GB2416942A - Apparatus for locating remote objects - Google Patents
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for locating a remote object. The apparatus comprises a first device carried by a user and a second device situated near to or attached to the remote object, whereby the device carried by the user may obtain and indicate the direction and distance to the remote device. The apparatus may be arranged to determine the location of more than one remote object and indicate the direction and distance information simultaneously or selectively. The second device may be arranged to obtain and indicate the direction and distance to the first device. The apparatus is particularly suited for finding the location of a vehicle in a large car park whereby the first device may be a key fob carried by the user for obtaining and indicating the direction and distance to the second device attached to the vehicle.
Description
24 1 6942 APPARATUS FOR LOCATING REMOTE 081ECTS
PREAMBLE
This document describes an apparatus for locating a remote object. The remote object may be difficult to relocate, it may have been intentionally left somewhere and then the location forgotten, or it may have been misplaced or lost.. The apparatus can be used to locate any type of remote object. The apparatus locates remote objects and property by indicating the direction and distance where the object or property is situated. The apparatus consists of one device in the possession of the user and one (or more) remote device(s) which is (are) situated with or near to the remote object(s). The device which is in the possession of the user indicates to the user the direction and distance of the remote device by means of a combination of visual, audible and vibrating indicators. H is possible for a variant of the apparatus to indicate the location of a plurality of remote devices and / or for the users' device to indicate the location by means of any combination of visual, audible or vibrating indicators. In another variant of the apparatus it is possible for one or more of the remote devices to indicate the location of the device in the possession of the user. The remote device would normally be attached to the remote object or property that the user wishes to locate. In order to provide an example of the invention, a specific application of a car finder is provided in this document whereby the user device is a car key fob. The remote device is fitted to the car. The user can then use the key fob to locate the car if, for example, it is in a large car park or parked in a street.
1. INTRODUCTION
This invention relates to an apparatus for finding the location of an object which is remote from the user of the apparatus. A particular application would be to use the invention as a car finder. An example of the apparatus as a car finder is shown below.
DEFINITIONS
Apparatus The apparatus consists of a 'User device' and one or more 'Remote device(s)' User The User is the person using the 'Apparatus'. Normally the User would be in possession of the 'User device' and would use this to locate the 'Remote device(s)' which is normally attached to the 'Remote object' or 'Property' which the 'User' wishes to locate.
User devote The User device is the part of the 'Apparatus' which indicates to the user the 'Location' of one or more 'Remote device(s)'. The User device would normally indicate the Page 1 Location' of only one 'Remote device' at any one time but may be used to indicate the Location' of multiple 'Remote devices' simultaneously. The User device may use one or more outputs to indicate the 'Location' of the 'Remote device'. Outputs or indicators can be any combination of the following: visual, audible, vibration. Examples of visual outputs would be a light emitting diode (L.E.D.) display which provides a digital display of the distance of the 'Remote device' from the 'User device', an L.E.D. display with an arrow icon which indicates the direction of the 'Remote dev ce' from the 'User device'.
An example of an audible indicator is one where the 'User device' would provide an audible bleep whose frequency would increase as the 'User device' gets closer to the Remote device'.
An example of a vibrating indicator or output is where the 'User device' vibrates in several different places, the place where the vibration takes place indicates the direction of the 'Remote device'.
Remote device The Remote device is the part of the 'Apparatus' which is normally attached to the Remote object' or 'Property'. Its purpose is to communicate to the 'User device' information which provides the 'Location' of the Remote device, thus also providing the Location' of the 'Remote object' or 'Property to which it is normally attached or near to.
Location The Location is the place where the 'Remote device' is situated. The Location is indicated by the 'User device' and is defined as the distance and the direction of the Remote device' with reference to the 'User device'.
Remote obje The Remote object can be any item. It is normally an item of value to the 'User' such that the 'User' would wish to be able to locate it by using the 'User device'. It is normally an item to which the 'User' apaches a 'Remote device' to (or places a 'Remote device' near to). This enables the 'User' to locate the Remote device and therefore the Remote object by using the 'User device'. 'Remote objectMs used interchangeably with 'Property in this document.
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPARATUS FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS The Apparatus can be used generally to locate any item. Such an item is described in this document as a Remote object. This is because the Remote object is normally located at a distance from the User. The User has possession of the User device. The Remote device is attached to (or near to) the Property (Remote object) which the User wishes to be able to locate with the User device. At any time when the User wishes to locate the Property, this can be done by using the User device which will indicate the distance and direction of the Remote device with reference to the User device. Since the Remote device is normally attached to the Property, the User can thus find the location of the Property.
Page 2 3. E)UMPLE OF APPARATUS APPLIED TO CAR FINDER The Apparatus can have many and varied applications. One example is to use it as a car finder. To do this the User object could be a key fob which consists of electronic components which enable it to communicate with the Remote device. A car driver could carry car keys on the key fob. The Remote device could also consist of electronic components which enable it to communicate with the User device. The Remote device could be attached to the car. In this example if the driver had parked the car in a large car park at say a supemmarket, upon leaving the store the driver may have forgotten the exact location of the car. Ely using the key fob in the drivers' possession the driver would get the location of the Remote device. Since the Remote device is attached to the car the driver would get the location of the car including its direction and its distance from the driver. Figure 1. shows this application.
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Claims (6)
1. An apparatus consisting of boo parts whereby the first part of the apparatus is able to communicate with the second part of the apparatus such that the first part of the apparatus can obtain and indicate the distance and direction of the second part of the apparatus.
2. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 so that the first part of the apparatus can output the distance and direction of the second part of the apparatus by any combination of visual audible and vibration indicators.
3. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 and Claim 2 so that the first part of the apparatus can obtain the distance and direction of more than one other parts (second part) of the apparatus and the first part of the apparatus may indicate this infommation simultaneously or it may be switched to indicate the distance and direction of each of these other parts of the apparatus separately.
4. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 Claim 2 and Claim 3 so that the second part of the apparatus can obtain the direction and distance of the first part of the apparatus and can output this information by visual audible and vibration indicators.
5. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 and Claim 2 which is applied as a car finder such that the second part of the apparatus is fixed to the car and the first part of the apparatus is a key fob in the possession of the user which indicates to the user the location of the car by indicating the distance and direction of the first part of the apparatus.
6. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 Claim 2 Claim 3 and Claim 4 which is applied as a person finder such that the first pad of the apparatus is carried by one person and the second part of the apparatus is carried by another person such that each person can find the location of the other by checking the indicators of their respective apparatus.
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| US5389934A (en) * | 1993-06-21 | 1995-02-14 | The Business Edge Group, Inc. | Portable locating system |
| US5525967A (en) * | 1993-11-01 | 1996-06-11 | Azizi; S. Massoud | System and method for tracking and locating an object |
| US6127931A (en) * | 1999-08-16 | 2000-10-03 | Mohr; Robert | Device for monitoring the movement of a person |
| EP1172663A2 (en) * | 2000-06-28 | 2002-01-16 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | System for wireless location and direction indication including multiple devices |
| US6363324B1 (en) * | 1999-11-12 | 2002-03-26 | David M Hildebrant | Vehicle location system |
| US20020190861A1 (en) * | 2001-06-13 | 2002-12-19 | Wentworth Robert E. | Electronic tether |
| EP1378878A1 (en) * | 2002-07-03 | 2004-01-07 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Vehicle locating system |
| GB2392032A (en) * | 2002-08-15 | 2004-02-18 | Kiddielink Ltd | Locating system |
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| US5389934A (en) * | 1993-06-21 | 1995-02-14 | The Business Edge Group, Inc. | Portable locating system |
| US5525967A (en) * | 1993-11-01 | 1996-06-11 | Azizi; S. Massoud | System and method for tracking and locating an object |
| US6127931A (en) * | 1999-08-16 | 2000-10-03 | Mohr; Robert | Device for monitoring the movement of a person |
| US6363324B1 (en) * | 1999-11-12 | 2002-03-26 | David M Hildebrant | Vehicle location system |
| EP1172663A2 (en) * | 2000-06-28 | 2002-01-16 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | System for wireless location and direction indication including multiple devices |
| US20020190861A1 (en) * | 2001-06-13 | 2002-12-19 | Wentworth Robert E. | Electronic tether |
| EP1378878A1 (en) * | 2002-07-03 | 2004-01-07 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Vehicle locating system |
| GB2392032A (en) * | 2002-08-15 | 2004-02-18 | Kiddielink Ltd | Locating system |
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