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Combination car alarm and personal locator system

  • US 7,142,096 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2001
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved GPS device, having a radio portion that communicates with a plurality of satellites for determining a location of the device, the improvement comprising:

  • an apparatus for unlocking a door on a nearby motor vehicle;

    a capability for triggering multiple warnings at different locations, including a first trigger that activates an alarm on the motor vehicle; and

    a second trigger that transmits the location, via satellite, to a recipient at a distant location that communicates with a ground dispatch station; and

    wherein the first and second triggers are disposed within a remote control unit for a car alarm.

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