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`The present
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`invention pertains to a remote—controlled
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`anti—theft and vehicle recovery apparatus and nethod for motor
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`vehicles and,
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`to a remote—controlled anti—theft and
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`vehicle recovery apparatus which provides for an instantaneous, as
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`well as for a deferred, anti—theft and/or theft deterrent response
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`to a motor vehicle theft and for locating and/or recovering a motor
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`Anti—theft devices for motor vehicles are known,
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`for preventing and/or thwarting the theft of a motor
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`vehicle. Vehicle recovery devices or systems are also known for
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`recovering a motor vehicle.
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`These known anti—theft and vehicle
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`recovery devices may be of the active or passive variety and are
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`typically available in many forms (i.e. steering wheel locks, hood
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`locks,
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`ignition system cut—off devices, alarms, vehicle homing
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`devices with associated receiving devices, etc.).
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`In some cases,
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`these devices may be of a very simple design, while in other cases,
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`they may be of a more sophisticated design. However, as is well
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`known,
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`these known anti—theft and vehicle recovery devices or
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`systems may be easily defeated by car thieves, and especially, by
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`professional car thieves and/or have other disadvantages associated
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`with their use.
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`Experience
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`even
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`the most
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`sophisticated of
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`anti—theft devices may
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`be defeated by
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`an
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`experienced,
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`and determined, vehicle thief,
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`and that vehicle
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`.recovery systems also have drawbacks associated with their use.
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`In the case of some vehicle recovery devices,
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`their use
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`may' be
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`limited by the availability or
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`lack thereof of
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`the
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`In recent
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`times,
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`an
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`even more disturbing criminal
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`practice involving the theft of motor vehicles has rendered most
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`anti—theft devices virtually useless.
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`This criminal practice,
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`known.as car—jacking, has gained.widespread attention. Car—jacking
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`usually occurs when a thief or thieves confront a motorist or motor
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`vehicle operator, when the motor vehicle engine is running, or when
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`the car thief obtains easy access to the motor vehicle ignition
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`keys and to the motor vehicle, either by force or by the threat of
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`force,
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`thereby bypassing, and rendering useless, any of the widely
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`known anti—theft and/or theft—deterrent devices,
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`thereby gaining
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`control
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`and/or possession of
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`the motor vehicle.
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`In these
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`instances,
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`the motorist or motor vehicle operator is well advised
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`to surrender the motor vehicle.
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`However, once surrendered,
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`the
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`motor vehicle is virtually lost to the car thief.
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`Anti—theft and/or theft—deterrent devices which attempt
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`to defeat
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`the ultimate vehicle theft,
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`such. as
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`caused.
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`jacking, by disabling the motor vehicle during the "getaway", such
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`as by shutting off power to the motor vehicle engine, have major
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`disadvantages and drawbacks in that they could shut—off the vehicle
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`engine at
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`an inopportune instant
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`in time,
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`thereby" causing a
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`dangerous condition to exist which could lead to an accident and
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`resulting injuries to individuals as well as damage to property.
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`These accidents may arise when the motor vehicle power is suddenly
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`shut—off while the vehicle is in motion, which condition could
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`cause the vehicle to suddenly, or even gradually,
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`lose power on a
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`roadway or highway, while traveling at a moderate or at a high rate
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`system, which derives its power from the vehicle engine, suddenly
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`loses power upon the loss of the engine power.
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`As noted above,
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`accidents such as these may result
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`in injuries to people, both
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`inside and outside the vehicle, as well as property damage caused
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`by, and to,
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`the vehicle.
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`The above described disadvantages and drawbacks of the
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`prior art devices may also pose accident
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`liability concerns to
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`those manufacturers and/or sellers of these devices, as well as to
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`the owner or operator of
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`the motor vehicle,
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`as these entities
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`and/or individuals may be held liable for the injuries and/or the
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`damages sustained as a result of the above described accidents.
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`Vehicle recovery systems are known which include a
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`vehicle homing device, whiCh is activated and which emits homing
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`signals which are used to home in on, or to locate,
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`the vehicle.
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`These vehicle recovery systems usually require that
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`the law
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`enforcement agency have corresponding homing signal receivers and
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`that they be kept in operating condition,
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`in order to effectively
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`home in on, or locate,
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`the vehicle. Unless the local police or law
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`enforcement authorities have such equipment,
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`the homing signal
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`recovery device serves little purpose in recovering the vehicle in
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`that locale. Other vehicle recovery systems require that a_police
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`report be made prior to an activation of the homing and/or recovery
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`equipment, which practice could result in the loss of valuable time
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`in the vehicle recovery process.
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`SUMIVIARY OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention provides an apparatus and a method
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`for overcoming the disadvantages and drawbacks which are associated
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`with the known prior art anti—theft and vehicle recovery devices
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`and systems.
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`The apparatus of
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`the present
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`invention comprises
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`a
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`transmitter system for transmitting an electrical, an electronic,
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`an electromagnetic or other suitable signal, upon an activation by
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`a vehicle owner or authorized user or operator.
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`The transmitter
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`should also consist of a user interface device and a transmitting
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`device.
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`The transmitter may also have a receiver for receiving
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`signals.
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`The transmitter transmits a signal,
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`in response to an
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`authorized user or operator accessing or activating the apparatus.
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`The transmitter system is a remote system, which is not
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`physically connected to the remainder of the apparatus. Further,
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`the transmitter system is not
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`located in the motor vehicle, but
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`is located external from, and separate and apart from,
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`motor vehicle.
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`the
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`The apparatus also comprises a receiver for receiving the
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`signals which are transmitted by the transmitter system.
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`The
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`receiver
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`receives
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`the signal(s) which is transmitted by the
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`transmitter and provides an indication,
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`in the form of a signal
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`transmission” back to the transmitter and,
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`in. particular,
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`the
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`transmitter
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`receiver, which. signifies that
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`a signal has been
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`received by the apparatus.
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`The receiver also generates data which
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`is indicative of the signal, or a portion thereof, which has been
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`received.
`transmitter.
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`The
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`receiver
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`should, also be provided. with.
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`its own
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`The transmitter/receiver combination should provide for
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`the transmission and reception of a multitude of remote electrical,
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`electronic, electromagnetic, and/or other suitable signals, over
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`long distances and/or in a mobile and/or a wireless communications
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`environment. Upon receiving the signal,
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`the receiver generates a
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`distinct signal which is indicative of the signal transmitted from
`the transmitter.
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`At least a portion of the transmitted signal may include
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`a valid access code, which accesses the receiver and the apparatus.
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`The access code serves to provide for security measures which may
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`be taken in conjunction with the use of the apparatus.
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`The apparatus also comprises a controller or a central
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`processing" unit CPU) which .is electrically connected. with the
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`receiver and which receives, or reads, whichever the case may be,
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`the signal or signals, or portions thereof, which are generated by
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`the receiver.
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`The CPU also has associated therewith a read only
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`memory device(s)
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`(ROM) and random access memory device(s)
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`(RAM).
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`The data which is received by the receiver is processed by the
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`apparatus.
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`The CPU may also have a transmitter associated therewith
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`for transmitting signals to the transmitter receiver.
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`In this
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`manner,
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`the CPU‘ of
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`the apparatus may'
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`respond to a user data
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`transmission, command, or inquiry with a transmitted signal.
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`The CPU is electrically connected to the motor vehicle
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`ignition system, which is located externally from the apparatus.
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`The CPU may or may not be connected with the vehicle ignition
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`system through an ignition system interface.
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`The CPU may transmit
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`signals to, as well as receive signals from,
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`the vehicle ignition
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`system.
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`In this manner,
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`the CPU and the vehicle ignition system
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`-may exchange information between each other.
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`The CPU, upon receiving an appropriate signal
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`from the
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`receiver, and upon the completion of a data processing routine, may
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`issue a suitable signal,
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`to the vehicle ignition system.
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`This
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`signal may be one which will disable the vehicle ignition system or
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`one which will re—enable or reset the vehicle ignition system. The
`CPU may also interrogate the ignition system and/or receive data
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`from the ignition System which is indicative of
`status .
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`ignition system
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`The CPU may also be electrically connected to the motor
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`vehicle fuel pump system which is also located externally from the
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`apparatus.
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`The CPU may or may not be connected with the vehicle
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`fuel pump system through a fuel pump system interface.
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`The CPU is
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`capable of issuing a signal,
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`to disable or to re—enable or reset
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`the vehicle fuel pump system.
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`The CPU may also interrogate and/or
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`receive data from the fuel pump system which is indicative of fuel
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`pump system status.
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`The CPU may also provide control over
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`the
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`vehicle exhaust system.
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`The CPU may also be electrically connected to at least
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`one or more of a variety of vehicle equipment systems. The vehicle
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`equipment
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`system or
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`systems are located externally from the
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`a
`to the CPU) via.
`or~ may' not be connected.
`apparatus and. may‘
`respective vehicle equipment
`system or systems
`interface.
`The
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`vehicle equipment system or systems may include a loud siren or
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`alarm, an external siren or alarm, a horn, a vehicle external light
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`system(s), a power door lock system, a hood locking system, and any
`one or more of the widely known vehicle anti—theft systems and may
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`also include a stolen vehicle or other type of vehicle recovery
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`systenl or' device.
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`Each. of
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`the vehicle equipment
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`systems,
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`if
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`utilized in conjunction with the apparatus, may be activated,
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`de—
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`activated, or in some other way controlled and/or monitored by the
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`apparatus of the present invention.
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`The use of any one or more of
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`the vehicle equipment system or systems is optional.
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`The vehicle equipment system or systems receives signals
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`from the CPU, which signals serve to activate or de—activate, or
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`vice'versa, whichever
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`the case may be,
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`the respective vehicle
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`equipment system(s).
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`The apparatus also comprises
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`a
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`'vehicle position. and
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`locating device which can be utilized in order to determine the
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`position and/or the location of the vehicle.
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`The vehicle position
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`and locating device can be utilized so as to determine the position
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`of
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`the vehicle
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`anywhere
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`in the world and provide
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`for
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`the
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`transmission of vehicle position and/or
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`location. data via an
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`associated transmitter to an appropriate system receiver so that
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`the vehicle may be located and/or tracked and recovered.
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`The apparatus also comprises
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`a
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`'vehicle position. and
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`locating system receiver, which is employed for receiving and/or
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`processing the data which is transmitted from the vehicle position
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`and locating device.
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`The vehicle position and locating device comprises a
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`positioning system computer and a global positioning device with
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`associated global positioning system receiver.
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`The vehicle
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`position~ and locating device also comprises
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`a position data
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`transmitter for transmitting the vehicle position and/or location
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`data to the vehicle position system receiver. The vehicle position
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`and locating device may also comprise a data base which contains
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`digital and/or digitized map data, which can be utilized in order
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`to determine the geographical position of
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`the vehicle from the
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`calculated "raw" position data obtained from the global positioning
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`device.
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`In this manner, vehicle position on a map may be obtained.
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`Vehicle position and/or location data can be transmitted
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`to the vehicle position system receiver which may be located at, or
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`accessible to,
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`the authorized user or operator. and/or‘ at
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`the
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`location of an authorized office or agency,
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`such as at a central
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`security office or agency or
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`local or regional
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`law enforcement
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`office or agency, which is duly authorized to receive the vehicle
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`position and/or location data for the vehicle.
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`The vehicle position.and locating device may also perform
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`updated global positioning calculations so as to provide for a
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`tracking of a vehicle movement.
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`The apparatus may also ascertain
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`vehicle movement by monitoring and/or tracking vehicle position
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`data as it is updated.
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`The vehicle position.system receiver may be equipped with
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`an appropriate computer system and a receiver for receiving the
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`data transmitted by the transmitter of
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`the vehicle position and
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`locating device.
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`The vehicle position system receiver comprises a CPU for
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`controlling the operation of
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`the system receiver which CPU is
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`connected to the receiver for receiving and/or for reading the
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`vehicle position and/or location data.
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`The system receiver may
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`also comprise a user interface device, a display device, an output
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`device and ea database containing digital map data.
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`for‘ use in
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`determining geographical position of
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`a vehicle.
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`The
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`system
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`receiver may also comprise a transmitter for sending data and/or
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`signals to the vehicle position and locating device and/or for
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`transmitting signals to the CPU and/or to the transmitter receiver.
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`\‘
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`The system receiver may also be utilized in conjunction
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`with a home and/or a personal computer which may be utilized with
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`an associated receiver or equivalent peripheral device(s).
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`A home and/or personal computer may also be utilized for
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`performing the functions of
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`the transmitter
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`and the vehicle
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`The apparatus may also be
`position and locating system receiver.
`utilized in conjunction with a computer network such as an on—line
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`service and/or on, or over,
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`the Internet and/or the World Wide Web
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`by employing an appropriate server computer and/or an associated
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`Web Site in conjunction with an appropriate communication medium.
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`Upon the occurrence, or the discovery thereof, of
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`the
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`theft of a vehicle, or simply in order to monitor vehicle status or
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`location,
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`the
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`authorized user or operator may activate the
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`apparatus
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`by entering an
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`access
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`code
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`into the
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`transmitter
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`interface.
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`Entry of a valid access code will activate a signal
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`transmission from the transmitting device.
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`The
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`transmitter
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`transmits a signal to access the apparatus.
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`The authorized user or operator can then transmit
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`a
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`command code from the transmitter to the receiver of the apparatus.
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`the command code may be
`In a case when the vehicle has been stolen,
`a vehicle disable command code.
`It should also be noted that a
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`vehicle re—enable or reset
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`command code, or any other suitable
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`command code, which would represent a function or operation to be
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`performed by the apparatus, may also be entered. The command code
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`is then transmitted to, and received by,
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`the receiver.
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`The command code data is then transmitted to, or read by,
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`the CPU for command code identification and for further processing,
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`if necessary.
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`In this manner, an authorized user or operator, upon
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`learning of
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`the theft of
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`the vehicle, or simply attempting to
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`ascertain the status and/or location of
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`the vehicle, may easily
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`access or activate the apparatus
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`by'
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`simply'
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`"calling' up"
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`the
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`apparatus.
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`In the case where the motor vehicle has been stolen, and
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`the authorized user or Operator wants to prevent or thwart
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`the
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`theft of
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`the vehicle and recover the vehicle,
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`the command code
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`which may be entered is a vehicle disable command code
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`(disable
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`code) which will disable the vehicle and activate the vehicle
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`position. and/or
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`locating device.
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`. If
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`the authorized user or
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`operator desires to re—enable the vehicle, such as when the motor
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`vehicle has been found or recovered,
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`so as to render the vehicle
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`re—enabled or operational,
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`the command code to be entered may be a
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`vehicle re—enable or reset command code.
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`If a valid disable code is transmitted to the apparatus,
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`the vehicle position and locating device is activated and various
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`vehicle systems,
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`including the vehicle ignition system,
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`fuel pump
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`system and/or at least one or more of a variety of utilized vehicle
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`equipment system(s) are either activated.or de—activated, depending
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`upon the circumstances.
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`The operation of the vehicle position and locating device
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`will proceed and continue simultaneously and/or concurrently with
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`the operation of the apparatus and the CPU. Any one or more of a
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`vehicle equipment systems,
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`including a vehicle alarm and/or homing
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`device may also be activated.
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`Upon the vehicle being found or recovered, such as in a
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`manner resulting from utilizing the vehicle position and locating
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`device,
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`the authorized user or operator may once again access the
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`apparatus by entering the valid access code and then by entering
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`the valid re—enabling or reset command code.
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`The CPU may then issue a control signal to re—enable or
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`reset
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`the vehicle ignition system and/or the vehicle fuel pump
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`system and/or de—activate or re—activate, any one or more of the
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`various vehicle equipment systems which are utilized.
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`The vehicle
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`position and/or locating device may also be de—activated.
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`Safeguards may be employed in order to prevent a wrong or
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`a mis—dialed number from accidently accessing,and activating the
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`apparatus, and-further, may serve to prevent an unauthorized or an
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`unwanted disabling or re—enabling or setting or resetting of the
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`vehicle ignition system, and/or the vehicle fuel pump system and/or
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`the activation or the de—activation of the vehicle exhaust system
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`and/or any one or more of the various vehicle equipment systems
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`which may be utilized.
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`As noted above,
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`a disable command
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`code
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`causes
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`the
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`apparatus to activate a vehicle position and locating device which
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`operates simultaneously and/or concurrently with, and independently
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`of,
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`the operation of the apparatus and the CPU.
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`Once activated,
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`the vehicle position.
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`and.
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`locating— device activates the global
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`positioning device which calculates vehicle position data by using
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`well
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`known
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`global
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`positioning
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`calculation methods
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`and/or
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`techniques.
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`Once the vehicle position data has been calculated,
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`the
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`position data can then be transmitted,
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`to the vehicle position
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`system receiver which is located at the location of the authorized
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`user or operator, or at
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`the authorized office, agency or other
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`entity.
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`Geographic position and/or location data (i.e. street
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`location,
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`location on a map, etc.)
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`for the vehicle may also be
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`obtained by‘ processing the position and/or
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`location data in
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`conjunction with digital map data.
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`The transmission of position
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`data may be repeated for a predetermined time interval, after which
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`the global positioning device may calculate updated position data.
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`The vehicle position data which is received by the vehicle position
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`system receiver may then be employed to find and/or recover the
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`vehicle. Vehicle position data may be updated, continuously or in
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`some other suitable manner, by repeating the global positioning
`calculations.
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`Vehicle position data,
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`along with updated vehicle
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`position. data, may' also be utilized.
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`in. order
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`to track and/or
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`monitor
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`'vehicle movement.
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`Vehicle position. data may’ also be
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`displayed and/or output for use in finding and/or recovering the
`vehicle.
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`The authorized user or operator may discontinue operation
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`of and/or de—activate the global positioning device and/or
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`the
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`vehicle position system receiver, such as when the vehicle has been
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`found or recovered.
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`The global positioning device may be utilized to locate
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`and/or
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`track vehicle movement anywhere in the world.
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`In this
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`manner,
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`the apparatus of the present invention may be utilized to
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`disable or de—activate vital vehicle systems and/or to find and/or
`recover a stolen vehicle and/or to monitor vehicle operation and/or
`vehicle location and/or movement.
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`Further,
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`the present invention provides for an apparatus
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`and a method for disabling and/or re—enabling various systems of
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`the vehicle, when the vehicle is not in use, simply by "calling up"
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`the apparatus so as to disable the vehicle and,
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`thereby, provide
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`added security against vehicle
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`theft.
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`In this manner,
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`an
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`authorized user or operator may disable _the vehicle ignition
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`system, fuel pump system, exhaust system and/or any one or more of
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`a variety of the vehicle equipment systems, of a vehicle which may
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`be parked and/or in use,
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`from any location and/or at any time.
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`An authorized. user‘ or operator may' also access
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`the
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`apparatus at any time and, with the use of an appropriate command
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`code, may' determine the operating status of
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`the vehicle,
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`the
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`apparatus, and/or any one or more of the various vehicle systems so
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`as to determine if,
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`for example,
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`the ignition system or fuel pump
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`system is activated or on,
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`thereby alerting the authorized user or
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`operator that someone is operating the vehicle. An authorized user
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`or operator’ may' also access the apparatus so as
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`to determine
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`vehicle position and/or location and/or the geographic location of
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`the vehicle“
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`In this manner,
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`the authorized user or operator can
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`determine the status and/or the location of his or her vehicle at
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`any time and for any reason.
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`In this regard,
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`a safe and an
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`effective anti—theft and/or vehicle recovery apparatus and method
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`is provided by the present invention.
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`The apparatus of the present invention may be utilized in
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`conjunction with a nmltitude and/or a variety of valid command
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`codes, wherein each different command code may selectively disable
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`or re—enable or reset any one or any combination of the vehicle
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`systems, such as the vehicle ignition system,
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`the vehicle fuel pump
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`system,
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`the vehicle exhaust system and/or any one or more of the
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`various vehicle equipment systems which may be utilized.
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`In this
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`manner,
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`the authorized user or operator may utilize the present
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`invention to selectively disable,
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`re—enable, de—activate or re-
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`activate any one or more of the vehicle systems, or a combination
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`thereof, at his or her discretion. at
`location.
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`any’
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`time,
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`and.
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`front any
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`As noted above, an authorized user or operator may also
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`utilize command codes for determining status of the apparatus or of
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`the vehicle, or of any one or more of
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`the vehicle systems.
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`A
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`command code may also be employed to simply determine vehicle
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`position data.
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`The apparatus may also be programmable by the user or
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`operator via the transmitter or at
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`the vehicle so that certain
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`parameters, such as the timing, and/or the degree of disabling or
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`re—enabling, of the various vehicle systems may be programmed.
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`By utilizing a nmltitude of
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`command codes,
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`including
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`disable codes and/or re—enable or reset codes, which codes affect
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`different vehicle Systems, or combinations thereof,
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`it is also
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`possible to selectively control the vehicle systems from a remote
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`location.
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`The apparatus may also be programmed for automatic
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`activation, via a command code,
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`so that the apparatus may become
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`activated upon
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`a certain occurrence,
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`or
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`lack thereof,
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`and
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`thereafter, provide for the disabling and/or the re—enabling of any
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`one or. more of
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`the vehicle systems along' with. activating‘
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`the
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`vehicle position and/or locating device.
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`The