System for gathering and distributing location information of vehicles
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1. A navigation system comprising:
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a display;
a wireless transmitter/receiver;
a global positioning unit configured to determine the location of the navigation system and to transmit the location of the navigation system to the controller;
wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to an external system via the transmitter/receiver, the location of the navigation system, a unique identifier of the navigation system, and a list of other navigation systems to which an operator desires to transmit the location of the navigation system; and
wherein the controller is configured to receive, via the transmitter/receiver, the location of the other navigation systems and to display the locations of the other navigation systems on the display.
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Abstract
A vehicle has a navigation system including a controller, a display, a wireless transmitter/receiver and a global positioning unit to determine the location of the navigation system. The controller is configured to transmit, to an off-vehicle system the location of the navigation system, a unique identifier of the navigation system and a list of other navigation systems. In addition, the controller is configured to receive, via the transmitter/receiver, the location of any other navigation systems which listed that navigation system and to display the locations of the other navigation systems on the display.
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1. A navigation system comprising:
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a controller; a display; a wireless transmitter/receiver; a global positioning unit configured to determine the location of the navigation system and to transmit the location of the navigation system to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to an external system via the transmitter/receiver, the location of the navigation system, a unique identifier of the navigation system, and a list of other navigation systems to which an operator desires to transmit the location of the navigation system; and wherein the controller is configured to receive, via the transmitter/receiver, the location of the other navigation systems and to display the locations of the other navigation systems on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for managing vehicle information comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles wherein each of the vehicles has a navigation unit comprising; a navigation unit controller, including an unique identifier for the navigation unit and a list of other navigation units recorded therein; a display; a wireless transmitter/receiver; a global positioning unit configured to determine the location of the navigation unit and to transmit the location of the navigation unit to the navigation unit controller; a system controller, wherein the system controller is configured to receive, via the respective transmitter/receivers, the respective location, the respective unique identifier, and the respective list of other navigation units; wherein the system controller is configured to transmit, to each of the navigation units, via the respective transmitter/receiver, the locations of those of the other navigation units listing that respective navigation unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a system comprising:
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providing a plurality of vehicles each having a navigation unit; determining the location for each of the plurality of vehicles using the respective navigation unit; transmitting to a system controller from each of the plurality of vehicles the location of the respective navigation unit and a respective pre-selected list of other vehicles; transmitting the locations of the respective navigation units from the system controller to the respective navigation unit for each of the vehicles on the pre-selected lists. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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