Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a satellite
Reexamination Certificate
2001-08-09
2003-08-26
Blum, Theodore M. (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a satellite
C342S357490, C342S357490, C342S357490, C701S208000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06611229
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a vehicle tracking system, a vehicle-theft warning system, and a theft-warning vehicle tracking system. More specifically, the present invention is directed to such a vehicle tracking system capable of retrieving a position of a vehicle to clarify the retrieved vehicle position on a map in such a case that an owner of the vehicle forgets a parked position of this vehicle, or an existence position of the own vehicle is unknown. Otherwise, in the case that a rental vehicle is employed, when an existence position of the rental vehicle is unknown since this rental vehicle is taken off at a place different from a scheduled place, the vehicle tracking system retrieves the present position of the rental vehicle to clearly indicate this position on the map. Also, while a person parks a vehicle at a specific position for a scheduled time duration, in such a case that this own vehicle is moved from the specific position before the scheduled time duration has elapsed, and/or in such a case that although a door of the vehicle is locked and further no passenger rides this vehicle, a certain weight is applied to this vehicle so that a self-weight of this vehicle is change, the vehicle-theft warning system notifies that this vehicle encounters with a car theft by producing a warning notice from this vehicle. More specifically, the present invention is directed to such a theft-warning vehicle tracking system. That is, while a vehicle is parked at a specific position for a preselected time duration, when this vehicle is moved from the specific position to be stolen before the preselected time duration has passed, and/or in such a case that although a door of a vehicle is locked and no passenger is present in this case, a certain weight is applied to this vehicle so that a self-weight of this vehicle is changed and a position of this vehicle is changed from a specific position, the theft-warning vehicle tracking system judges such a fact that this vehicle is stolen, performs a polling operation of the vehicle position in a short time interval, and then, clearly indicates the move position of this vehicle on a map, which is provided to an owner of this vehicle.
2. Related Art
Generally, as to vehicles, or automobiles, owners of the vehicles drive the vehicles for various purposes of shopping, sightseeing spots (pleasure parks), and travels. In a certain case, owners of vehicles may rent their vehicles to their acquaintances, or their friends. As explained above, while use fields of vehicles are more and more extended, a total number of vehicles driven in the domestic area would be considerably increased. In such a case that an owner of a vehicle rents his vehicle to his acquaintance, or his friend, if either the acquaintance or the friend communicates with this owner of the vehicle, then a present position of this vehicle can be clarified. To the contrary, if either the acquaintance or the friend gives no answer, then this vehicle owner is brought into such a condition that the present location of his vehicle cannot be completely grasped.
Also, in the case of a rental vehicle, there is no problem when person returns this rental vehicle to a predetermined place on the expiration day/time according to a rental-contract. In the contrary, if person does not return this rental vehicle to a predetermined place on the expiration day/time according to a rental-contract, then a present location of this rental vehicle cannot be grasped.
Furthermore, since owners of vehicles never continuously watch their vehicles for 24 hours, there are many possibilities that these vehicles are left at parking lots of shopping areas, parking lots of pleasure parks, parking areas of sightseeing spots, and outdoor areas. Under such circumstance, there are some possibilities that vehicles may encounter car-thefts. If vehicles may encounter such car-thefts, then no one knows where the stolen-vehicles are presently located.
Further, in the below-mentioned cases, for instance, a parking lot of a shopping area, a parking place of a pleasure park, and a parking area of a sightseeing spot, the owner realizes the vehicle actually encounters a car-theft when the vehicle encounters the car-theft and is moved from the parking area. However, this vehicle is not equipped with countermeasure for warning the vehicle owner while his vehicle is stolen.
Under such a condition that an owner of a vehicle cannot completely grasp where his vehicle is presently located, this vehicle could not be searched in the general art system. Also, in the case of a rental vehicle, if person does to return a rental vehicle to a predetermined place on an expiration day/time according to a rental-contract, then very cumbersome works are necessarily required in order to collect this rental vehicle.
Also, generally, even when such an abnormal condition (for example, owner encounters car-theft) happens to occur in a vehicle, since no notification capable of notifying such a car-theft is issued without sensing this abnormal condition, the owner cannot immediately take a proper measure.
Furthermore, in the case that a driver of a vehicle encounters with a theft of his parked vehicle, this vehicle driver may grasp this car-theft when the vehicle driver returns to this parked vehicle and actually sees the disappear of his parked vehicle. As a result, the vehicle owner cannot completely grasp where the stolen vehicle is presently located.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle tracking system operable in such a manner that with respect to a member whose vehicle is a missing vehicle, an existence position of this missing vehicle can be supplied while being displayed on a map.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle tracking system capable of avoiding such an operation that a vehicle position map information is mistakenly supplied to a third party, while the vehicle position map information where an existence position of a missing vehicle owned by a member is displayed on a map is provided to such a member.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle tracking system operable in such a manner that while an existence position of a rental vehicle is automatically retrieved when a rental term is ended, the existence position of the rental vehicle can be supplied with being displayed on a map even in such a case that person does not take off the rental vehicle in a previously-set area at an expiration of this rental term according to a rental contract.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a stolen-vehicle warning system operable in such a way that in such a case that when a vehicle used by an owner is parked at a specific parking position for a scheduled time duration, if this vehicle is moved from the specific position before a predetermined time duration has passed, it is possible to notify such a fact that the vehicle is stolen, and/or, in such a case that even while a door of the vehicle is locked and therefore no passenger is present in this vehicle, if a certain weight is applied to this vehicle and thus a self-weight of this vehicle is changed, it is possible to notify such a car theft by producing a warning notice from this vehicle.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a stolen-vehicle tracking system operable in such a way that in such a case that when a vehicle used by an owner is parked at a specific parking position for a scheduled time duration, if this vehicle is moved from the specific position before a predetermined time duration has passed and then is stolen, a move position of this stolen vehicle can be clarified on a map in a periodic manner, and provided to the owner of this stolen vehicle.
A still further object of the present invention to provide a theft-warning vehicle tracking system operable in such a way that in such a case that even while a door of a vehicle is locked and therefore no passenger is present in this vehicle, if a ce
Muramatsu Harushi
Oishi Hiroki
Blum Theodore M.
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Yazaki -Corporation
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