Parked Vehicle Location Information Access via a Portable Cellular Communication Device
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1. A portable cellular communication device for directing a user to a vehicle, the portable cellular communication device comprising:
- a network receiver configured to receive device location data that indicates a current location of the portable cellular communication device;
a cellular transceiver configured to transmit an activation signal via a cellular network, the activation signal representing a request from the user to locate the vehicle, and the cellular transceiver being configured to receive, via the cellular network and in response to the activation signal, vehicle location data that indicates a current location of the vehicle; and
a controller coupled to the network receiver and the cellular transceiver, the controller being configured to determine, from the device location data and the vehicle location data, a position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device.
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Abstract
A portable cellular communication device and system is provided for finding the current location of a vehicle on demand by a user. The portable cellular communication device can direct the user to a parked vehicle utilizing location data of the portable cellular communication device provided by a GPS transmitter or a wireless node, and current vehicle location information provided by accessing a vehicle location database.
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1. A portable cellular communication device for directing a user to a vehicle, the portable cellular communication device comprising:
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a network receiver configured to receive device location data that indicates a current location of the portable cellular communication device; a cellular transceiver configured to transmit an activation signal via a cellular network, the activation signal representing a request from the user to locate the vehicle, and the cellular transceiver being configured to receive, via the cellular network and in response to the activation signal, vehicle location data that indicates a current location of the vehicle; and a controller coupled to the network receiver and the cellular transceiver, the controller being configured to determine, from the device location data and the vehicle location data, a position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cellular communication system for directing a user to a vehicle, the cellular communication system comprising:
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a vehicle location database configured to store vehicle location data that indicates a current location of the vehicle; a remote transceiver coupled to the vehicle location database and configured to provide remote user access to the vehicle location data; and a portable cellular communication device comprising; a device transceiver configured to transmit an activation signal to the remote transceiver at the demand of a user, and configured to receive the vehicle location data from the remote transceiver in response to the activation signal; a network receiver configured to receive device location data that indicates a current location of the portable cellular communication device; a controller coupled to the network receiver and to the device transceiver, the controller being configured to determine, from the device location data and the vehicle location data, a position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device; and a vehicle position indicator coupled to the controller and configured to generate indicia of the position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for guiding a user to a vehicle using a portable cellular communication device carried by the user, the method comprising:
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processing an on-demand request from the user to locate the vehicle; in response to the on-demand request, wirelessly interrogating a remote database to obtain vehicle location data that indicates a current location of the vehicle; determining a current location of the portable cellular communication device; determining, from the device location data and the vehicle location data, a position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device; and generating indicia of the position of the vehicle relative to the portable cellular communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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