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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frans Zijderhand, Valkenswaard, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342457 ; 364449 ;
Abstract
For locating an earthbound and freely movable vehicle, first interfacing to an external coordinate system for determining an actual vehicle position is effected. This position is recurrently and wireless transmitted to a remote station. For restricting the number of transmissions in the vehicle a discrete internal change of status is detected. Upon detection the transmitting is effected.