Vehicle tracker providing vehicle alarm alert features and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle sensor, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
- a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an alarm indication alert to the monitoring station based upon the at least one vehicle sensor, said controller stopping sending of further alarm indication alerts upon reaching a predetermined number thereof.
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Abstract
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including at least one vehicle sensor may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Furthermore, the controller may cooperate with the wireless communications device to send an alarm indication alert to the monitoring station based upon the at least one vehicle sensor. Additionally, the controller may stop sending of further alarm indication alerts upon reaching a predetermined number thereof.
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35 Claims
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1. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle sensor, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an alarm indication alert to the monitoring station based upon the at least one vehicle sensor, said controller stopping sending of further alarm indication alerts upon reaching a predetermined number thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle sensor, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
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a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
said controller cooperating with said wireless communications device to send an alarm indication alert to the monitoring station based upon the at least one vehicle sensor, said controller stopping sending of further alarm indication alerts upon reaching a predetermined number thereof;
said controller stopping sending of further alarm indications upon reaching the predetermined number thereof occurring within a predetermined time, and said controller being resettable to again send an alarm indication alert. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vehicle tracking method for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle sensor and a vehicle tracking unit comprising a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device for sending vehicle position information to a monitoring station, the method comprising:
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sending an alarm indication alert to the monitoring station using the controller and the wireless communications device and based upon the at least one vehicle sensor; and
stopping sending of further alarm indication alerts upon reaching a predetermined number thereof. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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