FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
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THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (See section 10, rule 13)
“AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ALERT TO A USER CARRYING ASSET IN VEHICLE AND METHOD
THEREOF”
MINDA INSTRUMENTS LIMITED, of Gut No. 287, 291-295, 298, 285/1, 286/1 Nanekarwadi Chakan, Taluka - Khed, Pune-410501, Maharashtra, India
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

TECHNICAL FIELD
[001] The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for detecting assets within a vehicle. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating an alert for a user carrying an asset inside the vehicle and method thereof.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[002] The following description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the present disclosure, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[003] When driving/travelling in vehicles with a mission to carry/transport precious assets, not limited to, laptop/cash/jewellery etc., malicious peoples such as thieves/unscrupulous elements purposely distract driver’s attention or engage him/her in arguments so as to make him/her stop and exit the vehicle. For example, consider that a vehicle is carrying cash/jewellery etc., a potential thief may purposely dash against the vehicle in order to make the vehicle stop and compel the driver to come out and engage him/her in lengthy arguments. The same effect can be achieved by many other means such as spitting on the car or abusing the car driver/occupant etc. The car driver/occupant may lose his mental balance and may exit the vehicle to confront the same. During the scenario, other thief may quietly steal the precious asset and escape without the knowledge of the driver.
[004] In such situations, alerting or reminding the driver about the asset without involvement of much additional cost is a great challenge.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[005] The present disclosure overcomes one or more shortcomings of the prior art and provides additional advantages discussed throughout the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other

embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure.
[006] In an aspect, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating an alert for a user carrying an asset inside a vehicle. The apparatus comprising a memory configured to store at least one pattern registered for activating an asset protection mode. Further, the apparatus comprising a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive a pattern request to activate the asset protection mode. Further, the processor is configured to activate the asset protection mode, on successful validation of the received pattern request with the at least one pattern registered for activating the asset protection mode. On activation of the asset protection mode, the processor is further configured to monitor perpetually speed of the vehicle and at least one door status of the vehicle. Further, the processor is configured to generate the alert for the user once the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
[007] In an exemplary embodiment, the processor is further configured to prompt the user to resend the pattern request if the pattern request is not successfully validated with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode.
[008] In another exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a set of components configured to operate in a predefined sequence for transmitting the pattern request to the processor of the vehicle. The set of components is selected from at least one of: a key fob, a drive console, left indicator, right indicator, hazard button, or a personal digital assistant. At least one pattern comprises the predefined sequence of triggering of the set of components for registering the asset protection mode.
[009] In yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus may include a speed sensor coupled to the processor for monitoring the speed of the vehicle. Further, the apparatus may include a door sensor coupled to the processor for monitoring the at least one door status. The processor is further configured to generate the alert via at least one of: flashing of headlamps, flashing of side indicators, flashing of parking lamps, a

buzzer, a vehicle horn in a prescribed pattern or any combination thereof. The apparatus may further include the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLU) unit coupled to the processor and is configured to wirelessly send a notification on a user device for collecting the asset left behind in the vehicle. The notification is transmitted on the user device in at least one of: textual form, visual form, audio form or any combination thereof.
[0010] In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to an alert system. The system comprises the electronic control unit (ECU), the speed sensor, the at least one door sensor, an alert generator. The ECU is configured to receive the pattern request to activate the asset protection mode. Further, the ECU is configured to activate the asset protection mode on successful validation of the received pattern request with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode. The speed sensor is configured to monitor the speed of the vehicle on activation of the asset protection mode. The at least one door sensor configured to detect door status of the door corresponding to user’s seat on activation of the asset protection mode. The alert generator is configured to generate the alert for the user once the speed of the vehicle is reduced to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
[0011] In yet another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for generating the alert for the user carrying the asset inside the vehicle. The method may include receiving the pattern request for activating the asset protection mode. Further, the method may include activating the asset protection mode, on successful validation of the pattern request with at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode. Upon activation of the asset protection mode, the method may include monitoring the speed of the vehicle and the at least one door status of the vehicle. Further, the method may include generating the alert for the user once the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
[0012] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further

aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] The embodiments of the disclosure itself, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0014] Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary interactive environment of a potential theft attempted on a vehicle carrying an asset, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0015] Figure 2 illustrates an apparatus for generating an alert for a user carrying the asset inside the vehicle of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0016] Figure 3 depicts a method for generating the alert for the user carrying the asset inside the vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0017] The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] While the disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the FIGS. and will be described in detail below. It should be understood, however that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

[0019] Before describing detailed embodiments, it may be observed that the novelty and inventive step that are in accordance with the present disclosure resides in activating the asset protection mode to generate an alert for protecting an asset present inside the vehicle, from being stolen. Particularly, the vehicle is configured to generate an alert for a driver once the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and the vehicle door is open. It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art can be motivated from the present disclosure to modify the alert mechanisms such as by way of SMS/flash message, email, call, flashing of headlights etc.. However, such modification should be construed within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings are showing only one of the exemplary scenarios that is pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.
[0020] In the present disclosure, the term “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any embodiment or implementation of the present subject matter described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.
[0021] The terms “comprise”, “comprising”, “include”, “including”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a device that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such setup or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or apparatus proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or apparatus.
[0022] The terms like “at least one” and “one or more” may be used interchangeably or in combination throughout the description.

[0023] The terms like “Electronic control unit” and “ECU” may be used interchangeably or in combination throughout the description.
[0024] The terms like “Bluetooth Low Energy” and “BLE” may be used interchangeably or in combination throughout the description.
[0025] The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure.
[0026] The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying Figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the Figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.
[0027] The present disclosure addresses the issues with the conventional system where either alert is not generated at all or a co-passenger has to monitor the asset in absence of driver or a multi-sensor driven costly and complex circuitry has to be installed for such services. Thus, to overcome these problems, the present disclosure may utilize already installed vehicle sensors for generating an alert for a user carrying an asset inside the vehicle that alleviates the situations and save the precious assets from being stolen. Since, the disclosure makes use of existing vehicle sensors and eliminates the need of additional circuitry or costly sensors, thereby making the technique of present disclosure a cost-effective solution.to provide an alert for the driver/user for such situation where an intruder or stranger tries to distract the user’s attention while carrying the asset.

[0028] Reference is now be made to the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, same numerals will be used to refer to the same or like parts. Embodiments of the disclosure are described in the following paragraphs with reference to Figures 1-3.
[0029] Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary interactive environment 100 of a potential theft attempted on a vehicle 102 carrying an asset 104 of a user 106, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The exemplary interactive environment 100 described herein illustrates a real-world example for the potential theft being attempted intentionally by intruders/thieves 108 for stealing the asset 104 of the user 106. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the user 106 may be any driver or passenger carrying the asset 104 inside the vehicle 102 purposefully. Particularly, the user 106 may be interrupted by an event in which the potential thieves 108 having ill intentions of stealing the asset 104 (that is placed inside the vehicle 102), make attempts to stop the vehicle 102 in between the journey and try to open a door 110 of the vehicle 102. In response to the attempt, the user 106 may panic and tend to stop the vehicle 102 and may exit from the vehicle. In such scenario, any of the potential thief 108 may steal the asset 104 from the vehicle 102. A skilled person may understand that figure 1 depicts only an exemplary scenario, however, there may be other real-world scenarios which are not captured in the disclosure for the sake of brevity. The main purpose of providing such exemplary scenario is to convey the intention of intruders who usually tries to engage the driver/user of the vehicle in some activities so as to get a chance of stealing the asset present in the vehicle.
[0030] Figure 2 illustrates an apparatus 200 for generating an alert for the user 106 carrying the asset 104 inside the vehicle 102 of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 is explained in conjunction with Figure 1. As will become apparent in the description, the apparatus 200 is configured to activate an asset protection mode within the vehicle 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus 200 may also be known as an alert system. In another embodiment, the apparatus 200 may

be electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus 200 may involve interaction with the vehicle 102 of Figure 1 and a user device 202. In an exemplary embodiment, the user device may be a mobile device viz smartphones or wrist bands or smart watches or personal digital assistant (PDA) or any other device carried by the user that is capable of receiving the alert message generated by the vehicle system. By way of example with no limitation, the vehicle 102 of Figure 1 may include an electronic control unit (ECU) 204 including a processor 206 and a memory 208, a Bluetooth low energy unit (BLE) 210, a set of components 212, a sensor unit 214 including at least one door sensor 216 and a speed sensor 218. In an exemplary embodiment, there may be multiple sensors present for monitoring the status of door of the vehicle. For the ease of understanding, only one sensor is taken into account which is contributing for monitoring the status of the door present at user/drive side.
[0031] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ECU 204 may include the processor 206. Further, the processor 206 may include suitable logic, circuitry, and/or interfaces that are operable to execute instructions stored in the memory 208 to perform various functions. The processor 206 may execute algorithms stored in the memory 208. Particularly, the processor 206 may register one or more patterns to activate the asset protection mode. In an embodiment, the one or more patterns are stored in the memory 208, these patterns may be useful in verification and activation of the asset protection mode. The processor 206 may also be configured to decode and execute any instructions received from one or more other electronic devices or server(s). The processor 206 may include one or more general-purpose processors (e.g., INTEL® or Advanced Micro Devices® (AMD) microprocessors) and/or one or more special-purpose processors (e.g., digital signal processors or Xilinx® System On Chip (SOC) Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) processor). Further, the processor 206 may be configured to execute one or more computer-readable program instructions, such as program instructions to carry out any of the functions described in the description.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ECU 204 may include the memory 208. The memory 208 may store a set of instructions and data. Further, the memory 208 includes one or more instructions that are executable by the processor 206 to perform specific operations. Some of the commonly known memory implementations include, but are not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, Compact Disc Read-Only Memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, Random Access Memories (RAMs), Programmable Read-Only Memories (PROMs), Erasable PROMs (EPROMs), Electrically Erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, cloud computing platforms (e.g. Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, AWS), or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions.
[0033] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the asset protection mode is activated by the user 106 or asset owner while carrying the asset 104 within the vehicle 102. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the asset protection mode is activated using the at least one pattern registered within the memory 208 of the ECU 204. Further, the at least one pattern may include a predefined sequence of triggering of the set of components 212. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ECU 204 may activate the asset protection mode via the processor 206. In particular, the user 106 may generate the pattern via the set of components 212. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the set of components 212 may be configured to operate in a predefined sequence for transmitting the pattern request to the processor 206 of the vehicle 102. By way of example with no limitation, the set of components 212 within vehicle 102 may be a key fob, a driver console, left indicator, right indicator, hazard button, or a personal digital assistant. In an exemplary embodiment, the asset protection mode may be activated by pressing the left indicator with hazard switch. A skilled person may understand that the pattern for activation of asset protection mode may be saved in the memory by the manufacturer or by the user. In an exemplary embodiment, mere installation of software patch may store the information related to pattern of asset protection mode in the memory associated with vehicle ECU.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 is configured to receive the pattern request to activate the asset protection mode by the user through set of components. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 is further configured to prompt the user 106 to resend a pattern request if the pattern request is not successfully validated with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode. However, on successful validation of the received pattern request with the at least one pattern registered to activate the asset protection mode, the processor 206 is configured to monitor perpetually speed of the vehicle 102 and at least one door status of the vehicle 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 may be coupled to the sensor unit 214 including the door sensor 216 and the speed sensor 218. In an exemplary embodiment, sensor unit may be present outside the ECU but is electrically coupled to the ECU. In another exemplary embodiment, sensor unit is also a part of the ECU and is electrically coupled to the processor present on the ECU. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 may monitor the speed of the vehicle 102 using the speed sensor 218. In one more embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 may monitor the at least one door status using the door sensor 216. In an exemplary case, when the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and the at least one door status of the vehicle 102 is open, in such combination, the processor 206 may generate the alert for the user 106 of Figure 1. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 206 may generate the alert via at least one of flashing of headlamps, flashing of side indicators, flashing of parking lamps, a buzzer, a vehicle horn in a prescribed pattern or any combination thereof. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the alert may be generated by an alert generator. In an exemplary embodiment, the alert generator may be implemented using software, hardware or a combination of software and hardware. In an exemplary embodiment, the alert or notification is provided through a combination of flashing of headlights, buzzer, and alert on smartphone or wrist band or smart watch.
[0035] The vehicle 102 may be equipped with the BLE unit 210. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) unit 210 may be coupled to the processor 206

and is configured to wirelessly send a notification on the user device 202 for collecting the asset left behind in the vehicle 102. By way of example with no limitation, user device 202 may include a mobile or other handheld device such as cell phone, smartphone, tablet, and laptop, wrist band, or smart watch or any other device capable of receiving the alert notification through Vehicle. Further, the notification may be transmitted on user device 202 in at least one of textual form, visual form, audio form, haptic form or any combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the notification may be provided to the user device in the form of text e.g. Short Message Service (SMS). In another embodiment, the notification may be provided to the user device in the form of visuals e.g graphics or flash message or blinking of light etc. In another embodiment, the notification may be provided to the user device in the form of audio e.g a specific ring tone or beep or any other alarming sound. In another embodiment, the notification may be provided to the user device in form of haptics or vibration i.e. by way of vibration on the mobile device or key fob. In general, the BLE unit 210 is based on classic Bluetooth technology and provides several of the original features that Bluetooth offers while maintaining low power consumption. BLE is used for sending and receiving small amounts of data across a personal area network wirelessly, which, unlike a local area network (LAN), covers a small area.
[0036] Figure 3 depicts a method 300 for generating the alert for the user 106 carrying the asset inside the vehicle 102, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0037] As illustrated in Figure 3, the method 300 includes one or more steps for activating the asset protection mode as explained above while describing the Figure 2.
[0038] At step 302, the method may include receiving the pattern request for activating the asset protection mode. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pattern request may include triggering of the set of components in the predefined sequence in such a manner that a signal is transmitted to the electronic control unit (ECU) 204 of the vehicle 102. Further, the triggering of the set of components may include operating at least one of a key fob, the driver console, left indicator, right indicator, hazard button, the personal digital assistant, or smartphone or wrist band or smart watch. Furthermore, the method may

include prompting the user 106 to resend the pattern request if the pattern request is not successfully validated with at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode.
[0039] At step 304, the method may include activating the asset protection mode, on successful validation of the pattern request with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one pattern may include the predefined sequence of triggering of the set of components and is stored in the memory 208 of the vehicle 102 for registering the asset protection mode.
[0040] At step 306, the method may include monitoring the speed of the vehicle 102 and the at least one door status of the vehicle 102 on activation of the asset protection mode. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the speed of vehicle 102 is monitored by the speed sensor 218 and the at least one door status is monitored by the door sensor 216.
[0041] At step 308, the method may include generating the alert for the user 106 once the speed of the vehicle 102 reduces to zero and the at least one door status of the vehicle 102 is open. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the alert is generated by the at least one of the flashing of headlamps, the flashing of side indicators, the flashing of parking lamps, the buzzer, the vehicle horn in a prescribed pattern or any combination thereof. The method may further include wirelessly sending the notification on the user device 202 for collecting the asset 104 left behind in the vehicle 102. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the notification is transmitted on the user device 202 in at least one of textual form, visual form, audio form, haptic form or any combination thereof.
[0042] The order in which the method 300 is described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method blocks may be combined in any order to implement the method. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from the methods without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described.
[0043] Accordingly, the present disclosure provides below mentioned advantages:

1) The present disclosure provides the vehicle equipped with novel “asset protection” mode. This new mode may be introduced without any significant addition of bill of materials to the existing hardware of the vehicle body control module and calls for a minor addition to the software residing in an instrument cluster, body control module or a vehicle ECU.
2) The vehicle may include an asset presence alarming system feature offering a significant cost to benefit ratio at a minimal incremental cost of software upgradation and zero cost increase in system hardware, thereby effectively increasing stability of the vehicle by preventing potential thefts of precious assets such as cash/jewelry and laptop.
[0044] A description of an embodiment with several components in communication with each other does not imply that all such components are required. On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to illustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the disclosure. Further, there are other components also present in the apparatus of Figure 1, however, these are not presented in the description to focus on the main features of the invention.
[0045] Finally, the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. It is therefore intended that the scope of the disclosure be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by any claims that issue on an application based here on. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the disclosure, which is set forth in the following claims.
[0046] While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

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Reference Numerals:

Reference Numeral Description
100 An exemplary interactive environment
102 Vehicle
104 Asset
106 User
108 Potential thieves
110 Door
200 Apparatus
202 User device
204 Electronic control unit
206 Processor
208 Memory
210 Bluetooth low energy (BLU) unit
212 Set of components
214 Sensor unit
216 Door sensor
218 Speed sensor
300 Method
302-308 Method steps

WE CLAIM:
1. An apparatus for generating an alert for a user carrying an asset inside a vehicle, the apparatus
comprising:
a memory configured to store at least one pattern registered for activating an asset
protection mode; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive a pattern request to activate the asset protection mode;
activate the asset protection mode, on successful validation of the received pattern request with the at least one pattern registered for activating the asset protection mode, wherein on activation of the asset protection mode, the processor is further configured to:
monitor perpetually speed of the vehicle and at least one door status of the vehicle; and
generate the alert for the user once the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:
prompt the user to resend the pattern request if the pattern request is not successfully validated
with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a set of components configured to operate in a predefined sequence for transmitting the pattern request to the processor of the vehicle.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the set of components is selected from at least one of: a key fob, a driver console, left indicator, right indicator, hazard button, personal digital assistants, smartphones, smart bands, or smart watches.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one pattern comprises a predefined sequence of triggering of a set of components for registering the asset protection mode.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a speed sensor coupled to the processor for monitoring the speed of the vehicle; a door sensor coupled to the processor for monitoring the at least one door status.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate the alert via at least one of: flashing of headlamps, flashing of side indicators, flashing of parking lamps, a buzzer,a vehicle horn in a prescribed pattern or any combination thereof.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) unit coupled to the processor and is configured to wirelessly send a notification on a user device for collecting the asset left behind in the vehicle.
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the notification is transmitted on the user device in at least one of: textual form, visual form, audio form, haptic form or any combination thereof.
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle.
11. An alert system, the system comprising:
an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:
receive a pattern request to activate an asset protection mode; and
activate the asset protection mode on successful validation of the received pattern request with at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode; a sensor unit comprises a speed sensor and at least one door sensor, wherein:
the speed sensor configured to monitor a speed of the vehicle on activation of the asset protection mode; and
the at least one door sensor configured to detect door status of a door corresponding to user’s seat on activation of the asset protection mode; and

an alert generator configured to generate an alert for a user once the speed of the vehicle is reduced to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
12. A method for generating an alert for a user carrying an asset inside a vehicle, the method
comprising:
receiving a pattern request for activating an asset protection mode; and
activating the asset protection mode, on successful validation of the pattern request with at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode, wherein activating the asset protection mode comprises:
monitoring speed of the vehicle and at least one door status of the vehicle on activation of the asset protection mode; and
generating the alert for the user once the speed of the vehicle reduces to zero and at least one door status of the vehicle is open.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:
prompting the user to resend the pattern request if the pattern request is not successfully validated with the at least one pattern registered for the asset protection mode.
14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the pattern request comprises triggering of a set of components in a predefined sequence in such a manner that a signal is transmitted to electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the triggering of the set of components comprises operating at least one of: a key fob, a driver console, left indicator, right indicator, hazard button, or a personal digital assistant, smartphones, smart bands, or smart watches.
16. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one pattern comprises a predefined sequence of triggering of a set of components and is stored in the memory of the vehicle for registering the asset protection mode.

17. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the speed of the vehicle is monitored by a speed sensor and the at least one door status is monitored by a door sensor.
18. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the generation of the alert comprises at least one of: flashing of headlamps, flashing of side indicators, flashing of parking lamps, a buzzer, a vehicle horn in a prescribed pattern or any combination thereof.
19. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:
wirelessly sending a notification on a user device for collecting the asset left behind in the vehicle.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the notification is transmitted on the user device
in at least one of: textual form, visual form, audio form, haptic form or any combination
thereof.