VEHICLE LOCATING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A system to transmit a location of a vehicle, comprising:
- a transmission unit including,a first system unit configured to determine a current location of the vehicle using radio signals,a first memory unit storing a database that includes a list of one or more mobile devices,a processor configured to select one of the mobile devices from the database, anda transmitter configured to transmit the current location to the selected one of the mobile devices in response to an engine of the vehicle being shut off.
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Abstract
A system to transmit a location of a vehicle, including: a transmission system including, a first system unit configured to determine a current location using radio signals, a first memory unit storing a database that includes a list of one or more mobile devices, a processor configured to select one of the mobile devices from the database, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the current location to the selected one of the mobile devices in response to an engine of the vehicle being shut off.
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1. A system to transmit a location of a vehicle, comprising:
a transmission unit including, a first system unit configured to determine a current location of the vehicle using radio signals, a first memory unit storing a database that includes a list of one or more mobile devices, a processor configured to select one of the mobile devices from the database, and a transmitter configured to transmit the current location to the selected one of the mobile devices in response to an engine of the vehicle being shut off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of transmitting location information, comprising:
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determining a current location of a vehicle using radio signals; storing a database that includes a list of one or more mobile devices; selecting one of the mobile devices from the database; and transmitting the current location to the mobile device selected in the selecting step in response to an engine of the vehicle being shut off. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium, encoded with instructions which when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement a method for transmitting a location, comprising:
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determining a current location using radio signals; storing a database that includes a list of one or more mobile devices; selecting one of the mobile devices from the database; and transmitting the current location to the mobile device selected in the selecting step in response to an engine of the vehicle being shut off. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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