Key fob with directional vehicle locator
First Claim
1. A system for locating a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a hand-held unit with a data transceiver operative to generate a location request signal and a location indicator for alerting an operator of the hand-held unit of a vehicle location;
a location element in the vehicle operative upon receipt of the location request signal to determine a location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle and to send an indication of the location to the hand-held unit; and
wherein the data transceiver in the hand-held unit is further operative to receive the indication of the location of the hand-held unit and send the indication to a location indicator of the hand-held unit.
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Abstract
A system for locating a vehicle includes a hand-held unit with data transceiver operation to generate a location request signal. The system also includes a location element in the vehicle, which is operative upon receipt of the location request signal to determine a location of the vehicle relative to the hand-held unit. The locator element in the vehicle sends an indication of the location to the vehicle. The data transceiver in the hand-held unit is further operative to receive the indication of the location of the vehicle and to send the indication to a location indicator. Upon receipt of the indication of the location, the location indicator alerts an operator of the hand-held unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for locating a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a hand-held unit with a data transceiver operative to generate a location request signal and a location indicator for alerting an operator of the hand-held unit of a vehicle location;
a location element in the vehicle operative upon receipt of the location request signal to determine a location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle and to send an indication of the location to the hand-held unit; and
wherein the data transceiver in the hand-held unit is further operative to receive the indication of the location of the hand-held unit and send the indication to a location indicator of the hand-held unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A process for locating a vehicle, the process comprising:
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generating a request signal for a location of the vehicle from a hand-held unit;
determining an indication of the location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle in a location element in the vehicle;
sending the indication of the location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle to the hand-held unit;
alerting an operator of the hand-held unit of the indication of the location of hand-held unit relative to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hand-held unit adapted to communicate with a locator element associated with a vehicle, the hand-held unit comprising:
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a module with a data transceiver operative to generate a request signal and receive an indication of a location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle by the locator element; and
a location indicator coupled to the module operative to alert an operator of the indication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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