Owner oriented system for locating lost or stolen property
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1. An owner oriented system for locating lost or stolen property, comprising:
- (a) powering up a GPS module including a receiver, an antenna and a GPS computational and communications unit operatively connected within a vehicle to a microcomputer attached to a memory having a buffer and a modem attached to a mobile phone; and
(b) regularly and automatically receiving GPS signals through the antenna into the GPS receiver and computational and communication unit;
converting the signals to position data;
(c) regularly and automatically testing for availability of position data from the GPS module through control of an activated program in the microcomputer;
(d) testing position data for novelty;
(e) queuing in a memory buffer novel position data;
(f) regularly and automatically testing for an incoming call through the mobile phone;
(g) testing an incoming call for a password and a vehicle position request; and
(h) serially downloading contents of a buffer upon the detection of the password and a position request.
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Abstract
An owner oriented system for locating lost or stolen property comprising a GPS module, micro computer, a modem and a phone installed in a vehicle; regularly and automatically computing position data; and, under control of a program, storing novel position data in a buffer and downloading upon proper request from an incoming call.
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1. An owner oriented system for locating lost or stolen property, comprising:
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(a) powering up a GPS module including a receiver, an antenna and a GPS computational and communications unit operatively connected within a vehicle to a microcomputer attached to a memory having a buffer and a modem attached to a mobile phone; and (b) regularly and automatically receiving GPS signals through the antenna into the GPS receiver and computational and communication unit;
converting the signals to position data;(c) regularly and automatically testing for availability of position data from the GPS module through control of an activated program in the microcomputer; (d) testing position data for novelty; (e) queuing in a memory buffer novel position data; (f) regularly and automatically testing for an incoming call through the mobile phone; (g) testing an incoming call for a password and a vehicle position request; and (h) serially downloading contents of a buffer upon the detection of the password and a position request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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