Automobile and anti-theft method for the automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694788-B2
Application number	US-201514694746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2015
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

In an anti-theft method for an automobile, each of NFC devices on the automobile is activated to detect corresponding induction coils when the automobile receives a preset door locking command. The method confirms a status of each of the plurality of doors according to detecting whether each of the NFC devices detects the corresponding induction coil, and further determines whether at least one of the doors of the automobile is opened abnormally according to the confirmed status of each of the doors. When at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened abnormally, the method controls an alarm unit of the automobile to output a preset warning.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automobile comprising:
a plurality of doors;
a plurality of near field communication (NFC) devices;
a plurality of induction coils, each of the induction coils corresponding to one of the plurality of NFC devices;
at least one processor; and
a storage device storing one or more programs which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
activate each of the plurality of NFC devices to detect a corresponding induction coil when the automobile receives a preset door locking command;
confirm a status of each of the plurality of doors when each of the plurality of NFC devices detects the corresponding induction coil;
determine whether at least one of the doors of the automobile is opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors; and
control an alarm unit of the automobile to output a preset warning when at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors.

2. The automobile of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of induction coil is installed on an outer of each of the plurality of doors, and each of the plurality of NFC devices is installed on each door frame of a body of the automobile, the installation position of each of the plurality of NFC device on each door frame being opposite the installation position of each of the induction coils on the outer side of each of the plurality of the doors.

3. The automobile of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor further:
determines whether the automobile receives a preset door unlocking command; and
disables each of the plurality of NFC devices to stop operating, when the automobile receives the preset door unlocking command.

4. The automobile of claim 2 , wherein the status of each of the plurality of doors is confirmed by:
when one of the plurality of NFC device on the door frame detects the corresponding induction coil on the corresponding door, confirming the corresponding door is in a closed status; and
when the NFC device on the door frame does not detect the corresponding induction coil on the corresponding door, confirming the corresponding door is in an opened status.

5. The automobile of claim 4 , wherein the at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened abnormally when the status of at least one of the doors is determined to be the opened status.

6. The automobile of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further:
controls a communication unit of the automobile to send preset alarm information to a predetermined device when at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors.

7. A computer-based anti-theft method for an automobile, being executed by at least one processor of the automobile, the automobile comprising a plurality of doors, a plurality of near field communication (NFC) devices, and a plurality of induction coils, each of the induction coils corresponding to one of the plurality of NFC devices, the method comprises:
activating each of the plurality of NFC devices to detect a corresponding induction coil, when the automobile receives a preset door locking command;
confirming a status of each of the plurality of doors when each of the plurality of NFC devices detects the corresponding induction coil;
determining whether at least one of the doors of the automobile is opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors; and
controlling an alarm unit of the automobile to output a preset warning when at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of induction coil is installed on an outer of each of the plurality of doors, and each of the plurality of NFC devices is installed on each door frame of a body of the automobile, the installation position of each of the plurality of NFC device on each door frame being opposite the installation position of each of the induction coils on the outer side of each of the plurality of the doors.

9. The method of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
determining whether the automobile receives a preset door unlocking command; and
disabling each of the plurality of NFC devices to stop operating, when the automobile receives the preset door unlocking command.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the status of each of the plurality of doors is confirmed by:
when one of the plurality of NFC device on the door frame detects the corresponding induction coil on the corresponding door, confirming the corresponding door is in a closed status; and
when the NFC device on the door frame does not detect the corresponding induction coil on the corresponding door, confirming the corresponding door is in an opened status.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened abnormally when the status of at least one of the doors is determined to be the opened status.

12. The method of claim 7 , the method further comprising:
controlling a communication unit of the automobile to send preset alarm information to a predetermined device when at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an automobile, causing the automobile to perform an anti-theft method for the automobile, the automobile comprising a plurality of doors, a plurality of near field communication (NFC) devices and a plurality of induction coils, each of the induction coils corresponding to one of the plurality of NFC devices, the method comprising:
activating each of the plurality of NFC devices to detect a corresponding induction coil, when the automobile receives a preset door locking command;
confirming a status of each of the plurality of doors when each of the plurality of NFC devices detects the corresponding induction coil;
determining whether at least one of the doors of the automobile is opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors; and
controlling an alarm unit of the automobile to output a preset warning when at least one of the doors of the automobile is determined to be opened according to the confirmed status of each of the plurality of doors.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of induction coil is installed on an outer of each of the plurality of doors, and each of the plurality of NFC devices is installed on each door frame of a body of the automobile, the installation position of each of the plurality of NFC device on each door frame being opposite the installation position of each of the induction coils on the outer side of each of the plurality of the doors.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:
determining whether the automobile receives a preset door unlocking command; and
disabling each of the plurality of NFC devices to stop operating, when the automobile receives the preset door unlocking command.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the status of each of the plurality of doors is confirmed by:
when one of the plurality of NFC device on the door frame detects the correspo

Assignees

• Fih Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Teng Wen-Hua

Classifications

• G08B13/08

  by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind · CPC title

• G08B23/00

  Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions · CPC title

• B60R2325/10

  Communication protocols, communication systems of vehicle anti-theft devices · CPC title

• B60R25/20

  Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off · CPC title

• H01Q1/3283

  side-mounted antennas, e.g. bumper-mounted, door-mounted (mounted on windscreens H01Q1/1271) · CPC title