Vehicle-mounted system

A vehicle-mounted system, comprising;

• a security device for detecting an abnormal condition for a vehicle in an arming mode, said security device including means for recording an image of the interior of the vehicle when an abnormal condition is detected;
• a display screen on which the image recorded by said recording means can be displayed;
• an emergency communication service unit, including at least one switch operated to communicate with a response center, wherein said at least one switch includes a communication switch operated when communicating by voice with said response center and a panic switch operated for communicating the occurrence of an emergency to said response center in the event of emergency;
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• a visual indicator in the form of a single light that is turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of said at least one switch, wherein the visual indicator includes at least two visual states, with a first state being turned on when a voice connection to said response center is established upon operation of the communication switch and turned off when the connection is terminated, said first visual state being maintained for the time that the voice connection is established, and a second state being turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of the panic switch;
• wherein said recording means includes at least one of a camera for producing a static image and a video camera for producing a continuous image, and the display screen is a display screen of a vehicle-mounted navigation system.

A vehicle-mounted system comprising:

• a security device for detecting an abnormal condition for a vehicle in an arming mode, said security device including means for recording an image of the interior of the vehicle when an abnormal condition is detected;
• an emergency communication service unit including at least one switch operated to communicate with a response center, wherein said at least one switch includes a communication switch operated when communicating by voice with said response center and a panic switch operated for communicating the occurrence of an emergency to said response center in the event of emergency;
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• a visual indicator in the form of a single light that is turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of said at least one switch, wherein the visual indicator includes at least two visual states, with a first state being turned on when a voice connection to said response center is established upon operation of the communication switch and turned off when the connection is terminated, said first visual state being maintained for the time that the voice connection is established, and a second state being turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of the panic switch;
• wherein the security device and the emergency communication service are connected in communication with one another, an image recorded by said recording means can be transmitted to said response center by the emergency communication service unit, and said recording means includes at least one of a camera for producing a static image and a video camera for producing a continuous image.

A vehicle-mounted system, comprising:

• a security device for detecting an abnormal condition for a vehicle in an arming mode, said security device including means for recording an image of the interior of the vehicle when an abnormal condition is detected;
• a mobile telephone connected in communication with said security device, and wherein an image recorded by said recording means can be transmitted by said mobile telephone;
• an emergency communication service unit, including at least one switch operated to communicate with a response center, wherein said at least one switch includes a communication switch operated when communicating by voice with said response center and a panic switch operated for communicating the occurrence of an emergency to said response center in the event of emergency;
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• a visual indicator in the form of a single light that is turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of said at least one switch, wherein the visual indicator includes at least two visual states, with a first state being turned on when a voice connection to said response center is established upon operation of the communication switch and turned off when the connection is terminated, said first visual state being maintained for the time that the voice connection is established, and a second state being turned on when a connection to said response center is established upon operation of the panic switch;
• wherein said recording means includes at least one of a camera for producing a static image and a video camera for producing a continuous image, said mobile telephone is part of said emergency communication service unit, and the recorded image can be transmitted to said response center that is in communication with the emergency communication service unit.