Vehicle tracker with user notifications and associated methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
- a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an alert message;
said monitoring station comprising a user interface for generating a sequence of alert message notifications based upon receiving the alert message sent from said vehicle tracking unit, and for canceling any remaining alert message notification of the sequence based upon a cancellation command response from a user having already received the alert message notification.
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Abstract
A tracking system includes a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith. The vehicle tracking unit preferably includes a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device. The controller preferably cooperates with the wireless communications device to send an alert message. The monitoring station may include a user interface for generating a sequence of alert message notifications based upon receiving the alert message sent from the vehicle tracking unit, and for canceling any remaining alert message notification of the sequence based upon a cancellation command response from a user having already received the alert message notification.
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44 Claims
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1. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an alert message;
said monitoring station comprising a user interface for generating a sequence of alert message notifications based upon receiving the alert message sent from said vehicle tracking unit, and for canceling any remaining alert message notification of the sequence based upon a cancellation command response from a user having already received the alert message notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to send a speeding alert message based upon the vehicle exceeding a speed threshold for longer than a predetermined time indicative of aggressive driving of the vehicle;
said monitoring station generating at least one speeding alert message notification based upon receiving the speeding alert message from said vehicle tracking unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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19. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to send an acceleration alert message based upon the vehicle exceeding an acceleration threshold indicative of aggressive driving of the vehicle;
said monitoring station generating at least one acceleration alert message notification based upon receiving the acceleration alert message from said vehicle tracking unit.
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27. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device, and at least one remote transmitter for operating said controller;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an unauthorized transmitter alert message based upon an unauthorized remote transmitter being learned into said controller;
said monitoring station generating at least one unauthorized remote transmitter alert message notification based upon receiving the unauthorized remote transmitter alert message from said vehicle tracking unit.
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35. A method for operating a vehicle tracking system comprising a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith, the vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device, the method comprising:
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using the controller cooperating with the wireless communications device to send an alert message; and
using the monitoring station for generating a sequence of alert message notifications based upon receiving the alert message sent from said vehicle tracking unit, and for canceling any remaining alert message notification of the sequence based upon a cancellation command response from a user having already received the alert message notification.
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