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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Brian Smith, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Eric Schafer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Brian Smith, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Eric Schafer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Signature Control Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tracking device (), method and/or system are provided. The device () includes a location interface (), for receiving a location signal indicating a current location when operably connected to a GPS antenna; a sensor interface (), for receiving sensor signals from sensors in the vehicle indicating a sensed status of the vehicle, when electrically or electronically connected to the sensors; and a processor (). The processor () is configured to facilitate receiving, from the location interface, indications of a current location; determining, responsive to the location signal, a determined current location of the vehicle (); receiving, from the sensor interface, a sensed status of the vehicle (); recording a pre-defined event condition, when the pre-defined event condition occurs () responsive to the sensed status, in a vehicle history; and recording the determined current location in the vehicle history ().