Control method, device and system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A control device for a powered vehicle comprising:
- a communications unit operable to receive vehicle control signals from a remote computer, anda control unit coupled to the communications unit, to a fuel pump of the vehicle and to an ignition system of the vehicle, the control unit comprising;
fuel pump switching means operable to activate and deactivate the fuel pump of the vehicle such that movement of the vehicle is controlled by a plurality of digital commands to incrementally slow the vehicle in a stepwise manner in response to a vehicle control signal received by the communications unit, andan ignition system switching means operable to control the supply of power to the ignition system to activate and deactivate the ignition system such that the vehicle is immobilised and mobilised in response to a vehicle control signal from the remote computer, andvehicle position tracking means operable to capture real time location data for the vehicle and to transmit the location data to the remote computer to display a current location of the vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, device and system for controlling a powered vehicle. The device comprises a communications unit operable to receive a vehicle control signal from a remote computer, and a control unit operable to activate and deactivate the fuel pump such that movement of the vehicle is controlled in response to the vehicle control signal received by the communications unit so that the vehicle may be gradually stopped by incrementally cutting fuel to the vehicles pump in a safe manner. Additionally, the present invention provides a remote control disable function by cutting power to vehicle ignition. The present invention further provides a vehicle tracking functionality.
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15 Claims
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1. A control device for a powered vehicle comprising:
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a communications unit operable to receive vehicle control signals from a remote computer, and a control unit coupled to the communications unit, to a fuel pump of the vehicle and to an ignition system of the vehicle, the control unit comprising; fuel pump switching means operable to activate and deactivate the fuel pump of the vehicle such that movement of the vehicle is controlled by a plurality of digital commands to incrementally slow the vehicle in a stepwise manner in response to a vehicle control signal received by the communications unit, and an ignition system switching means operable to control the supply of power to the ignition system to activate and deactivate the ignition system such that the vehicle is immobilised and mobilised in response to a vehicle control signal from the remote computer, and vehicle position tracking means operable to capture real time location data for the vehicle and to transmit the location data to the remote computer to display a current location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. A method of controlling a powered vehicle using a control device comprising one or more processors and a memory, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a vehicle control signal from a remote computer at a communications unit of the control device, and activating and deactivating a fuel pump by a plurality of digital commands to control the supply of fuel to the fuel pump of the vehicle such that movement of the vehicle is controlled in a stepwise manner in response to the vehicle control signal received by the communications unit, controlling the supply of power to an ignition system of the vehicle to activate and deactivate the ignition system such that the vehicle is immobilised and mobilised in response to the vehicle control signal from the remote computer, and operating vehicle position tracking means to capture real time location data for the vehicle and to transmit the location data to the remote computer to display a current location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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