Vehicle locating using GPS
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1. A vehicle locating system for utilizing a fob to direct a user to a vehicle, the system comprising:
- GPS units included on the vehicle and the fob that are respectively configured to determine GPS coordinates for the vehicle and fob, the GPS units being configured to activate at approximately the same time so as to facilitate determining a direction to the vehicle as a function of commonly inaccurate GPS coordinates.
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Abstract
Method, fob, and system suitable for use in directing a user to the vehicle. The direction being determined as a function of GPS coordinates determined with GPS units on a fob and vehicle. The GPS unit being activated in coordination with each other such that the GPS coordinates associated with the same are commonly inaccurate.
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1. A vehicle locating system for utilizing a fob to direct a user to a vehicle, the system comprising:
GPS units included on the vehicle and the fob that are respectively configured to determine GPS coordinates for the vehicle and fob, the GPS units being configured to activate at approximately the same time so as to facilitate determining a direction to the vehicle as a function of commonly inaccurate GPS coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fob for use in directing a user to a vehicle having a vehicle GPS unit, the fob configured for:
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activating the vehicle GPS unit in coordination with a fob GPS unit so that GPS coordinates determined by the same are commonly inaccurate; determining a direction to the vehicle as a function of the commonly inaccurate GPS coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of locating a vehicle comprising:
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determining vehicle GPS coordinates with a vehicle GPS unit included on the vehicle; determining fob GPS coordinates with a fob GPS unit included on the fob; and deactivating both of the vehicle and fob GPS units upon occurrence or a deactivating event and subsequently activating the vehicle and fob GPS units at approximately the same time in order to determine a direction to the vehicle as a function of the vehicle and fob GPS coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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