Vehicle security and monitoring system
First Claim
1. A vehicle monitoring system comprising:
- a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication; and
a controller mounted in a vehicle and configured to receive data indicative of a location of the vehicle and to control the communication subsystem to transmit the data indicative of the vehicle location toward a communication center and receive operational information transmitted from the communication center and to indicate one of a plurality of operating modes in which the system will operate;
wherein the controller receives a mode change command that specifies one of the operating modes for operation and that is included in the operational information, and in response changes operating mode between an authorization mode in which the controller transmits an alert signal to the communication center, the alert signal comprising the data indicative of the vehicle location and data indicating that the vehicle location change is unauthorized, in response to determining that vehicle location has changed without detecting an authorization signal within a predetermined time interval after determining that the vehicle location has changed, and a tracking mode, in which the controller transmits the data indicative of vehicle location continuously at predetermined intervals regardless of the authorization signal.
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Abstract
A vehicle monitoring system includes a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication, and a controller mounted in a vehicle and configured to receive data indicative of a location of the vehicle and to control the communication subsystem to transmit the data indicative of the vehicle location toward a remote communication center and receive operational information transmitted from the remote communication center. The controller receives a mode change command included in the operational information and in response changes operating mode between an authorization mode, in which the controller transmits an alert signal to the remote communication center, and a tracking mode, in which the controller transmits the data indicative of vehicle location continuously at predetermined intervals regardless of the authorization signal.
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45 Claims
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1. A vehicle monitoring system comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication; and a controller mounted in a vehicle and configured to receive data indicative of a location of the vehicle and to control the communication subsystem to transmit the data indicative of the vehicle location toward a communication center and receive operational information transmitted from the communication center and to indicate one of a plurality of operating modes in which the system will operate; wherein the controller receives a mode change command that specifies one of the operating modes for operation and that is included in the operational information, and in response changes operating mode between an authorization mode in which the controller transmits an alert signal to the communication center, the alert signal comprising the data indicative of the vehicle location and data indicating that the vehicle location change is unauthorized, in response to determining that vehicle location has changed without detecting an authorization signal within a predetermined time interval after determining that the vehicle location has changed, and a tracking mode, in which the controller transmits the data indicative of vehicle location continuously at predetermined intervals regardless of the authorization signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of a location of a vehicle having a monitoring system mounted in the vehicle; transmitting the data indicative of the vehicle location from the monitoring system toward a communication center; receiving operational information at the monitoring system transmitted from the communication center, the operational information including a mode change command that specifies one of a plurality of operating modes for operation of the monitoring system; and in response to receiving the mode change command, changing operating mode of the monitoring system between an authorization mode and a tracking mode, the authorization mode comprising; determining that vehicle location has changed, and transmitting an alert signal from the monitoring system to the communication center, the alert signal comprising the data indicative of the vehicle location and data indicating that the vehicle location change is unauthorized, in response to not detecting an authorization signal within a predetermined time interval after determining that the vehicle location has changed; wherein the tracking mode comprises transmitting the data indicative of vehicle location continuously at predetermined intervals regardless of the authorization signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for operating a vehicle monitoring system, the system comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to communicate wirelessly with a vehicle monitoring system that operates in a plurality of operating modes; a processor coupled to the communication subsystem and a network, the processor configured to receive a mode request message from an end user via the network, the mode request message comprising a request to change the vehicle monitoring system operating mode between an authorization mode and a tracking mode, control the communication subsystem to receive data indicative of a location of a vehicle from a the vehicle monitoring system mounted in the vehicle, wherein the data indicative of vehicle location is received continuously at predetermined intervals while the vehicle monitoring system is operating in the tracking mode, upon receiving the mode change request, control the communication subsystem to transmit a mode change command to the vehicle monitoring system and, subsequent to transmitting the mode change command, control the communication subsystem to receive an alert signal from the vehicle monitoring system, the alert signal comprising the data indicative of the vehicle location and data indicating that the vehicle has changed location and the location change is unauthorized. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for operating a vehicle monitoring system, the system comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to communicate with a communication center via a network; a processor coupled to the communication subsystem and the network, the processor configured to control the communication subsystem to communicate a mode request message to the communication center via the network, the mode request message comprising a request to change a vehicle monitoring system that operates in a plurality of operating modes between an authorization mode and a tracking mode, control the communication subsystem to receive data indicative of a location of a vehicle containing the vehicle monitoring system from the communication center, wherein the data indicative of vehicle location is received continuously at predetermined intervals while the vehicle monitoring system is operating in the tracking mode, and, subsequent to transmitting the mode request message, control the communication subsystem to receive an alert signal from the communication center, the alert signal comprising the data indicative of the vehicle location and data indicating that the vehicle has changed location and the location change is unauthorized. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A vehicle monitoring system comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication; and a controller mounted in a vehicle and configured to receive data indicative of a location of the vehicle and to control the communication subsystem to transmit the data indicative of the vehicle location toward a communication center and receive operational information transmitted from the communication center; wherein the controller monitors for an authorization signal and responds to a mode change command such that, either the controller controls the communication subsystem to transmit an alert signal to the remote communication center in response to determining that vehicle location has changed without detecting the authorization signal after determining that the vehicle location has changed, or the controller controls the communication subsystem to transmit location data regardless of detecting the authorization signal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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