A vehicle locating unit with improved power management method
CA 2608989 C · Owner: Cletheroe, Daniel Jonathan Finchley · Inventors: Stroud, Ian Christopher; Watson, Nigel James; Smith, Gerard Edward
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A vehicle locating unit with improved power management. A receiver receives a signal from a network of communication sources. A signal strength monitoring subsystem determines which of the communication sources are transmitting the strongest signals. A power management subsystem is responsive to the signal strength monitoring subsystem and is configured to alternatively enter sleep and wake-up modes, synchronize the wake-up mode to the communication source transmitting the strongest signal, and test the signal strength of at least one additional communication source according to a predefined sequence.
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- Filed May 17, 2006 and granted May 22, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 17, 2026.
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