Vehicle antitheft device

A vehicle antitheft device, comprising:

• a camera;
• and
• a control device for distinguishing whether an image captured by the camera is a face of a human,
• wherein, based on a distinction result, the control device executes a control operation for vehicle theft prevention,
• wherein, when vehicle speed reaches a predetermined level after the vehicle is started, the control device performs control such that the image captured by the camera is recorded, and when the captured image is the face image of the human, the image is transmitted by means of a radio communications unit, and after a warning is performed by means of a warning device, an arousal level of a driver is detected, and in a case where the arousal level is low, the driver is warned by means of the warning device, and
• further comprising:
• a microphone;
• and
• a control device for distinguishing whether a sound captured by the microphone is a voice of a human,
• wherein, based on a distinction result, the control device executes a control operation for vehicle theft prevention.

A vehicle antitheft device, comprising:

• a camera;
• a control device for distinguishing an image captured by the camera;
• and
• a radio communications unit inside the vehicle,
• wherein, based on a distinction result, the control device executes a control operation for vehicle theft prevention,
• wherein, the captured image is transmitted to a predetermined reporting destination by means of the radio communications unit, and
• wherein, an engine start operation is permitted when the captured image is an image of an authorized user, and
• wherein, an engine state operation is permitted when the captured image is an image of an unauthorized user and a warning is displayed to the unauthorized user that an image of the unauthorized user has been captured.