Vehicle tracker having find alert features and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle alarm indicator, the 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 to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to provide an alarm indication lasting for a predetermined time and based upon said wireless communications device receiving a vehicle finder activation signal;
said controller also for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to cease providing the alarm indication prior to expiration of the predetermined time based upon a user input.
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Abstract
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle alarm indicator may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Furthermore, the controller may cause the vehicle alarm indicator to provide an alarm indication lasting for a predetermined time and based upon the wireless communications device receiving a vehicle finder activation signal. The controller may also cause the vehicle alarm indicator to cease providing the alarm indication prior to expiration of the predetermined time based upon a user input.
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31 Claims
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1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle alarm indicator, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to provide an alarm indication lasting for a predetermined time and based upon said wireless communications device receiving a vehicle finder activation signal;
said controller also for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to cease providing the alarm indication prior to expiration of the predetermined time based upon a user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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13. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle alarm indicator, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a housing;
a vehicle position determining device carried by said housing;
a wireless communications device carried by said housing; and
a controller carried by said housing and connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to provide an alarm indication lasting for a predetermined time and based upon said wireless communications device receiving a vehicle finder activation signal;
said controller being switchable between armed and disarmed modes, and said controller also for causing the vehicle alarm indicator to cease providing the alarm indication prior to expiration of the predetermined time based upon switching from the armed mode to the disarmed mode.
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24. A vehicle location method for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle alarm indicator and a vehicle tracking unit, 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 to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station, the method comprising:
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sending a vehicle finder activation signal to the wireless communications device;
providing an alarm indication lasting for a predetermined time using the vehicle alarm indicator based upon the wireless communications device receiving the vehicle finder activation signal;
providing a user input to the controller; and
ceasing providing the alarm indication prior to expiration of the predetermined time based upon the controller receiving the user input.
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