Hand held car locator
Patent 6392592 Issued on May 21, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 16, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 16, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesVehicle locator system Apparatus and method for remote convenience message transmission and control with a tunable filter receiver Transmitter for remote convenience system having coiled, extendable antenna GPS receiver with close range wireless communication port Emergency phone for automatically summoning multiple emergency response services Patent #: 6226510 InventorsApplicationNo. 572923 filed on 05/16/2000US Classes:342/357.07, Tracking or monitoring (i.e., lost or stolen vehicles)340/426.13, Remote control340/426.16, Transmitter and receiver in vehicle340/426.28, Door or lock340/507, Fail-safe340/574, Holdup340/987, Rudder position indicator340/988, VEHICLE POSITION INDICATION340/990, With map display340/993, Position indication transmitted by local station to remote location342/450, Position indicating (e.g., triangulation)342/456, Having traffic control342/457, Land vehicle location (e.g., bus, police car455/323, Particular frequency conversion structure or circuitry455/339, Band pass filter455/352, Remote control of receiver455/456.2, Based on request signal455/457, Location display455/521, Emergency dispatch or response455/522, Transmission power control technique455/564, Auto-dialing or repertory dialing (e.g., using bar code, etc.)455/566, Having display701/23, Automatic route guidance vehicle701/25, Storage or planning of route information701/29, Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication701/200, NAVIGATION701/207, Employing position determining equipment701/208, For use in a map data base system701/209, Including route searching or determining device701/213Using Global Positioning System (GPS)ExaminersPrimary: Nguyen, Tan T.Assistant: Mancho, Ronnie Foreign Patent References
International ClassesG01S 005/00H04B 001/00 H04B 007/00 H04B 011/00 AbstractA car locator system includes a hand held locator which receives information with regard to the location of a vehicle and then stores that information for display on the hand held locator. The hand held locator could be a key fob having buttons to command operation to the vehicle. When a command signal is transmitted to the vehicle, the vehicle then transmits its position location to the hand held location for storage. In this way, an operator will be able to have an indication of the location of the vehicle. The vehicle can communicate with GPS satellites to determine its location, or may communicate with ground based local transmitters. The ground based local transmitters can be programmed to provide an indication of the location of the vehicle within a parking lot.Field of SearchVehicle diagnosis or maintenance indicationIncluding route searching or determining device Automatic route guidance vehicle Storage or planning of route information NAVIGATION Employing position determining equipment For use in a map data base system Using Global Positioning System (GPS) Having traffic control Land vehicle location (e.g., bus, police car Position indicating (e.g., triangulation) Tracking or monitoring (i.e., lost or stolen vehicles) Using Global Positioning Satellite (GPS or Glonass) Rudder position indicator At remote location Holdup Fail-safe VEHICLE POSITION INDICATION With map display Position indication transmitted by local station to remote location Telescoping Flexible rod actuated With radio cabinet Emergency dispatch or response Transmission power control technique Auto-dialing or repertory dialing (e.g., using bar code, etc.) Having display Particular frequency conversion structure or circuitry Remote control of receiver Band pass filter | |
