AFTERMARKET TELEMATICS UNIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET MOUNTING ANGLE THEREOF
First Claim
1. An aftermarket telematics unit comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle;
an angle detection unit associated with the housing and configured to detect a mounting angle of the housing; and
a processor associated with the housing, the processor configured to perform an initial configuration procedure and further configured to discontinue the initial configuration procedure when the mounting angle is out of a target range.
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Abstract
An aftermarket telematics unit is disclosed herein. The aftermarket telematics unit includes, but is not limited to a housing that is configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle. The aftermarket telematics unit further includes an angle detection unit that is associated with the housing and that is configured to detect a mounting angle of the housing. The aftermarket telematics unit still further includes a processor that is associated with the housing. The processor is configured to perform an initial configuration procedure and is further configured to discontinue the initial configuration procedure when the mounting angle is out of a target range.
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20 Claims
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1. An aftermarket telematics unit comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle; an angle detection unit associated with the housing and configured to detect a mounting angle of the housing; and a processor associated with the housing, the processor configured to perform an initial configuration procedure and further configured to discontinue the initial configuration procedure when the mounting angle is out of a target range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An aftermarket telematics unit comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle; an electronic storage unit associated with the housing; an angle detection unit communicatively coupled with the electronic storage unit, the angle detection unit configured to detect a mounting angle of the housing and to instruct the electronic storage unit to store a first electronic data file containing information indicative of the mounting angle; and a processor communicatively coupled with the electronic storage unit, wherein the electronic storage unit is configured to store a second electronic data file containing information relating to a plurality of target mounting angles, and wherein the processor is configured to perform an initial configuration procedure, to retrieve the first electronic data file and the second electronic data file stored in the electronic storage unit during the initial configuration procedure, to determine whether the mounting angle is out of a target range using the first electronic data file and the second electronic data file, and to discontinue the initial configuration procedure when the mounting angle is out of the target range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for detecting a target mounting angle of an aftermarket telematics unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, with an angle detection unit of the aftermarket telematics unit, a mounting angle of the aftermarket telematics unit; commencing, with a processor, an initial configuration procedure to place the aftermarket telematics unit in a state of operational readiness; determining, with the processor, whether the mounting angle is out of a target range; and discontinuing, with the processor, the initial configuration procedure when the mounting angle is target.
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