Tow notification system
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1. A tow notification system comprisinga) an indicator on a motor vehicle indicative of identifier information pertaining to one or more contact persons associated with the vehicle,b) a repository possessing a database containing correlation information matching the identifier information with the contact information for the contact persons,c) a first communication means for transmitting the identifier information to the repository when said vehicle is or is about to be towed, andd) a second communicating means for alerting the contact person to the towing of the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for and method by which persons associated with a vehicle are notified of the towing of that vehicle.
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1. A tow notification system comprising
a) an indicator on a motor vehicle indicative of identifier information pertaining to one or more contact persons associated with the vehicle, b) a repository possessing a database containing correlation information matching the identifier information with the contact information for the contact persons, c) a first communication means for transmitting the identifier information to the repository when said vehicle is or is about to be towed, and d) a second communicating means for alerting the contact person to the towing of the motor vehicle.
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21. A method of notifying a contact person of the towing of a vehicle said method comprising
a) retrieving identifier information from an indicator on the vehicle b) transmitting the identifier information to a repository having or having access to a database containing correlation information for matching the identifier information to one or more contact persons for the vehicle, c) correlating said identifier information with the contact information for the one or more contact persons, and d) sending an alert to at least one of said contact persons wherein said alert either contains at least one of the identity, location or contact number of the facility to which the vehicle has been towed or contains a contact number to be called to so that the aforementioned information can be retrieved.
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