| United States Patent | 7,242,321 |
| New , et al. | July 10, 2007 |
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 location of the vehicle relative to the hand-held unit. The locator element in the vehicle sends an indication of the location to the vehicle. The data transceiver in the hand-held unit is further operative to receive the indication of the location of the vehicle and to send the indication to a location indicator. Upon receipt of the indication of the location, the location indicator alerts an operator of the hand-held unit.
| Current U.S. Class: | 340/988 ; 340/426.22; 340/539.11; 342/357.07; 342/457; 701/200; 701/302 |
| Current International Class: | G08G 1/123 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: | 340/426.22,426.36,988,989,995.26,995.27,539.11 342/357.07,457 701/200,302 |
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Assistant Examiner: Walk; Samuel J
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