Vehicle tracker including a connector for an upgrade device...

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2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Tweel, John (Department: 2636)

Communications: electrical

Vehicle position indication

At remote location

C701S213000, C342S357490

Reexamination Certificate

active

06844827

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle tracking unit may include a housing, a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller carried by the housing. 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. Additionally, an upgrade connector may be carried by the housing and coupled to the controller. Also, an upgrade device may be removably coupled to the upgrade connector for causing the controller to perform at least one vehicle function.

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Omega Research and Development, Inc., “GPS 2000”, distributed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 2001, pp. 1-4.
Omega Research and Development, Inc., “Omega Thinks Customers Don't Know Jack!”, distributed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 2001, one page.

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