Patent ID: 8836489
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting unauthorized vehicle movement, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring a resting angle of a vehicle using a vehicle sensor; (b) receiving at the vehicle previously-stored coordinates identifying a vehicle owner's house or place of business; (c) thereafter, detecting a change in the measured resting angle of the vehicle, and that the vehicle has not returned to the measured resting angle before a predetermined amount of time has passed; (d) comparing current GPS coordinates of the vehicle with the previously-stored coordinates identifying a vehicle owner's house or place of business in response to detecting the change in the measured resting angle; (e) determining that the detected change is not authorized when the distance between the current GPS coordinates and the previously-stored coordinates identifying a vehicle owner's house or place of business is greater than a threshold; (f) sending an alert message based on the determination via the vehicle telematics unit.