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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
Toshiro Mise, Hirakata, JP;
Kiyotaka Takehara, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Akira Oya, Hirakata, JP;
Kazuhiro Honda, Kashiba, JP;
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A support request processing system using GPS data for locating a person requesting a support. The system is supplemented with a mobile terminal to be carried by the person separately from a GPS terminal left in the vehicle. The mobile terminal transmits a support request signal by way of a radio communication to the GPS terminal which responds to receive the GPS data from the GPS satellite and transmits the data to a message center. Upon receiving the GPS data, the message center calculates the position of the GPS terminal and notifies a warning message for rescue of the person. With the inclusion of the mobile terminal, the system can estimate the location of the person around the GPS terminal or the vehicle even when the person is within buildings where the GPS data from the GPS satellites is not available.