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`1
`CONTROL AND/OR MONITORING
`APPARATUS AND METHOD
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation-in-part application of
`U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/551,365, filed Apr. 17,
`2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,542,076, which is a continuation-
`in-part application ofU.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/277,
`935, filed Mar. 29, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,549,130, which
`is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 08/683,828, filed Jul. 18, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,917,
`405, which is a continuation-in-part application ofU.S. patent
`applicatian Ser. No. 08/622,749, filed Mar. 27, 1996, aban-
`doned. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/551,365, filedApr.
`17, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,542,076, also claims the benefit
`of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.
`60/187,735, filed Mar. 8, 2000, and U.S. Provisional Patent
`Application Ser. No. 60/190,379, filed Mar. 17, 2000.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention pertains to a control, monitoring
`and/or security apparatus and method and, in particular, to a
`control, monitoring, and/or security, apparatus and method
`for exercising and/or providing control, monitoring and/or
`security, for vehicles, motor vehicles, marine vessels and
`vehicles, aircraft, recreational vehicles, residential premises,
`commercial premises, structures and/or equipment, in a net-
`work environment.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Anti-theft devices for vehicles and premises are known in
`the prior art for preventing and/or thwarting the theft of a
`vehicle and/or of a premises. Vehicle recovery devices or
`systems are also known for recovering a motor vehicle. These
`known anti-theft and/or vehicle recovery devices may be of
`the active or passive variety and are typically available in
`many forms (i.e. steering wheel locks, hood locks, ignition
`system cut-off devices, alarms, vehicle homing devices with
`associated receiving devices, etc.). In some cases,
`these
`devices may be of a very simple design, while in other cases,
`they may be of a more sophisticated design. However, as is
`well known, these known anti-theft and/or vehicle recovery
`devices or systems may be easily defeated by thieves, and
`especially, by professional thieves and/or have other disad-
`vantages associated with their use. Experience has shown that
`even the most sophisticated of anti-theft devices may be
`defeated by an experienced, and determined, thief, and that
`vehicle recovery systems also have drawbacks associated
`with their use.
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`In the case of some vehicle recovery devices, their use may
`be limited by the availability, or lack thereof, of the corre-
`sponding tracker or receiver device(s) in the particular local-
`ity, or the lack of same by the law enforcement department in
`a particular area.
`In recent times, an even more disturbing criminal practice,
`involving the theft of motor vehicles, has rendered most anti-
`theft devices virtually useless. This criminal practice, known
`as car-jacking, has gained widespread attention. Car-j acking
`usually occurs when a thief or thieves confront a motorist or
`motor vehicle operator, when the motor vehicle engine is
`running, or when the car thiefobtains easy access to the motor
`vehicle ignition keys and to the motor vehicle, either by force
`or by the threat of force, thereby bypassing, and rendering
`useless, any of the widely known anti-theft and/or theft-de-
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`terrent devices, thereby gaining control and/or possession of
`the motor vehicle. In these instances, the motorist or motor
`vehicle operator is well advised to surrender the motor
`vehicle. However, once surrendered, the motor vehicle is
`virtually lost to the car thief.
`Anti-theft and/or theft-deterrent devices which attempt to
`defeat the ultimate vehicle theft, such as caused by car-j ack-
`ing, by disabling the motor vehicle during the “getaway”,
`such as by shutting off power to the motor vehicle engine,
`have major disadvantages and drawbacks in that they could
`shut-off the vehicle engine at an inopportune instant in time,
`thereby causing a dangerous condition to exist which could
`lead to an accident and resulting injuries to individuals as well
`as damage to property. These accidents may arise when the
`motor vehicle power is suddenly shut-off while the vehicle is
`in motion, which condition could cause the vehicle to sud-
`denly, or even gradually, lose power on a roadway or highway,
`while traveling at a moderate or at a high rate of speed and/or
`when a power steering and/or a power braking system, which
`derives its power from the vehicle engine, suddenly loses
`power upon the loss of the engine power. As noted above,
`accidents such as these may result in injuries to people, both
`inside and outside the vehicle, as well as property damage
`caused by, and to, the vehicle.
`The above described disadvantages and drawbacks of the
`prior art devices may also pose accident liability concerns to
`those manufacturers and/or sellers ofthese devices, as well as
`to the owner or operator of the motor vehicle, as these entities
`and/or individuals may be held liable for the injuries and/or
`the damages sustained as a result of the above described
`accidents.
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`Vehicle recovery systems are known which include a
`vehicle homing device, which is activated a