Vehicle tracker having switchable polarity output terminals and related methods
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1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle device, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
- a vehicle position determining device;
a wireless communications device; and
a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller comprising at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device.
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Abstract
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including at least one vehicle device may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller. The controller may cooperate with the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Furthermore, the controller may include at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device.
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1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle device, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a vehicle position determining device;
a wireless communications device; and
a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller comprising at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle device, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a vehicle position determining device;
a wireless communications device; and
a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller comprising at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device;
said controller switching said at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals based upon a command received by said wireless communications device, and said controller also activating said at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for a predetermined period.
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21. A method for operating a vehicle device using a vehicle tracking unit, the method comprising:
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providing at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals at the vehicle tracking unit for the at least one vehicle device; and
selectively switching the at least one pair of switchable output terminals to operate the vehicle device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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