Patent ID: 6243004
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
A vehicle security system for a vehicle of a type including a data communications bus connecting a plurality of vehicle devices, said vehicle security system comprising:a vehicle security sensor and associated sensor bus interface means for interfacing said vehicle security sensor to the data communications bus;an alarm indicator and associated alarm indicator bus interface means for interfacing said alarm indicator to the data communications bus;an alarm controller and associated alarm controller bus interface means for interfacing said alarm controller to the data communications bus; anddesired signal enabling means for enabling said alarm controller to operate using a desired set of signals for a corresponding desired vehicle from a plurality of sets of signals for different vehicles for permitting said alarm controller to communicate with said vehicle security sensor and said alarm indicator via the data communications bus so that said alarm controller is capable of operating said alarm indicator responsive to said vehicle security sensor;at least one of said sensor bus interface means, said alarm indicator bus interface means, and said alarm controller bus interface means comprising an inductive coupler for inductively coupling to the data communications bus.