Wireless locating system
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1. A method of exchanging information to locate a key fob, the method comprising:
- transmitting a wireless locator signal from a first portable wireless device, the wireless locator signal conveying the identity of the first portable wireless device; and
receiving a first once-adjusted wireless locator signal from a distant wireless device locator system, the first once-adjusted wireless locator signal comprising at least some information conveyed in the wireless locator signal.
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Abstract
A method is provided for exchanging information to locate a key fob. The method comprises transmitting a wireless locator signal from a first portable wireless device, the wireless locator signal conveying the identity of the first portable wireless device and receiving a first once-adjusted wireless locator signal from a distant wireless device locator system, the first once-adjusted wireless locator signal comprising at least some information conveyed in the wireless locator signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of exchanging information to locate a key fob, the method comprising:
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transmitting a wireless locator signal from a first portable wireless device, the wireless locator signal conveying the identity of the first portable wireless device; and receiving a first once-adjusted wireless locator signal from a distant wireless device locator system, the first once-adjusted wireless locator signal comprising at least some information conveyed in the wireless locator signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of locating portable wireless devices comprising:
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receiving a wireless locator signal with a first portable wireless device comprising a feedback device, the wireless locator signal conveying information including the identity of a remote wireless locator system; determining the identity of the remote wireless locator system from the wireless locator signal; and operating the feedback device, in response to receiving the wireless locator signal, to generate feedback that identifies the remote wireless locator system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of locating a key fob associated with a vehicle comprising a remote device locator system, the method comprising:
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transmitting a wireless locator signal from a first key fob in response to manipulation of a first manual input device of the first key fob; receiving a first once-adjusted wireless locator signal from a second key fob, the first once-adjusted wireless locator signal including the identity of the second key fob and at least some information conveyed in the wireless locator signal; and operating a first feedback device of the first key fob in a first mode in response to receiving the first once-adjusted wireless locator signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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