The present invention relates to security systems and methods for vehicles and/or vehicle users that prevent the theft of vehicles, and/or that guarantee the security of the vehicle user. In order to achieve the above, the system of the present invention has an enabling system that controls the ignition of the vehicle, and/or a device for helmets intended for the monitoring of the security of the user, and makes it possible to determine, for example, whether the user is wearing the helmet and is using the same correctly, or whether the vehicle user has suffered an impact. Specifically, the system of the present invention has an interactive system (mobile device) associated with the user which, depending on the need, signals the enabling system to enable the vehicle ignition, provided that at least one condition is fulfilled, where a condition may be that the interactive system is close to the enabling system and/or emits an alert message to the external device of a third party if any novelty is detected in the helmet device.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a remote vehicle immobilizer. A network gateway device receives a command from a remote computing device to modify a configuration of an electronic switch from a first configuration to a second configuration. The electronic switch is positioned in a conducting path between a starter motor of the vehicle and a battery of the vehicle. In response to receiving the command, the network gateway device transmits a signal to the electronic switch via a two-way communication channel connecting the network gateway device to the electronic switch. The signal causes the electronic switch to modify the configuration of the electronic switch from the first configuration to the second configuration.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a remote vehicle immobilizer. A network gateway device receives a command from a remote computing device to modify a configuration of an electronic switch from a first configuration to a second configuration. The electronic switch is positioned in a conducting path between a starter motor of the vehicle and a battery of the vehicle. In response to receiving the command, the network gateway device transmits a signal to the electronic switch via a two-way communication channel connecting the network gateway device to the electronic switch. The signal causes the electronic switch to modify the configuration of the electronic switch from the first configuration to the second configuration.

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting parking of a vehicle at a spot where parking is prohibited, generate control data for controlling the vehicle to prevent a state of the vehicle from transitioning to a state in which a power source of the vehicle is stopped and an occupant of the vehicle is out of the vehicle, and output the generated control data.

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting parking of a vehicle at a spot where parking is prohibited, generate control data for controlling the vehicle to prevent a state of the vehicle from transitioning to a state in which a power source of the vehicle is stopped and an occupant of the vehicle is out of the vehicle, and output the generated control data.

A method at a vehicle computing device for identifying a driver, the method including receiving a first indicator at the vehicle computing device; obtaining, based on the first indicator, a presumed driver identity; receiving at least one second indicator at the vehicle computing device; and verifying the presumed driver identity using the at least one second indicator.

A method at a vehicle computing device for identifying a driver, the method including receiving a first indicator at the vehicle computing device; obtaining, based on the first indicator, a presumed driver identity; receiving at least one second indicator at the vehicle computing device; and verifying the presumed driver identity using the at least one second indicator.

Credit information is obtained from an operational status of a vehicle, for example, and a credit limit is increased based on this credit information. A credit screening support system includes a vehicle-mounted device configured to acquire operational information on the vehicle and a server configured to compute the credit information on a user of the vehicle based on the operational information received from the vehicle-mounted device. The server includes an input element for inputting the operational information acquired by the vehicle-mounted device, a credit information computing element for computing credit information on the user based on the operational information input by the input element, and an output element for outputting the credit information on the user computed by the credit information computing element.

Credit information is obtained from an operational status of a vehicle, for example, and a credit limit is increased based on this credit information. A credit screening support system includes a vehicle-mounted device configured to acquire operational information on the vehicle and a server configured to compute the credit information on a user of the vehicle based on the operational information received from the vehicle-mounted device. The server includes an input element for inputting the operational information acquired by the vehicle-mounted device, a credit information computing element for computing credit information on the user based on the operational information input by the input element, and an output element for outputting the credit information on the user computed by the credit information computing element.

A vehicular starter battery management system includes a detection unit, a processing unit, a control unit, a discharging circuit and a communication unit. The detection unit, the control unit, and the communication unit are coupled respectively with the processing unit. The discharging circuit is coupled with the control unit. The detection unit includes a static detection circuit and a dynamic detection circuit. The static detection circuit includes a micro current detection circuit, an anti-theft detection circuit and a static voltage detection circuit. The dynamic detection circuit includes a dynamic voltage detection circuit, a dynamic current detection circuit and a temperature detection circuit. The processing unit transmits a signal to the control unit and the communication unit based upon the current intensity, the voltage, the temperature and the time at which the battery management system enters into the static mode, detected by the detection unit, thereby operating the control unit to protect the vehicular starter battery. The processing unit uses the communication unit to transmit a signal to and receive a signal from a hand-held communication device equipped with an application.