Inventors:
John Durbin - San Diego CA, US
Mark Edward Rutledge - Murietta CA, US
Bounthavy Kenneth Manivone - San Diego CA, US
John T. Welch - Phoenix AZ, US
John F. Wilson - San Diego CA, US
Neil John Sturtevant - San Marcos CA, US
James S. Turner - Mesa AZ, US
Assignee:
Dei Headquarters, Inc. - Vista CA
International Classification:
B60Q 1/00
G06F 7/00
US Classification:
3404255, 34042614, 34042635, 340 739, 34082569, 34082572, 701 36, 701 49, 710 8, 710 15, 307 91
Abstract:
A security system in a vehicle extends its protection to installed equipment of the vehicle, such as audio components, navigation systems, and entertainment systems. The installed equipment is armed and disarmed by the security system, preventing the equipment from normal functioning after unauthorized removal. The security system further enables programming, monitoring, and diagnosing of the installed equipment through the security system's remote control, through a configuration and maintenance tool that connects to the security system, or through other items of installed equipment within the vehicle, such as a rear-seat entertainment system.