Car finder by cell phone
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1. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
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a communication device on-board the vehicle configured to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the server;
a hand-held device having a screen, the hand-held device configured to import a map and to determine a present location of the hand-held device;
wherein the hand-held device is configured to communicate with the server to obtain the present location of the vehicle without communicating directly with the communication device onboard the vehicle;
the hand-held device is configured to display both the present location of the vehicle and the present location of the hand-held device on the map;
the hand-held device includes a user input device displayed on the screen and operable to send a signal to the server to actuate at least one of a horn and a light of the vehicle; and
the user input device is configured to activate when the present location of the hand-held device is within a specified distance from the present location of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for locating a vehicle may include a hand-held device and a communication device on-board the vehicle. The hand-held device may include a screen, and may be adapted to import a map and display a present location of the hand-held device on the map. The communication device on-board the vehicle may be adapted to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the hand-held device. The hand-held device may be capable of displaying the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device on the map at the same time.
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1. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
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a server; a communication device on-board the vehicle configured to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the server; a hand-held device having a screen, the hand-held device configured to import a map and to determine a present location of the hand-held device;
wherein the hand-held device is configured to communicate with the server to obtain the present location of the vehicle without communicating directly with the communication device onboard the vehicle;the hand-held device is configured to display both the present location of the vehicle and the present location of the hand-held device on the map; the hand-held device includes a user input device displayed on the screen and operable to send a signal to the server to actuate at least one of a horn and a light of the vehicle; and the user input device is configured to activate when the present location of the hand-held device is within a specified distance from the present location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
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a server; a first global positioning device in remote communication with the server, the first global positioning device being configured to determine a present location of the vehicle and communicate the present location of the vehicle to the server; and a hand-held device including a processor, a screen configured to display a map, and a second global positioning device integrated therein;
whereinthe second global positioning device is configured to determine a present location of the hand-held device; the hand-held device is configured to communicate with the server to obtain the present location of the vehicle without communicating directly with the first global positioning device; the hand-held device is configured to display both the present location of the vehicle and the present location of the hand-held device on the map; the hand-held device includes a user input device displayed on the screen and operable to send a signal to the server to actuate at least one of a horn and a light of the vehicle; and the user input device is configured to activate when the present location of the hand-held device is within a specified distance from the present location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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