System and Method of Locating Vehicles with Keylock Signals
First Claim
1. A method for locating a vehicle parking location in response to a wireless key signal having a key-specific identifier code, comprising:
- receiving an instance of said wireless key signal;
generating a key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received wireless key signal;
calculating a location from which said received instance of said wireless key signal was transmitted;
retrievably storing said location in a storage, said storing such that said location is retrievable based on said key code;
receiving another instance of the wireless key signal;
generating another key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received another instance of the wireless key signal; and
retrieving said location from said storage, based on said another key code.
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Abstract
A wireless key is signal, having a key-specific identifier, is received, the key-specific identifier detected, and the signal transmission location is calculated. The signal transmission location is stored based on the detected key-specific identifier. Another instance of the same wireless key signal is received, its key-specific identifier is detected, and the stored signal transmission location is retrieved based on the detected key-specific identifier. Optionally, a wireless key signal is received at a user and repeated at a plurality of locations in a parking facility. A vehicle response is detected, and associated with one of the repeatings of the wireless key signal. A location of the vehicle response is detected based on the repeating with which it is associated.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for locating a vehicle parking location in response to a wireless key signal having a key-specific identifier code, comprising:
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receiving an instance of said wireless key signal; generating a key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received wireless key signal; calculating a location from which said received instance of said wireless key signal was transmitted; retrievably storing said location in a storage, said storing such that said location is retrievable based on said key code; receiving another instance of the wireless key signal; generating another key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received another instance of the wireless key signal; and retrieving said location from said storage, based on said another key code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. A method for locating a vehicle parking location in response to a wireless key signal, comprising:
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providing a plurality of key signal repeaters, arranged with respect to a given plurality of spatial areas, such that each of said repeaters is associated with a corresponding at least one of said spatial areas; receiving said wireless key signal; transmitting repeats of said received wireless key signal from said key signal repeaters; detecting an instance of at least one of a response signal and a response sound; associating said detected instance with at least one of said key signal repeaters; and generating a vehicle parking location data based on said associating.
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9. A system for locating a vehicle parking location in response to a wireless key signal, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer, the instructions including; instructions for receiving an instance of said wireless key signal; instructions for generating a key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received wireless key signal; instructions for calculating a location from which said received instance of said wireless key signal was transmitted; instructions for retrievably storing said location in a storage, said storing such that said location is retrievable based on said key code; instructions for receiving another instance of the wireless key signal; instructions for generating another key code based on the key-specific identifier code in said received another instance of the wireless key signal; and instructions for retrieving said location from said storage, based on said another key code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for locating a vehicle parking location, comprising:
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a plurality of key signal repeaters, arranged with respect to a given plurality of spatial areas, such that each of said repeaters is associated with a corresponding at least one of said spatial areas; a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer, the instructions including; instructions for receiving said wireless key signal; instructions for transmitting repeats of said received wireless key signal from said key signal repeaters; instructions for detecting an instance of at least one of a response signal and a response sound; instructions for associating said detected instance with at least one of said key signal repeaters; and instructions for generating a vehicle parking location data based on said associating. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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