Patent ID: 7091833

Claim:
An automobile theft deterrent system, installed within an automobile having an interior, a rearview mirror having a one way mirror surface, an automobile interior light, and an ignition system, comprising: an overhead video camera, mounted within the rearview mirror and oriented toward the one way mirror surface for viewing the interior of the automobile therethrough; a speaker located within the automobile interior; at least one video recorder, for recording images from the overhead video camera; and a hand-held receiver, having a viewing screen and operating buttons, for receiving and selectively viewing video from the overhead video camera and video recorder on the view screen by using the operating buttons, the hand-held receiver having a microphone, for selectively detecting an audible message from the user and providing said audible message within the automobile interior using the speaker; and a transceiver, located within the automobile for transmitting video images from the camera and recorder to the hand-held receiver, and for receiving audible messages from the microphone and providing said messages to the speaker.