Custom Vehicle Alarm Using Electronic Device Identifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle alarm systems are limited in their ability to provide customizable and silent alerts when a user is inside another vehicle, particularly in situations where the user may be in distress.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a processor to identify a user within a vehicle, retrieve a pre-programmed sequence of inputs associated with the user, and take action when these inputs are detected, such as controlling vehicle actions or notifying authorities, using an electronic device's identifier like a MAC address.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional vehicle alarm system is used, then unauthorized entry detection is provided, but customization and silent alert capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal electronic device identifier (MAC address) to recognize multiple users across different vehicles, enabling each user to have customized alarm sequences without requiring separate systems for each vehicle-user combination
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-stores multiple sequences of inputs associated with each user identifier in the memory, so that when the user enters the vehicle, the appropriate customized alarm sequence is already available for immediate activation without requiring real-time configuration
2Reliability
If an alarm is activated to alert authorities, then user safety is enhanced, but potential threats may be alerted
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides periodic control signals to the vehicle components (such as repeated window rolling actions) rather than a single continuous alarm, creating intervals where the threat may not immediately detect the distress signal
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm function is extracted from the traditional audible vehicle alarm system and implemented as a silent automated sequence of vehicle control actions, separating the distress signaling from the noisy alert mechanisms that would notify threats
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users are supported with custom alarm sequences, then adaptability is improved, but memory requirements and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores copies of alarm sequences in the vehicle's memory associated with each user identifier, allowing rapid retrieval and execution without requiring complex real-time generation, trading some memory space for processing efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided. In certain embodiments, a vehicle includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to at least facilitate detecting when a user is disposed within the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to at least facilitate: identifying the user; retrieving, from a memory, a sequence of inputs that is associated with the identified user as a trigger for a customized silent alarm feature for the user; monitoring for the sequence of inputs while the user is disposed within the vehicle; and providing instructions for taking an action when the sequence of inputs is detected while the user is disposed within the vehicle.