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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Piwowarski, Holly, MI (US);
Mark Malinowski, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magellan DIS, Inc., Rochester, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ; H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701207 ; 701211 ; 340989 ;
Abstract
A vehicle assistance request system includes methodology for accurately and specifically identifying the vehicle location when a request is made. A written, textual description of the vehicle location, identifying streets, addresses, and other available information is provided to enhance the ability of the service provider to locate the vehicle. Further, response time is reduced and accuracy in locating a vehicle is increased. The method of this invention includes a multi-tiered decision process for determining where the vehicle is located.