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Control, monitoring, and/or security apparatus and method

  • US 20050248444A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2005
  • Published: 11/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a first processing device, wherein the first processing device is located at a vehicle, wherein the first processing device is capable of controlling one or more of a plurality of at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance, of the vehicle, wherein the first processing device at least one of generates a first signal and transmits a first signal for controlling the at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance, wherein the first processing device at least one of generates the first signal and transmits the first signal in response to a second signal, wherein the second signal is at least one of generated by a second processing device and transmitted from a second processing device, wherein the second processing device is located at a location which is remote from the vehicle, wherein the second signal is transmitted from the second processing device to the first processing device, and further wherein the second signal is automatically received by the first processing device, wherein the second processing device at least one of generates the second signal and transmits the second signal in response to a third signal, wherein the third signal is at least one of generated by a third processing device and transmitted from a third processing device, wherein the third processing device is located at a location which is remote from the vehicle and remote from the second processing device, wherein the third signal is transmitted from the third processing device to the second processing device, wherein the third signal is transmitted on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and further wherein the third signal is automatically received by the second processing device.

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