Apparatus And Method For Reducing False Alarms In Stolen Vehicle Tracking
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1. A method of reducing false alarms in stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) applications, comprising:
- determining whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module in a vehicle;
when the expected signal has not been received, determining at least one operating parameter of the vehicle and based upon the at least one operating parameter, determining a reason for the absence of the expected signal;
based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, determining whether or not to issue an alarm.
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Abstract
A determination is made as to whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module in a vehicle. When the expected signal has not been received, at least one operating parameter of the vehicle is determined and based upon the at least one operating parameter, a reason for the absence of the expected signal is determined. Based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, it is then determined whether or not to issue an alarm.
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1. A method of reducing false alarms in stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) applications, comprising:
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determining whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module in a vehicle; when the expected signal has not been received, determining at least one operating parameter of the vehicle and based upon the at least one operating parameter, determining a reason for the absence of the expected signal; based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, determining whether or not to issue an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for reducing false alarms in stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) applications, comprising:
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an interface with an input and an output; a controller coupled to the interface, the controller being configured to determine whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module at the input of the interface, the controller being further configured to when the expected signal has not been received, determine at least one operating parameter of the vehicle and based upon the at least one operating parameter, determine a reason for the absence of the expected signal, the controller being further configured to based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, determine whether to issue an alarm at the output of the interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method of reducing false alarms in stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) applications, comprising:
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determining whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module in a vehicle; when the expected signal has not been received, determining at least one operating parameter of the vehicle and based upon the at least one operating parameter, determining a reason for the absence of the expected signal; based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, determining whether or not to issue an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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