Covert recording alarm apparatus for vehicles
OwnerIsaac S. Danielinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a covert recording alarm apparatus for vehicles that includes one or more sensors strategically placed within the vehicle, e.g. in the car lock knob that are configured for detecting any instrument, added weight or pressure being applied to a vehicle's entry points. If any such force is detected, the apparatus' sensor(s) trigger an the image capturing mechanism to begin taking pictures and videos of the theft activity which is transmitted as an alert to legal authorities, a monitoring service and/or the owner/operator's mobile phone where it is published and displayed as a video, text or email such that the appropriate action can be taken.
Claims23
A method of securing a vehicle, using at least one processor, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring the vehicle's interior, environs and external body;
- detecting at least one activity within the vehicle's interior, environs and/or external body;
- turning a lock knob of the vehicle towards the at least one detected activity thereby focusing at least one sensor and an image capturing and recording mechanism on the at least one activity;
- activation of the image capturing and recording mechanism upon determination of an alert condition;
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- monitoring the alert condition.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- monitor the vehicle's interior, environs and external body;
- detect at least one activity within the vehicle's interior, environs and/or external body;
- turn a lock knob of the vehicle towards the at least one detected activity thereby focusing at least one sensor and an image capturing and recording mechanism on the activity;
- activate the image capturing and recording mechanism upon determination of an alert condition;
- and
- monitor the alert condition.
A covert vehicle security system comprising of:
- at least one processor;
- at least one covert location within the vehicle, wherein the at least one covert location comprising of at least one sensor in communication with said at least one processor;
- at least one communication device, in communication with the at least on processor;
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- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
- monitor the vehicle's interior, environs and external body;
- detect at least one activity within the vehicle's interior, environs and/or external body;
- turn a lock knob of the vehicle towards the at least one detected activity thereby focusing the at least one sensor and an image capturing and recording mechanism on the at least one activity;
- activate of the image capturing and recording mechanism upon determination of an alert condition;
- and
- monitor the alert condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.