Vehicle tracker having switchable polarity output terminals and related methods
AssigneeOmega Patents, L.L.C.
InventorKenneth E. Flick
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Abstract
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including at least one vehicle device may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller. The controller may cooperate with the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Furthermore, the controller may include at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device.
Claims27
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle device, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
- a vehicle position determining device;
- a wireless communications device;
- and
- a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
- said controller comprising at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device.
A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type comprising at least one vehicle device, the vehicle tracking unit comprising:
- a vehicle position determining device;
- a wireless communications device;
- and
- a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a monitoring station;
- said controller comprising at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for the at least one vehicle device;
- said controller switching said at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals based upon a command received by said wireless communications device, and said controller also activating said at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals for a predetermined period.
A method for operating a vehicle device using a vehicle tracking unit, the method comprising:
- providing at least one pair of switchable polarity output terminals at the vehicle tracking unit for the at least one vehicle device;
- and
- selectively switching the at least one pair of switchable output terminals to operate the vehicle device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.