Vehicle control system including accelerometer based security warning and related methods
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a wireless communications device;
a vehicle position determining device;
an accelerometer; and
at least one controller configured tocommunicate vehicle position information to a remote device based upon said vehicle position determining device via said wireless communications device,communicate vehicle acceleration data based upon said accelerometer after engine starting and during vehicle movement via said wireless communications device to the remote device, andgenerate a security warning signal based upon said accelerometer prior to engine starting and when the vehicle is stationary.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system may include a wireless communications device, a vehicle position determining device, and an accelerometer. The vehicle control system may also include at least one controller configured to communicate vehicle position information based upon the vehicle position determining device via the wireless communications device, and communicate vehicle acceleration data based upon the accelerometer via the wireless communications device. The controller may also be configured to generate a security pre-warning signal based upon the accelerometer.
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a wireless communications device; a vehicle position determining device; an accelerometer; and at least one controller configured to communicate vehicle position information to a remote device based upon said vehicle position determining device via said wireless communications device, communicate vehicle acceleration data based upon said accelerometer after engine starting and during vehicle movement via said wireless communications device to the remote device, and generate a security warning signal based upon said accelerometer prior to engine starting and when the vehicle is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a wireless communications device; a vehicle position determining device; an accelerometer; and at least one controller configured to communicate vehicle position information based upon said vehicle position determining device via said wireless communications device to a remote device, communicate vehicle acceleration data based upon said accelerometer after engine starting and during vehicle movement via said wireless communications device to the remote device, and generate a security pre-warning signal based upon said accelerometer prior to engine starting and when the vehicle is stationary, and generate a security full-warning signal also based upon said accelerometer prior to engine starting and when the vehicle is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of generating a security warning signal for a vehicle control system comprising a wireless communications device, a vehicle position determining device, an accelerometer, and at least one controller configured to communicate vehicle position information to a remote device based upon the vehicle position determining device via the wireless communications device and communicating vehicle acceleration data based upon the accelerometer after engine starting and during vehicle movement via the wireless communications device to the remote device, the method comprising:
using the at least one controller to generate the security warning signal based upon the accelerometer prior to engine starting and when the vehicle is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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