Patent ID: 6011460
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
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, said desired signal enabling means comprising download learning means for learning the desired set of signals from a downloading device temporarily connected thereto.