Emergency auto device

• US 5,523,762 A
• Filed: 01/24/1995
• Issued: 06/04/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James A. Streetman
• Original Assignee: James A. Streetman
• Inventors: Streetman, James A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blum, Theodore M.
• Application Number:
  US08/377,181
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357, 340/989, 340/990, 340/991, 340/992
• US Class Current: 340/989
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A vehicle location system includes a transmitter with keyboard, the keyboard allowing a user to enter information corresponding to a street type, number and direction. Upon entry of such information, internal program logic circuitry forms a carrier signal for transmission to a displaced facility having an antenna therein. Upon receipt the signal is transformed into a user-readable form to allow assistance to be sent to the vehicle at the location corresponding to the entered information.

Claims

1. A system for designating a vehicle location comprising:

an on-board vehicle transmitter including means therein for forming a radio signal comprising;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a type of road relative to a position at which the vehicle is located;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a numerical designation of the road relative to the position at which the vehicle is located;

means for manually designating by a vehicle'"'"'s occupant the mileage of the vehicle'"'"'s position from the designated road;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a cardinal direction of the vehicle'"'"'s position relative to the designated road;

means for confirming that said road type, road number, mileage and cardinal direction location has been correctly designated by the vehicle occupant;

said transmitter further comprising;

means for sending by the vehicle occupant said signal;

means for displaying to the vehicle occupant the information entered into said transmitter in a user readable form;

an antenna displaced from the vehicle for receiving said transmitted signal;

means for transforming the signal received by said antenna to a user readable form indicative of the location of the vehicle according to road type, number, mileage and direction.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said road type designating means comprises a keyboard having at least one key corresponding to an entry of characters indicative of a road type of a plurality of road types.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said road number designating means comprises a keyboard having numerical keys for entry of characters indicative of said road number.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said cardinal direction designating means comprises a keyboard having keys for entry of characters indicative of said cardinal directions.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said forming means comprises logic circuitry for receiving a signal from said designating means and forming said signals into said radio signal.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said display means comprises an LED screen.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said confirming means comprises logic circuitry for comparing said location to a preselected format.

8. A system for designating a vehicle location comprising:

an on-board vehicle transmitter including means therein for forming a radio signal comprising;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a type of road relative to a position at which the vehicle is located;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a numerical designation of the road relative to the position at which the vehicle is located;

means for manually designating by a vehicle'"'"'s occupant the mileage of the vehicle'"'"'s position from the designated road;

means for manually designating by a vehicle occupant a cardinal direction of the vehicle'"'"'s position relative to the designated road;

said transmitter further comprising;

means for sending by the vehicle occupant said signal;

means for displaying to the vehicle occupant the information entered into said transmitter in a user readable form;

an antenna displaced from the vehicle for receiving said transmitted signal;

means for transforming the signal received by said antenna to a user readable form indicative of the location of the vehicle according to road type, number, mileage and direction.