Method and apparatus for wireless vehicle location
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1. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
- a terminal configured to receive vehicle location information from a vehicle over a communication link, compare said vehicle location information with the location of said terminal, and display information to a user enabling said user to locate said vehicle.
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Abstract
A novel and improved method and apparatus for locating a vehicle is disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosed method and apparatus may include a terminal configured to receive vehicle location information from a vehicle over a communication link, compare the vehicle location information with the location of the terminal, and display information to a user enabling the user to locate the vehicle.
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1. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
a terminal configured to receive vehicle location information from a vehicle over a communication link, compare said vehicle location information with the location of said terminal, and display information to a user enabling said user to locate said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for enabling a user to locate a vehicle using a terminal comprising:
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determining, by a position location server, a vehicle'"'"'s location;
sending, by said position location server, said vehicle'"'"'s location to the terminal;
comparing, by said terminal, the location of the terminal to said vehicle'"'"'s location; and
displaying, by said terminal, location information enabling said user to locate said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for enabling a user to locate a vehicle using a terminal comprising:
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determining, by the vehicle, its location;
sending, by said vehicle, said location to the terminal over a communications link;
comparing, by said terminal, the location of the terminal to said vehicle location; and
displaying, by said terminal, location information enabling said user to locate said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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