Inventor: David H. Hildebrant
U.S. Patent S/N: # 6,363,324
As attorney for the inventor of the innovative Vehicle Location System we are currently seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention.
The present invention relates generally to location systems and, more specifically, to a system utilizing the global positioning satellite network to locate a vehicle when left in a parking lot or other crowded area. The system includes a locator unit and a remote unit. The locator unit is connected to the vehicle and includes a processor; a transmitter for obtaining a location from the GPS indicating the location of the vehicle; and a receiver for receiving the location signal from the GPS for storage in the processor.
Objects of the present invention:
Now for the first time the Vehicle Locator System is available for millions of potential users. The low manufacturing cost of the item is of major importance.
| LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS | |
| 10 vehicle locator system | 40 visual altitude indicator |
| 12 user | 42 speaker |
| 13 vehicle | 44 first button |
| 14 parking lot | 46 second button |
| 16 Global Positioning Satellite | 48 hood of vehicle |
| 18 vehicles in parking lot | 50 vehicle battery |
| 20 remote unit of present invention | 52 vehicle ignition system |
| 22 vehicle locator unit | 54 antenna of locator unit |
| 24 arrow indicating request signal from remote unit to the GPS satellite | 56 processor of remote unit |
| 26 arrow indicating position signal from remote unit from GPS satellite | 57 power source of remote unit |
| 28 arrow indicating request signal from remote unit to the GPS satellite | 58 transmitter of remote unit |
| 30 arrow indicating position signal of locator unit from GPS satellite | 60 receiver of remote unit |
| 32 arrow indicating location signal from remote unit to locator unit | 62 processor of locator unit |
| 34 arrow indicating location response signal from locator unit to the remote unit | 64 transmitter of locator unit |
| 36 front side of remote unit | 66 receiver of locator unit |
| 37 power switch | 68 sensor of locator unit |
| 38 visual direction indicator | 70 display of locator unit |
FIGURE 1
Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a parking lot in which a user is attempting to locate a vehicle using the vehicle locator system.
FIGURE 2
Figure 2 is an enlarged top perspective view of the remote unit used with the vehicle locator system of the present invention.
FIGURE 3
Figure 3 is an enlarged top perspective view of the locator unit positioned within the vehicle of the vehicle locator system of the present invention.
FIGURE 4
Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the remote unit and locator unit of the vehicle locator system.
FIGURE 5
Figure 5 is a block diagram of the vehicle locator system of the present invention.
If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty
agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows: