Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus
CA 2069230 C · Owner: Wortham, Larry Clifford · Inventors: Wortham, Larry Clifford
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A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided including at least, one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit to obtain location information from an overhead message stream transmitted from cellular telephone transmitter sites. The location is displayed on a display located in the vehicle or the microprocessor periodically instructs the mobile cellular unit to initiate a call to a host controller and upon receipt of transmitting instructions from the host controller, transmits the location information for display on a screen connected to the host …
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- Filed May 22, 1992 and granted July 23, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 22, 2012.
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