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Vehicle tracking and locating system

US8781169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2011
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/205
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle tracking and locating system provides information to a user about a vehicle of interest, and includes a database controller in operative communication with a database, and configured to receive data corresponding to vehicles from a plurality of client sources, and configured to save the data as information records corresponding to each client source. A plurality of external communication devices transmit a data request by the user corresponding to the vehicle of interest. A request server receives the data request in one a variety of communication formats. An input request processor operatively coupled to the request server is configured to obtain information records from the database corresponding to the data request. An output processor operatively coupled to the request server provides data of interest from the obtained information records for transmission to the respective communication device to satisfy the user request.

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