Vehicle locating system
First Claim
1. A vehicle locating system comprising:
- a first transmitter within the vehicle, said first transmitter configured to transmit a location signal;
a hand-held device including a receiver and a direction indicator, said direction indicator is visible on said hand-held device, said direction indicator is configured to point towards said first transmitter in response to transmission of said location signal.
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Abstract
A vehicle locating system includes a first transmitter within the vehicle, the first transmitter is configured to transmit a location signal; and a key fob including: a receiver, a direction indicator, and wherein the direction indicator is configured to point towards the first transmitter in response to receipt of the location signal by the receiver. In another embodiment, the vehicle locating system includes a first cellular telephone within the vehicle; a first GPS receiver within the vehicle and in operable communication with the first cellular telephone, the first GPS receiver is configured to determine a location of the vehicle; a hand-held device including: a direction indicator, a second cellular telephone, and a second GPS receiver in operable communication with the second cellular telephone, the second GPS receiver is configured to determine a location of the hand-held device; and wherein the first GPS receiver provides the location of the vehicle to the first cellular telephone, and the direction indicator is configured to point in a direction of the vehicle in response to a comparison of the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle locating system comprising:
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a first transmitter within the vehicle, said first transmitter configured to transmit a location signal;
a hand-held device including a receiver and a direction indicator, said direction indicator is visible on said hand-held device, said direction indicator is configured to point towards said first transmitter in response to transmission of said location signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle locating system comprising:
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a first transmitter within the vehicle, said first transmitter is configured to transmit a location signal;
a key fob including;
a receiver, a direction indicator, and wherein said direction indicator is configured to point towards said first transmitter in response to receipt of said location signal by said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle locating system comprising:
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a first cellular telephone within the vehicle, said first cellular telephone including a first receiver and a first transmitter;
a first GPS receiver within the vehicle and in operable communication with said first cellular telephone, said first GPS receiver is configured to determine a location of the vehicle;
a hand-held device including;
a direction indicator, a second cellular telephone, said second cellular telephone including a second receiver and a second transmitter, and a second GPS receiver in operable communication with said second cellular telephone, said second GPS receiver is configured to determine a location of said hand-held device; and
wherein said first GPS receiver provides said location of the vehicle to said first cellular telephone, and said direction indicator is configured to point in a direction of the vehicle in response to a comparison of said location of the vehicle and said location of said hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of locating a vehicle, the method comprising:
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calling a cellular telephone within the vehicle from a hand-held device, the vehicle including a first cellular telephone operably coupled to a first GPS receiver, and the hand-held device including a second cellular telephone operably coupled to a second GPS receiver;
receiving at the hand-held device a location of the vehicle in response to said calling;
comparing a location of the hand-held device with the location of the vehicle, the current location of the hand-held device being determined by the GPS receiver; and
indicating on the hand-held device a direction toward the vehicle in response to said comparing. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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