Vehicle security system and method

A method for real time monitoring the security inside and proximate a vehicle having a vehicle computer, a trunk, and a trunk lid, comprising:

• recording video via a cabin module having a cabin camera positioned in the cabin of the vehicle;
• recording audio via a microphone of said cabin module positioned in the cabin of the vehicle;
• collecting GPS data via a GPS device of said cabin module positioned in the cabin of the vehicle, said collected GPS data corresponding in real time to said collected video data and said audio data;
• transmitting via a cabin transmitter of said cabin module said collected video, audio, and GPS data in real time;
• receiving said transmitted video, audio, and GPS data by a remote monitoring module having a remote processor, a remote receiver, a remote transmitter, and a remote display;
• publishing said collected video, audio, and GPS data on a display in data communication with said remote processor;
• transmitting via said remote transmitter a plurality of security action instructions;
• receiving via said cabin receiver said plurality of security action instructions;
• said cabin processor executing said plurality of security action instructions when received by said cabin receiver;
• collecting and delivering trunk data via a trunk module displaced from said cabin module and positioned in the vehicle trunk in data communication with said cabin processor, said trunk module having a trunk camera configured to collect and deliver trunk video data to said cabin processor;
• and
• transmitting said collected trunk video data to said remote receiver of said remote monitoring module;
• collecting trunk audio data with a trunk microphone of said trunk module;
• collecting trunk carbon dioxide data with a trunk carbon dioxide sensor of said trunk module;
• and
• delivering said collected trunk audio data and said trunk carbon dioxide data to said cabin processor for transmission to said remote receiver via said cabin transmitter.

A method for real time monitoring the security inside and proximate a vehicle having a vehicle computer, a trunk, and a trunk lid, comprising:

• recording video via a cabin module having a cabin camera positioned in the cabin of the vehicle;
• recording audio via a microphone of said cabin module positioned in the cabin of the vehicle;
• collecting GPS data via a GPS device of said cabin module positioned in the cabin of the vehicle, said collected GPS data corresponding in real time to said collected video data and said audio data;
• transmitting via a cabin transmitter of said cabin module said collected video, audio, and GPS data in real time;
• receiving said transmitted video, audio, and GPS data by a remote monitoring module having a remote processor, a remote receiver, a remote transmitter, and a remote display;
• publishing said collected video, audio, and GPS data on a display in data communication with said remote processor;
• transmitting via said remote transmitter a plurality of security action instructions;
• receiving via said cabin receiver said plurality of security action instructions;
• said cabin processor executing said plurality of security action instructions when received by said cabin receiver;
• collecting and delivering trunk data via a trunk module displaced from said cabin module and positioned in the vehicle trunk in data communication with said cabin processor, said trunk module having a trunk camera configured to collect and deliver trunk video data to said cabin processor;
• and
• transmitting said collected trunk video data to said remote receiver of said remote monitoring module;
• emitting audio data through a trunk speaker of said trunk module according to respective security action instructions received by said cabin processor;
• and
• blocking the trunk lid from closing with a trunk lid blocking assembly positioned in the vehicle trunk, said trunk lid blocking assembly including a solenoid mounted adjacent a vehicle trunk lid latch and that is selectively moved between a retracted configuration that allows the trunk lid to engage the trunk lid latch and a deployed configuration that prevents the trunk lid from engaging the trunk lid latch.

A real time vehicle security system for monitoring the security inside and proximate a vehicle having a vehicle computer, a trunk, and a trunk lid, comprising:

• a cabin monitoring assembly, comprising:
• a cabin memory configured to store data and programming;
• a cabin processor in data communication with said cabin memory;
• a cabin module positioned inside a cabin of a vehicle and in data communication with said cabin processor, said cabin module including a cabin camera configured to selectively record video in the cabin of the vehicle and a cabin microphone configured to selectively record audio in the cabin of the vehicle;
• a global positioning system (“GPS”) in data communication with said cabin processor and configured to generate real time global position data;
• a cabin transmitter in data communication with said cabin processor;
• programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said cabin processor to collect real time GPS data, real time video data recorded by said cabin camera, and real time audio data collected from said cabin microphone;
• programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said cabin processor to transmit said collected GPS, video, and audio data via said cabin transmitter;
• a remote monitoring module having a remote processor, a remote receiver, a remote transmitter, and a remote display;
• wherein:
• said remote receiver is in data communication with said remote processor and configured to receive said collected data transmitted by said cabin transmitter;
• said remote processor is configured to display said received data on said display;
• remote processor is configured to transmit security action instructions via said remote transmitter;
• said cabin receiver is configured to receive said transmitted security action instructions;
• said cabin processor is configured to execute said security action instructions when received by said cabin receiver;
• wherein said cabin module includes a cabin speaker in data communication with said cabin processor and configured to selectively emit a voice message received in said security action instruction from said remote monitoring module;
• wherein said cabin module includes:
• a proximity sensor positioned outside the vehicle and in data communication with said cabin processor, said proximity sensor configured to collect motion data;
• an exterior speaker positioned outside the vehicle and in data communication with said cabin processor, said cabin processor being configured, upon receiving data indicative of motion detected by said proximity sensor, to automatically actuate said exterior speaker to emit a voice message indicative of security monitoring.