Vehicle tracker including security device monitoring bypass feature and related methods

摘要

A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including at least one security device may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device for communicating with a monitoring station, a security device detection circuit for the at least one security device, and a controller. The controller may be connected to the wireless communications device, the security device detection circuit and the vehicle position determining device for sending security signals to the monitoring station. Furthermore, the controller may also perform at least one predetermined vehicle function and while bypassing the security device detection circuit based upon receiving a corresponding command signal via the wireless communications device.