Vehicle tracker with user registration reminder and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
- a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a user registration reminder indicator, a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller;
said controller being switchable from an unregistered mode to a registered mode;
said controller when in the registered mode cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to said monitoring station;
said controller when in the unregistered mode activating said user registration reminder indicator to encourage registration by the user.
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Abstract
A vehicle tracking unit may include a user registration reminder indicator, a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller. The controller is preferably switchable from an unregistered mode to a registered mode. In the registered mode, the controller may cooperate with the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to the monitoring station. In the unregistered mode, the controller may activate the user registration reminder indicator to encourage registration by the user. The controller may be switchable to the registered mode based upon an activation message from the monitoring station.
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33 Claims
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1. A vehicle tracking system comprising:
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a vehicle tracking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith;
said vehicle tracking unit comprising a user registration reminder indicator, a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller;
said controller being switchable from an unregistered mode to a registered mode;
said controller when in the registered mode cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to said monitoring station;
said controller when in the unregistered mode activating said user registration reminder indicator to encourage registration by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle tracking unit for communicating with a monitoring station, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a user registration reminder indicator;
a vehicle position determining device;
a wireless communications device; and
a controller being switchable from an unregistered mode to a registered mode;
said controller when in the registered mode cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to the monitoring station;
said controller when in the unregistered mode activating said user registration reminder indicator to encourage registration by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a vehicle tracking unit for communicating with a monitoring station, the vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller, the method comprising:
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switching the controller to a registered state from an unregistered mode so that the controller cooperates with the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to the monitoring station; and
when the controller is in the unregistered mode, activating a user registration reminder indicator to encourage registration by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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