Remote object locator and method
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1. An apparatus for locating an object comprising:
- an input port;
conversion circuitry in communication with said input port;
recording circuitry in communication with said conversion circuitry; and
remotely actuate-able playback circuitry in communication with said recording circuitry, said playback circuitry including a loudspeaker disposed with said object.
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Abstract
A device for locating an object such as a vehicle in a parking lot by remotely actuating playback circuitry in communication with a loudspeaker disposed with the object. The device is capable of recording and playing back audio signals from any number of sources. A portable transmitter carried by a user can activate the playback circuitry from a distance of at least several hundred feet and the loudspeaker can be heard from a similar distance.
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1. An apparatus for locating an object comprising:
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an input port;
conversion circuitry in communication with said input port;
recording circuitry in communication with said conversion circuitry; and
remotely actuate-able playback circuitry in communication with said recording circuitry, said playback circuitry including a loudspeaker disposed with said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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11. An apparatus for locating a vehicle in a parking lot comprising:
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an input port comprising at least one of a USB port, an electrical connector or an optical connector;
conversion circuitry in communication with said input port;
recording circuitry in communication with said conversion circuitry;
wherein said conversion circuitry is adapted to receive an audio signal from said input port in a first encoded format and output a digital signal representing said audio signal to said recording circuitry, said digital signal being formatted for storage in said recording circuitry; and
remotely actuate-able playback circuitry in communication with said recording circuitry, said playback circuitry comprising digital to analog conversion circuitry in communication with said recording circuitry and with amplifier circuitry, said amplifier circuitry being adapted to drive a loudspeaker disposed with said vehicle, and a radio frequency receiver adapted to receive a radio frequency actuation signal from a remote transmitter, wherein upon receipt of said actuation signal by said receiver, said playback circuitry is actuated to playback an audio stream stored in said recording circuitry by driving said loudspeaker. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus for locating an object comprising:
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an input port;
recording circuitry in communication with said input port and adapted to receive and store an audio signal from said input port; and
conversion circuitry in communication with said recording circuitry and adapted to receive said audio signal from said recording circuitry in a first format, convert said audio signal to an output formatted signal and communicate said output formatted signal to remotely actuate-able playback circuitry including a loudspeaker disposed with said object. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for locating an object comprising:
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disposing a loudspeaker with said object;
recording an audio signal;
playing back said audio signal through said loudspeaker upon remote transmission of an actuation signal; and
determining said object'"'"'s location by audibly tracking the source of said played back audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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