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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian Howard Katz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Surender Kumar, Palatine, IL (US);
Jeffrey Thomas Cavanaugh, Sun City, AZ (US);
Daniel Diaz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jennifer Holly Nance, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Christian Law, Plano, TX (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for activating alarms in motor vehicles in response to detecting alarms from other nearby vehicles. This is accomplished by using sound emitting devices in vehicles that can emit two substantially different sounds: a first 'warning' sound and a second “messaging” sound. The warning sound provides an audible alert that may be recognizable to anyone near the vehicle and which is intended to scare off the thief/vandal. The messaging sound may or may not be audible, and has the purpose of communicating information about a potential break-in to nearby vehicles, which can take further action based on the detected messaging sound. In particular, the other alarm systems may be activated when the messaging sound is detected.