US 12,420,742 B2
Vehicle security device with mobile device control
Joseph P. Zizzadoro, Commack, NY (US)
Filed by Joseph P. Zizzadoro, Commack, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,581.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/419,858, filed on Oct. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/533,810, filed on Aug. 21, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144746 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 25/00 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 25/104 (2013.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60R 25/24 (2013.01) [B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B60R 25/005 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/08 (2013.01); B60R 25/104 (2013.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G07C 5/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for mobile device control of vehicle security features, the method comprising:
monitoring, via embedded software, statuses of predetermined vehicle conditions of a vehicle; and
in response to detecting, via the embedded software, activation of one or more of the predetermined vehicle conditions:
monitoring the vehicle, via the embedded software, to detect an execution of one or more preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle; and
in response to detecting, via the embedded software, no execution of any preset authentication verification signals for the vehicle:
based on predetermined vehicle settings:
sending, via the embedded software, a security enablement command to a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle; and
based on the security enablement command:
enabling, via the BCM, one or more security schemes.