Systems and methods for virtual ignition detection
AssigneeCalAmp Corp.
InventorsPeter D. Hergesheimer, Stephen Hall, Joseph Brian Whiteside
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining vehicle ignition state using a device added to the vehicle after the manufacture of the vehicle without a direct connection to the vehicle ignition line are disclosed. In a number of embodiments, a system includes a processor, a motion detector configured to detect vehicle motion and to enable the processor to obtain motion data, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver configured to determine location and to enable the processor to obtain at least speed data, and a radio transceiver configured to communicate with the processor. Additionally, the processor is configured to estimate the ignition state of a vehicle using at least the motion data and the speed data.
Claims20
A system configured to estimate the ignition state of a vehicle without a connection to the ignition line of the vehicle, comprising:
- a processor;
- a motion detector, where the motion detector detects vehicle motion and enables the processor to obtain motion data;
- a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, where the GPS receiver determines location and enables the processor to obtain at least speed data;
- and
- a radio transceiver, where the radio transceiver communicates with the processor;
- wherein the processor estimates the ignition state of a vehicle using at least the motion data and the speed data.
A method for estimating the ignition state of a vehicle without connecting to the vehicle's ignition line, the method comprising:
- detecting vehicle motion using a motion detector;
- detecting vehicle speed using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver;
- estimating the ignition state of the vehicle using a processor based on at least the detected vehicle speed and vehicle motion;
- and
- transmitting the ignition state estimated by the processor to a remote device using a radio transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.