System for preventing unauthorized trailer uncoupling
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle trailer uncoupling, comprising:
- a) defining a planned trailer uncoupling area;
b) determining that the trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area; and
c) determining a location of the vehicle with a global positioning system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting uncoupling of a trailer outside a planned uncoupling area. A global positioning system determines the location of the trailer. A vehicle computer coupled to the global positioning system is used to determine whether the trailer has been uncoupled outside a planned uncoupling area.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle trailer uncoupling, comprising:
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a) defining a planned trailer uncoupling area;
b) determining that the trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area; and
c) determining a location of the vehicle with a global positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring a vehicle trailer uncoupling, comprising:
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a) defining a planned trailer uncoupling area;
b) determining that the trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area; and
c) automatically securing said trailer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle trailer uncoupling, comprising:
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a) a vehicle computer programmed to define a planned trailer uncoupling area; and
b) a global positioning system coupled to said computer for determining a location of the trailer, said computer being programmed to determine that the trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle trailer uncoupling, comprising:
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a) a vehicle computer programmed to define a planned trailer uncoupling area; and
b) a global positioning system coupled to said computer for determining a location of the trailer, said computer being programmed to determine that the trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area and programmed to automatically securing said trailer when said trailer has been uncoupled outside said planned uncoupling area. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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