Patent ID: 7502687
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: B60R,B60W,G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A tracking unit for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle position determining device; a wireless communications device; a controller cooperating with said wireless communications device and said vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to a user, said controller configured to store a user selected reference location; and at least one input device to be positioned within the vehicle for setting the user selected reference location; said controller configured to send the vehicle position information based upon the vehicle moving beyond a radial threshold distance from the user selected reference location; said controller configured to send the vehicle position information a threshold time after the vehicle moves beyond the radial threshold distance from the user selected reference location if the vehicle has not moved back within the radial threshold distance; said at least one input device permitting user setting of the threshold time, and the threshold time being set by at least one of a user remote signal and said at least one input device.