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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8009023 | Access arrangement for a vehicle An access arrangement for a vehicle (FZ) has a transmit/receive device on the vehicle side (19) to transmit one or several interrogation signals. In addition, the access arrangement has a mobile identification generator (IDI, IDA) with a transmit/receive devi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7800484 | Car safety device A vehicle safety device has a cabin unit which includes a cabin unit housing holding a keypad, a speaker, a cpu, and a transmitter. The speaker provides an audio signal when a vehicle speed input reaches a preset low-speed, a preset medium speed, and at a preset hig... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7764167 | Monitoring movement of an entity in an environment Whether a person suffering dementia has left their flat unaccompanied can be determined by identifying an event indicating opening of the front door of the flat, determining whether the flat was occupied by more than one person prior to the door opening, determining... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7439873 | Synthetically generated sound cues Communication systems and apparatus to allow a user to perceive the relative spatial location or present position of other elements of interest in a control space, such as the location of a speaker participating in a telephone conference or that of an aircraft carri... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7394351 | Display assembly with horn configuration for vehicle A signal assembly mountable to an exterior of a vehicle is configured with a light-generating unit operable to emit a visually perceptible signal, and with a sound-generating unit operable to generate a sound signal. The light and sound generating units are coupled ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385499 | Item-based monitoring systems and methods The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for monitoring whether an item is properly delivered to a designated delivery point. According to one aspect of the invention, location data and timestamp data is generated in association with the tr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7286045 | Method for identifying vehicles A method for identifying a vehicle includes receiving a stolen vehicle input at a call center and receiving a confirmation input at a call center. A vehicle code display command is sent from the call center to a telematics unit of the stolen vehicle and a vehicle co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7245210 | Vehicle electronic key system A vehicle electronic key system includes a control device mounted on a vehicle and an electronic key for transmitting a response signal in response to reception of a request signal from the control device. The control device includes means for outputting a request s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242321 | Key fob with directional vehicle locator A system for locating a vehicle includes a hand-held unit with data transceiver operation to generate a location request signal. The system also includes a location element in the vehicle, which is operative upon receipt of the location request signal to determine a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218240 | Synthetically generated sound cues Communication systems and apparatus to allow a user to perceive the relative spatial location or present position of other elements of interest in a control space, such as the location of a speaker participating in a telephone conference or that of an aircraft carri... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215242 | Vehicular burglar-proof system A vehicular burglar-proof system includes (i) a plurality of alarm unit, (ii) a detection unit for detecting movement, opening, and closing of a movable body, and (iii) a control unit connected to the plurality of alarm unit and the detection unit. A predetermined o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7164986 | Method and system for tracked device location and route adherence via geofencing A device tracking location adherence and route adherence technology, is disclosed that at least provides a tracked device receiving, a set of coordinates associated with a boundary area, and obtaining a position of the tracked device. Based upon the received coordin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7119679 | Vehicle locating apparatus A vehicle locating apparatus includes a first housing that is translucent and has an enclosed interior having an aperture therein for receiving a coupler that is adapted for removably attaching the first housing to a vehicle antenna. A light emitter assembly is moun... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109852 | Vehicle occupancy intruder security system A vehicle security system includes a monitoring device for sensing the presence of a body within the vehicle. A transmitter is provided in the vehicle for broadcasting an intrusion signal exterior to the vehicle in response to the monitoring device sensing the prese... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102492 | Vehicle tracking system A system for identifying the location of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a sensor, a receiver, a processor, and a database. The sensor is configured to determine the status of a component and transmit a component ID signal and a component status signal to... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091835 | Vehicle location system using a kinetic network An on-board unit for a vehicle is disclosed. The unit includes a primary communication system, the primary communication system being adapted to communicate with a remote location, and being further adapted to detect a stolen condition or receive an indication of a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7053769 | Vehicle security methods and apparatus A vehicle safety system is disclosed. There are three major parts of the system—the proximity reader (200) mounted in the taxi (201), the host system (202) at a central location (203) and the data replication facility. The vehicular sys... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7023328 | Automobile insurance warning system Herein disclosed is a warning apparatus for an automobile, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a driver's information from a memory device memorizing said driver's information; a memorizing unit for memorizing a automobile insurance information; a determining... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018079 | Aircraft escape slide lighting system The present invention is a lighting system for providing illumination to an aircraft evacuation slide. Light sources are safely utilized with an existing evacuation slide, a substantial improvement over prior assemblies that use a hard, plastic housing enclosing the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6972684 | Personal tracking device A system for monitoring the location of individuals, such as parolees, includes a wearable device worn by the individual and a portable device operatively coupled to the wearable device. The portable device is operatively coupled to a monitoring system through a wir... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956467 | Car alarm with automatic dialer A car alarm is providing including an annunciator for providing an alarm signal from a car alarm system and n automatic dialer that provides automatic dialing capabilities to a wireless phone or pager upon initiation of said annunciator. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922137 | Collision and theft alert system A collision and theft alert system comprising several components in combination. First provided is a vehicle having a keypad and a power source. A processor is operatively coupled to the power source and to the keypad and is capable of receiving an incoming signal a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6784794 | Method and apparatus for reminding the vehicle operator to refill the spare tire in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a spare tire of a vehicle (10) includes an indicator (52) and a timer (44) that generates a first time signal corresponding to the time the spare tire is used as a rolling tire and a second time ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6639516 | Personal tracking device A system for monitoring the location of individuals, such as parolees, includes a wearable device worn by the individual and a portable device operatively coupled to the wearable device. The portable device is operatively coupled to a monitoring system th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6433677 | Vehicle security system siren and associated method A vehicle security system includes a siren for sounding a siren security alarm to supplement a horn security alarm responsive to operation of the horn in a predetermined pattern, such as by a security controller. The siren may not sound the siren security... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6373382 | Bicycle theft protection system Embodiments of an alarm system are described, which may be mounted or built-in to a bicycle or other device which is in need of anti-theft protection. A loud alarm is connected to or mounted in the protected device, and is operatively connected to either ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6177864 | Device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle A device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle has a picture-taking sensor unit (21) for monitoring the passenger compartment (1) of the motor vehicle and a evaluation unit (22) for recognizing pictures of the picture-taking sensor unit (2... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6154132 | Display system of a theft preventing apparatus having two kinds of theft prevention The present invention relates to a display system for a theft-preventing apparatus mounted on a vehicle, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display system in which a display device can be commonly used for two kinds of theft-preventing... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6150925 | Connecting devices to in-car personal computers An in-car personal computer system facilitates the addition of peripheral devices using device bays. Components can be removably plugged into the device bay. The device components operate immediately. When components are removed, the user is prompted to d... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6076026 | Method and device for vehicle control events data recording and securing A device (100) and method (200, 300) authenticate and secure control event data for a vehicle, wherein the device includes: A) a microcontroller (104), coupled to receive control event information, for attaching a first time stamp and vehicle identificati... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073062 | Mobile terminal and moving body operation management system The present invention relates to an operation management system for a moving body such as a vehicle using a mobile terminal. The present invention reliably and accurately records the operating conditions of vehicles, which enables management to gather acc... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6005478 | Siren unit A siren unit including control means for controlling activation of a siren loudspeaker (8) at a selected frequency based on a frequency control signal, and input means for providing the frequency control signal to the control means. The input means furthe... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5973592 | Vehicle security system including a remote unit that emulates security system condition local indications and related method A vehicle security system includes a controller in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals. A local indicator generates a plurality of local security system condition indications adjacent the vehicle based upon respecti... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5889463 | Anti-theft device The present invention defines an anti-theft device for use with a variety of personal property, including bicycles, motorcycles and other small vehicles employing a three-part assembly of high-impact glass-filled nylon which attaches to vehicle frames of ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5861801 | Vehicle theft deterrent apparatus and method A vehicle theft deterrent apparatus and method includes a flashing light emitting diode (LED) placed in a visible position within the passenger compartment of a vehicle to simulate an authenticate, armed security system. The flashing LED is powered by a D... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5856777 | Simulated vehicle alarm A simulated vehicle alarm including a housing formed of an electrically insulative material. A light-emitting diode is secured to the housing. A pair of electrically conductive leads are connected to the light-emitting diode and extend therefrom. A pair o... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5780937 | Safety management system for a motor vehicle A driver's seat sensor switch has contacts that are operable to generate a driver present signal in response to a driver's seat of a motor vehicle being occupied. A passenger's seat sensor switch has contacts that are operable to generate a passenger pres... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5745033 | Vehicular remote distress signal A vehicular remote distress signal including a vehicle with an alarm. Also included is a receiver situated within the vehicle and coupled to the alarm. The receiver is adapted to actuate the alarm upon the receipt of a distress signal. Finally, a portable... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5739747 | Vehicle security system including a remote unit that emulates security system condition local indications and related methods A vehicle security system includes a controller in the vehicle for generating a plurality of security system condition signals. A local indicator generates a plurality of local security system condition indications adjacent the vehicle based upon respecti... | 04/14/1998 |
