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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 confiugred to import a map and to determine a present location of the hand-held device;
whereinthe 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; and
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.
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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 confiugred to import a map and to determine a present location of the hand-held device;
whereinthe 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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for locating a vehicle comprising:
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determining a present location of the vehicle; transmitting the present location of the vehicle from the vehicle to a server; receiving the present location of the vehicle from the server into a hand-held device without communicating with the vehicle; determining a present location of the hand-held device; and displaying a map on the hand-held device, the map including indicia of the present location of the vehicle and the present location of the hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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