Method of providing a textual description of a remote vehicle location
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1. A method of providing information regarding the location of a remotely located vehicle, comprising the steps:
- (A) generating an assistance request signal from the vehicle;
(B) receiving the assistance request signal at a second location, remote from the vehicle;
(C) determining a longitudinal placement of the vehicle;
(D) determining a latitudinal placement of the vehicle;
(E) determining a speed of travel of the vehicle;
(F) determining a direction of travel of the vehicle;
(G) generating a textual description of the vehicle location using the placement and travel information from steps (C) through (F) and providing the textual description at the second location in response to said step a), the textual description listing a street on which the vehicle is located and describing the vehicle location textually without a graphical map representation; and
(H) at the second location, dispatching assistance to the vehicle location based upon the textual description.
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Abstract
A vehicle assistance request system includes methodology for accurately and specifically identifying the vehicle location when a request is made. A written, textual description of the vehicle location, identifying streets, addresses, and other available information is provided to enhance the ability of the service provider to locate the vehicle. Further, response time is reduced and accuracy in locating a vehicle is increased. The method of this invention includes a multi-tiered decision process for determining where the vehicle is located.
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1. A method of providing information regarding the location of a remotely located vehicle, comprising the steps:
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(A) generating an assistance request signal from the vehicle; (B) receiving the assistance request signal at a second location, remote from the vehicle; (C) determining a longitudinal placement of the vehicle; (D) determining a latitudinal placement of the vehicle; (E) determining a speed of travel of the vehicle; (F) determining a direction of travel of the vehicle; (G) generating a textual description of the vehicle location using the placement and travel information from steps (C) through (F) and providing the textual description at the second location in response to said step a), the textual description listing a street on which the vehicle is located and describing the vehicle location textually without a graphical map representation; and (H) at the second location, dispatching assistance to the vehicle location based upon the textual description. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing vehicle location information, comprising the steps of:
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(A) generating an assistance request signal from the vehicle; (B) receiving the assistance request signal at a second location, remote from the vehicle; (C) determining a longitudinal placement of the vehicle; (D) determining a latitudinal placement of the vehicle; (E) determining whether a known street is within a preselected distance from the longitudinal and latitudinal placement of the vehicle and determining the street within the preselected distance that is closest to the placement of the vehicle, said step E) being performed automatically by a computer; (F) generating a textual description of the vehicle location wherein the textual description lists closest street to where the vehicle is located and describes the vehicle location textually without reference to a graphical map representation; (G) providing the textual description at the second location in response to said step a); and (H) at the second location, dispatching assistance to the vehicle location based upon the textual description. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of providing assistance to a remotely located vehicle, comprising the steps:
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(A) generating an assistance request signal from the vehicle; (B) receiving the assistance request signal at a second location, remote from the vehicle; (C) determining a location of the vehicle, including automatically determining a current street on which the vehicle is located using a computer; (D) providing a textual description of the vehicle location as determined in (C) at the second location in response to said step A), the textual description indicating the vehicle location, including the current street, without reference to a graphical map representation; and (E) at the second location, dispatching assistance to the vehicle location based upon the textual description.
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22. A method of providing vehicle location information, comprising the steps of:
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(A) generating a request signal from the vehicle; (B) determining a longitudinal placement of the vehicle; (C) determining a latitudinal placement of the vehicle; (D) determining a current street on which the vehicle is located based upon said steps (B) and (C); (E) determining a first intersecting street that intersects the current street based upon said steps (B)-(D); (F) determining a second intersecting street that intersects the current street based upon said steps (B)-(D), the vehicle located on the current street between the first intersecting street and the second intersecting street; and (G) generating a textual description of the vehicle location wherein the textual description indicates textually, without reference to a graphical map representation, the current street, the first intersecting street and the second intersecting street, wherein said steps (D-G) are performed automatically by a computer in response to said step (A). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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