Vehicle security and monitoring system
First Claim
1. A vehicle monitoring system comprising:
- a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication and receive operational information;
a controller mounted in a vehicle that receives the operational information from the communication subsystem;
wherein, in response to a mode change command, the controller selects a mode from among a plurality of modes, wherein each mode performs a function different from functions of the remaining modes;
wherein each mode has at least one operating parameter value, which is received from the communication subsystem such that the controller performs the function of the selected mode in accordance with the operating parameter value received from the communication subsystem.
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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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1. A vehicle monitoring system comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to provide two-way wireless communication and receive operational information; a controller mounted in a vehicle that receives the operational information from the communication subsystem; wherein, in response to a mode change command, the controller selects a mode from among a plurality of modes, wherein each mode performs a function different from functions of the remaining modes; wherein each mode has at least one operating parameter value, which is received from the communication subsystem such that the controller performs the function of the selected mode in accordance with the operating parameter value received from the communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a mode change command and operational information at a controller through a communication subsystem; selecting a mode at the controller from among a plurality of modes in response to a mode change command in the operational information; wherein each mode performs a function different from functions of the remaining modes; wherein each mode has at least one operating parameter value, which is received from the communication subsystem such that the controller performs the function of the selected mode in accordance with the operating parameter value received from the communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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