VEHICLE SECURITY AND MONITORING SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; security systems.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to systems providing protection of vehicles from hi-jacking, theft and unauthorized use and location of current position of vehicle. Proposed system contains security lo-jack subsystem, vehicle-mounted computer consisting of system unit and monitor, video camera, navigation unit operating by signals from global satellite radio navigation systems, transceiver coupled with radio modem being terminal of standard mobile communication network, subscriber's receiver being terminal of paging communication and video processor unit consisting of video digitizer and picture analyzing unit. Security l0-jack subsystem includes processor control unit, vehicle-mounted radio frequency identification unit, security pickups and units to interlock functional members of vehicle. Picture analyzing unit includes video locking unit, background rejection unit, contour detector, buffer memory unit, comparator unit and frame storage unit. Video camera is arranged before user sitting at vehicle handwheel who has visual contact with monitor screen. System unit made to control cursor and pictograms on motor screen, and processor control unit is made to form and transmit commands for blocking or releasing functional members of vehicle.

EFFECT: improved resistance to attempts of unauthorized use.

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