Vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle function including a vehicle tracking unit and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a tracking unit and a function unit cooperating therewith, said tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a tracking controller cooperating with said vehicle position determining device and said wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said function unit comprising at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from said at least one uniquely coded transmitter, and a function controller at the vehicle and connected to said receiver for learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user;
said function controller cooperating with said wireless communications device of said tracking unit for sending an alert indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a tracking unit and a function unit cooperating therewith. The tracking unit may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a tracking controller cooperating with the vehicle position determining device and the wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Further, the function unit may include at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from the at least one uniquely coded transmitter, and a function controller at the vehicle and connected to the receiver for learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user. The function controller may advantageously cooperate with the wireless communications device of the tracking unit for sending an alert indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned.
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a tracking unit and a function unit cooperating therewith, said tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a tracking controller cooperating with said vehicle position determining device and said wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said function unit comprising at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from said at least one uniquely coded transmitter, and a function controller at the vehicle and connected to said receiver for learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user;
said function controller cooperating with said wireless communications device of said tracking unit for sending an alert indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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16. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a tracking unit and a function unit cooperating therewith, said tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a tracking controller cooperating with said vehicle position determining device and said wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said function unit comprising a biometric characteristic sensor for sensing a unique biometric characteristic of a user, and a function controller at the vehicle and connected to said biometric characteristic sensor for learning the unique biometric characteristic to permit control of a vehicle function by the user;
said function controller cooperating with said wireless communications device of said tracking unit for sending an alert indication of whether at least one new unique biometric characteristic has been learned.
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28. A vehicle control method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle tracking unit for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station, the method comprising:
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receiving signals from at least one uniquely coded transmitter at a receiver at the vehicle;
learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user using a function controller at the vehicle and connected to the receiver;
sending an alert indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned using the vehicle tracking unit.
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41. A vehicle control method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle tracking unit for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station, the method comprising:
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sensing a unique biometric characteristic of a user using a biometric characteristic sensor at the vehicle;
learning the unique biometric characteristic to permit control of a vehicle function by the user using a function controller at the vehicle and connected to the biometric characteristic sensor; and
sending an alert indication of whether at least one new unique biometric characteristic has been learned using the vehicle tracking unit. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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