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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7315242 | Combination car alarm and personal locator system A combination vehicle alarm and locator device. The device includes a housing, a vehicle alarm activator positioned within the housing including a transmitter for activating an alarm system on a vehicle and an infrared transmitting device located in the housing for ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7233234 | Airbag electrical control unit An airbag electrical control unit mounted in a vehicle includes a position detecting circuit that detects a current position of the vehicle; a computing circuit that computes impact that the vehicle undergoes using a signal from a sensor; and a notifying circuit tha... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7202783 | Method and system for identifying when a first device is within a physical range of a second device A method and apparatus is provided for identifying which one of a plurality of first devices, within a wireless communication range of a second device, the second device is to establish substantive communications with. The method includes sensing which particular fi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7167083 | Recording and indicating the state of an apparatus remotely A system for indicating a past state of an apparatus through the use of a remote device by indicating the state with the remote device whether or not the remote device is still within communications range of the apparatus. In one embodiment, an indication can be mad... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161464 | Vehicle security system and method of controlling the same Herein disclosed is a vehicle security system for protecting a vehicle against use by an unauthorized person, comprising: a base station, located away from the vehicle, for transmitting a control signal; and a vehicle unlocking apparatus, provided in the vehicle. Th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7120521 | Anti hijacking fail-safe system with alert locator tracking capabilities The Anti Hijacking Fail-safe System with Alert Locator Tracking Capabilities is a tamper-proof computer hardware/software system that could be installed in a commercial aircraft that, in case of an emergency, could be irreversibly engaged by the pilot, or by remote ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113126 | Portable position determining device A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7102535 | Mobile communication apparatus, monitoring apparatus, monitoring system, monitoring method, monitoring program, and computer-readable recording medium containing the monitoring program A mobile communication device (3) can be disconnected form a vehicle monitoring apparatus (1) arranged on vehicle for sensing the state of the vehicle as a monitoring object and transmitting sensing data representing the sensing result. The mobile comm... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7068151 | Vehicle security system A remote watch (FIG. 7) design for a car security system, comprising of a display screen and base 706 with keypad 704. A user of the remote watch will not only be able to keep track of the time but also will be able to arm/lock, disarm/unlock an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062281 | Multi-mode paging system A multi-mode paging system and method of selectively paging an individual through one of a plurality of paging mechanisms. An indication of a paging mechanism for each individual to be paged is stored in a memory device. When an input is received from a user to page... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6956478 | Security terminal, security management method, monitor device, monitor method, and security system In a case where an intruder is detected in a house, a detection signal is outputted from a home security communication device, and is notified to a monitor center through an in-area communication management device by a wireless connection. The monitor center notifie... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952160 | Method and apparatus, for identifying the location of pressure sensors in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of tr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6909362 | Vehicle theft prevention device The occurrence of vehicle theft is more positively prevented when a door and running system of a vehicle are unlocked, by a remote controller, with different identification codes. The door of a vehicle is locked when an identification code is inputted from the remot... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6864781 | Portable paging system A portable paging system for responsive signaling between a first person and a second person. The portable paging system includes a housing. The housing has a top side, a bottom side and peripheral wall integrally coupled to the bottom and top sides and extending th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6748792 | Impairment detection and interlock system with tester identification A system, device, and method for determining whether an individual has consumed, is intoxicated, or is otherwise impaired by alcohol is disclosed. Further, a device capable of positively identifying the person who provides the impairment test is disclosed. The impai... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6611686 | Tracking control and logistics system and method A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for monitoring, tracking, and logistics purposes that preferably includes a monitoring unit wherein data is processed using a microcontroller. The monitoring unit includes an interface with the target or asset... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6611201 | Method and apparatus for accessing, monitoring and controlled specified functions, features and accessories of a vehicle A system installed in an automobile or other vehicle includes a master pager receiver unit or acknowledgment pager receiver/transmitter which receives paging messages sent from a paging transmitter site. The master unit is also in wireless communication w... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6542072 | Interactive burglar-proof alarm system An AGH interactive burglar-proof safety system is disclosed, This system is a bidirectioanl transmission mode and includes a mobile module (GSM), a hand free module, a communication interface and a burglar-proof control mainframe. By this system, as the b... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6335679 | Vehicle alarm and pager system A vehicle alarm system (20) includes an alert transmitter (32), alert receiver (44), alert device (46), arming unit (42), alarm unit (28), and alarm device (30). The alert transmitter (32), alert receiver (44), and alert device (46) are added to the armin... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6262656 | Wide area wireless system for access into vehicles and fleets for control security messaging reporting and tracking A new add-on vehicular system is capable of responding to large area or nation-wide commands over paging networks, to remotely foil the unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle or a fleet automobile or a group of fleet vehicles, as well as to help the recov... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6255936 | Beeper security system A security alarm system comprises a personal pager device which is electronically linked with the user's residence and motor vehicle. An electronic signal is immediately transmitted to the pager upon unauthorized intrusion of the residence and/or motor ve... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6163251 | System and method for vehicle theft prevention and recovery A vehicle theft prevention and recovery system is activated by a pager upon receiving a telephonic signal from a pager service, in response to a call from a vehicle owner or operator, to activate anti-theft means including a warning to a thief in the vehi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6049269 | Wide area wireless system for access into vehicles and fleets for control, security, messaging, reporting and tracking A new add-on vehicular system is capable of responding to large area or nation-wide commands over paging networks, to remotely foil the unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle or a fleet automobile or a group of fleet vehicles, as well as to help the recov... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6028506 | Car alarm transmitting and paging system A car alarm transmitting and paging system comprising an improvement of an existing conventional phone pager and transmitter which allows the pager to be used dually as a phone pager and also as an alarm activation notification device, wherein the transmi... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6011321 | Page receiver security system A page receiver system for disconnecting an electrical system from a power source and preventing manual reconnection of the electrical system to the power source. The page receiver security system includes a pager receiver connected between the electrical... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5990785 | Pager vehicle communication apparatus An apparatus for remotely communicating with the vehicle to control functional circuits in the vehicle. The apparatus includes a pager based communication apparatus mounted in the vehicle for receiving a command signal from a pager service provider in res... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5926086 | System and method for vehicle theft prevention and recovery A vehicle theft prevention and recovery system is activated by a pager upon receiving a telephonic signal from a pager service, in response to a call from a vehicle owner or operator, to activate anti-theft means including a warning to a thief in the vehi... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5914675 | Emergency locator device transmitting location data by wireless telephone communications A portable emergency locator device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver generating location data and a wireless telephone transceiver for transmitting the location data as digital data to a called station during a two-way voice conversatio... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5870020 | Vehicle alarm for providing remote indication of infiltration A vehicle alarm is provided including a vehicle unit situated within a vehicle. The vehicle unit includes a transmitter for transmitting an activation signal via free space upon the receipt of an alarm signal. An intrusion detection mechanism is adapted t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5805056 | Vehicle security system A vehicle security system 10 having a sensor 28 which selectively produces output signals based upon a threshold signal comparison, which automatically deactivates upon the presence of transmitter 20, and which may be used in combination with an existing ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5793283 | Pager vehicle theft prevention and recovery system A pager vehicle theft prevention and recovery system including an electronic transceiver and associated global positioning system(GPS) discreetly situated within a vehicle and coupled to an associated alarm system. The transceiver is adapted to transmit a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5742227 | System and method for vehicle theft prevention and recovery A vehicle theft prevention and recovery system is activated by a pager upon receiving a telephonic signal from a pager service, in response to a call from a vehicle owner or operator, to activate anti-theft means including a warning to a thief in the vehi... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5739748 | Method and apparatus for remotely alerting a vehicle user of a security breach A method of using a common carrier paging receiver carried by a vehicle user to alert the user of a vehicle security breach includes the steps of: providing a vehicle alarm transmitter at the vehicle for transmitting a vehicle security alarm signal compat... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5606307 | Control circuit for an automobile A control circuit for an automobile having an ignition switch with an ACC position and a start position, a starter motor, and an ignition coil which includes a pager circuit for receiving a digital signal from a telephone company resulting from a telephon... | 02/25/1997 |
| 4860335 | Method for notifying of a call arrival A call arrival notification method for a motor vehicle provided with a telephone system and a theft-preventing system allows the telephone system to be set to the call arrival notification mode. When a call arrives in the call arrival notification mode, t... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4665379 | Vehicle security system A security system for a vehicle such as an automobile, which provides an audible alarm and radio transmission to a pager when an attempt is made to enter the vehicle. A passive system which automatically sets itself when the ignition is turned off, with a... | 05/12/1987 |
