprising:

• an audio entertainment system content interface comprising a wireless transmitter that is selectively operable to communicate audio content relating to a vehicle security breach condition to the vehicle audio entertainment system via a wireless link with the vehicle audio entertainment system;
• a controller coupled to said audio entertainment system content interface for
• detecting a vehicle security breach condition, and
• configuring the vehicle audio entertainment system via the vehicle data communications bus to operate via the wireless link so that the audio content related to the vehicle security breach condition plays through the vehicle audio entertainment system based upon detecting the vehicle security breach condition;
• and
• a memory coupled to said audio entertainment system content interface for storing the audio content related to the vehicle security breach condition.

A vehicle security device to be installed in a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle audio entertainment system being configurable via a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the vehicle security device comprising:

• an audio entertainment system content interface comprising an output that is selectively operable to communicate audio content relating to a vehicle security breach condition via a wired link to the vehicle audio entertainment system;
• and
• a controller coupled to said audio entertainment system content interface for
• detecting a vehicle security breach condition, and
• configuring the vehicle audio entertainment system via the vehicle data communications bus to operate via the wired link so that the audio content related to the vehicle security breach condition plays through the vehicle audio entertainment system based upon detecting the vehicle security breach condition;
• and
• a memory coupled to said audio entertainment system content interface for storing the audio content related to the vehicle security breach condition.

A method for communicating audio content relating to a vehicle security breach condition in a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle audio entertainment system being configurable via a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the method comprising:

• selectively operating an audio entertainment system content interface to communicate audio content relating to a vehicle security breach condition to the vehicle audio entertainment system;
• and
• using a controller coupled with the audio entertainment system content interface for
• detecting a vehicle security breach condition, and
• configuring the vehicle audio entertainment system via the vehicle data communications bus so that the audio content related to the vehicle security breach condition plays through the vehicle audio entertainment system based upon detecting the vehicle security breach condition.