Vehicle and local area security system communications

US9718441B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Randall L. Cogill · Dublin, IE
• Olivier Gallay · Thalwil, CH
• Chungmok Lee · Seojong-myeon, KR
• Zubair Nabi · Dublin, IE
• Martin Rufli · Winterthur, CH
• Robert Shorten · Dublin, IE
• Tigran Tchrakian · Castleknock, IE
• Rudi Verago · Dublin, IE
• Fabian R. Wirth · Bremen, DE
• Sergiy Zhuk · Dublin, IE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 1, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B13/19647
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A local area security system interfaces with one or more vehicles to provide enhanced security. The vehicles have vehicle sensors which may further help determine a presence of potential threat within a vicinity of the local area security system. The multiple vehicle network may communicate with each other to expand the vicinity of the local area security system, share equipment, computing resources, and information in the determination of the presence of the potential threat. The battery powered vehicle may employ various methods to conserve battery power while coupled to the local area security system.