Jan. 21, 2002

A newly developed automotive security system branded "E-Guard" seems to be the ultimate measure to protect car owners against theft. In case of an intrusion, the system does not blast off with the usual siren alarm that embarrasses everybody residing in the neighborhood except the unwitting owner and has the next cop issuing a ticket because of noise pollution. Instead, the "E-Guard will silently dial up to three pre-programmed telephone numbers including mobile phones and keep dialing until the owner acknowledges the call and returns to his car.

The "E-Guard" system which the manufacturer Yesnet Technologies, based in Taichung, Taiwan, also calls the "Eagle Eye"enhances traditional anti-theft devices by letting car owners know of a theft at the moment it takes place, instead of sounding off an alarm that the driver normally does not hear because he may be sitting far away in a high rise office building or a basement restaurant.

The system includes a main control box and a cellular phone that supports the GSM standard. When the car is tampered with by a thief, the system will dial three telephone numbers preset by the owner and cut off the vehicles electricity system and gasoline supply and turn on the security monitoring function. When the remote owner or driver answers the phone call, he will hear what is going on inside the car.
This will help him to distinguish between a false alarm and a real intrusion. As all of these alert activities take place in silence, the driver may return to the car and still be able to apprehend the thief.

While the present system is available, the company already works on the development of an advanced version of the "E-Guard" that will include GPS (Global Positioning System) to track down thieves who have enough skills to disable the system and drive away.