Patent ID: 11919475
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
obtaining sound or vibration data for a vehicle via a sensor of the vehicle, including a first combination of frequencies and locations of a first plurality of sounds or vibrations from the sound or vibration data for the vehicle;
comparing, via a processor, a signature of the sound or vibration data with a plurality of known signatures stored in a computer memory, by comparing the first combination of frequencies and locations of the first plurality of sounds or vibrations from the sound or vibration data outside the vehicle with a second combination of frequencies and locations of a second plurality of sounds or vibrations from the plurality of known signatures stored in the computer memory; and
determining, via the processor, whether a vehicle theft event is occurring based on the comparing of the signature of the sound or vibration data with the plurality of known signatures, including as to the comparing of the first combination of frequencies and locations of the first plurality of sounds or vibrations from the sound or vibration data outside the vehicle with the second combination of frequencies and locations of the second plurality of sounds or vibrations from the plurality of known signatures stored in the computer memory.