MOUNTING SENSOR AND AFTERMARKET DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH MOUNTING SENSOR
First Claim
1. A mounting sensor comprising:
- a housing configured for coupling to an aftermarket device; and
a member coupled to the housing and configured to move between a first position and a second position,wherein the mounting sensor is configured to generate a signal containing information indicative of a position of the member, and to provide the signal to a processor associated with the aftermarket device.
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Abstract
An aftermarket device is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the aftermarket device includes, but is not limited to, a housing that is configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle. The aftermarket device further includes, but is not limited to a processor that is mounted within the housing. The aftermarket device still further includes, but is not limited to, a mounting sensor that is associated with the housing and that is communicatively coupled with the processor. The mounting sensor is configured to detect a mounting status of the housing and to provide a signal to the processor. The signal contains information indicative of the mounting status of the housing. The processor is configured to determine that the housing is improperly mounted to the internal surface of the vehicle based on the mounting status.
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20 Claims
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1. A mounting sensor comprising:
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a housing configured for coupling to an aftermarket device; and a member coupled to the housing and configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the mounting sensor is configured to generate a signal containing information indicative of a position of the member, and to provide the signal to a processor associated with the aftermarket device.
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2. An aftermarket device comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle; a processor mounted within the housing; and a mounting sensor associated with the housing and communicatively coupled with the processor, the mounting sensor configured to detect a mounting status of the housing and to provide a signal to the processor, the signal containing information indicative of the mounting status of the housing, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the housing is improperly mounted to the internal surface of the vehicle based on the mounting status. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An aftermarket device comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted to an internal surface of a vehicle; a processor mounted within the housing; a mounting sensor associated with the housing and communicatively coupled with the processor, the mounting sensor configured to detect a mounting status of the housing and to provide a signal to the processor, the signal containing information indicative of the mounting status of the housing; and a collision sensor communicatively coupled with the processor, the collision sensor configured to detect when the vehicle has experienced a collision and to provide a second signal to the processor, the second signal containing information indicative of an occurrence of the collision, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the housing is improperly mounted to the internal surface of the vehicle based on the mounting status. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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