Wireless address and street name locator

• US 20060206259A1
• Filed: 03/14/2005
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lou Horvath, Nelson Adrian Blish, Sharon Stiller, Stiller/Saiger, Sierra
• Original Assignee: Lou Horvath, Nelson Adrian Blish, Sharon Stiller, Stiller/Saiger, Sierra
• Inventors: Blish, Nelson Adrian, Stiller/Saiger, Sierra, Stiller, Sharon, Horvath, Lou
• Granted Patent: US 7,739,042 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/825 with exchange of information between interrogator and responder

Abstract

A system (10) for viewing location marker data on a display (14) located in a vehicle (16) has a transponder (20) located on a structure (18) and a transmitter (22) located on the vehicle, which transmits a first signal (24). The transponder receives the first signal and transmits a second signal (26) with a first identification tag. A receiver (28) in the vehicle receives the second signal. A microprocessor (30) in the vehicle interprets the first identification tag and displays location marker data corresponding to the first identification tag on the display.

Claims

1. A system for viewing location marker data on a display located in a vehicle comprising:

a transponder located on a structure;

a transmitter located on said vehicle which transmits a first signal;

wherein said transponder receives said first signal and transmits a second signal with a first identification tag;

a receiver in said vehicle which receives said second signal; and

a microprocessor in said vehicle which interprets said first identification tag and displays location marker data corresponding to said first identification tag on said display.

2. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein said transmitter and said receiver comprises a single unit.

3. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein said structure is a building and said first identification tag comprises a name of at least one occupant of said building.

4. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein said first identification tag comprises a name of at least one business located in said structure.

5. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein said first signal comprises a second identification tag.

6. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 5 wherein said second identification tag comprises vehicle identification information.

7. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 6 wherein said transponder transmits said second signal only on authentication of said second identification tag.

8. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein said first identification tag contains additional information selected from a group comprising a name of said structure, products sold at said structure, prices of products sold at said structure, at least one phone number for said structure.

9. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein an announcing subsystem in said structure announces the proximity of said vehicle.

10. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the display shows a distance to said structure.

11. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the structure is a street sign.

12. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 11 wherein said second signal contains additional information selected from a group comprising city name, county name, and directions to a location.

18. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the display appears on a windshield of the vehicle.

19. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the first identification tag comprises a link to a URL.

20. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the transponder comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.

21. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 1 wherein the display comprises visual information, audio information, or both.

13. A system for obtaining information about a vehicle approaching a building comprising:

a transmitter located on said building which transmits a first signal;

a transponder located in said vehicle;

wherein said transponder receives said first signal and transmits a second signal with a first identification tag;

a receiver in said building which receives said second signal; and

a microprocessor in said building which interprets said first identification tag and displays vehicle information corresponding to said first identification tag on a display.

14. A system for identifying vehicles as in claim 13 wherein said transmitter and said receiver are in a single unit.

15. A system for identifying vehicles as in claim 13 wherein said first identification tag comprises a name of an owner of said vehicle.

16. A system for identifying vehicles as in claim 13 wherein said first identification tag comprises a name of at least one occupant of said vehicle.

17. A system for identifying vehicles as in claim 13 wherein the display displays a distance to said vehicle.

22. A system for viewing location marker data as in claim 13 wherein first identification tag comprises vehicle driver identification based on biometric sensors in said vehicle.