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Method and system for interacting with a vehicle over a mobile radiotelephone network

  • US 9,084,197 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2013
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing power consumption for a transmitter-receiver pair that sends and receives information over a cellular network, that is attached to a vehicle, and that is powered by a battery of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

  • powering the transmitter-receiver pair while the battery is being recharged;

    disconnecting power from a transmitter of the transmitter-receiver pair after recharging of the battery has stopped;

    monitoring the vehicle for an occurrence of a security event while power is disconnected from the transmitter; and

    upon detecting the occurrence of the security event, restoring power to the transmitter.

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