Context-aware vehicle lockdown theft deterrence system and method

Abstract

A vehicle entry control unit. The vehicle entry control unit comprises a processor; a non-transitory memory comprising a first set of vehicle unlock rules, wherein the first set of vehicle unlock rules are user-defined vehicle unlock rules; and an application stored in the non-transitory memory, that, when executed by the processor determines at a first time a first context of a vehicle in which the vehicle entry control unit is installed, identifies a first rule in the first set of vehicle unlock rules associated with the first context, unlocks the vehicle based on the first rule in the first set of vehicle unlock rules, determines at a second time a second context of the vehicle, identifies a second rule in the first set of vehicle unlock rules associated with the second context, and unlocks the vehicle based on the second rule in the first set of vehicle unlock rules.

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