Patent ID: 11972669
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising:
a plurality of surveillance sensors in connection with the vehicle and configured to capture sensor data proximate to the vehicle;
a position sensor configured to detect a location of the vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the surveillance sensors and the position sensor, wherein the controller:
determines a surveillance mode for the vehicle based on the sensor data and a plurality of security factors associated with the location of the vehicle;
activates the surveillance mode in response to the security factors;
monitors the sensor data and filters a plurality of security events from a plurality of benign events, wherein the controller distinguishes a trespasser detection in the sensor data as a security event from a passerby detection in the sensor data as a benign event; and
selectively outputs alerts in response to the security events and the benign events.