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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Satoshi Harumoto, Hyogo, JP;
Junichi Sawada, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihiko Maeno, Hyogo, JP;
Hironori Nomori, Hyogo, JP;
Yuusaku Matsuda, Hyogo, JP;
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Satoshi Harumoto, Hyogo, JP;
Junichi Sawada, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihiko Maeno, Hyogo, JP;
Hironori Nomori, Hyogo, JP;
Yuusaku Matsuda, Hyogo, JP;
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-Shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting recovery of the vehicle if the vehicle is stolen includes a determining unit that determines whether the vehicle is being stolen. A camera judges a state of the vehicle and an environment around the vehicle. When the determining unit determines that the vehicle is being stolen, a horn of the vehicle is automatically honked.