Hand held car locator
US6392592B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A car locator system includes a hand held locator which receives information with regard to the location of a vehicle and then stores that information for display on the hand held locator. The hand held locator could be a key fob having buttons to command operation to the vehicle. When a command signal is transmitted to the vehicle, the vehicle then transmits its position location to the hand held location for storage. In this way, an operator will be able to have an indication of the location of the vehicle. The vehicle can communicate with GPS satellites to determine its location, or may communicate with ground based local transmitters. The ground based local transmitters can be programmed to provide an indication of the location of the vehicle within a parking lot.
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