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System for automatic vehicle location via cable TV
Assignee: Trimble Inc
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Filing: 1995-10-18
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2015-10-18
Abstract
Abstract A system for visually representing the location of an item on a television. In one embodiment, a user of the present system telephonically requests that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a cable television company and displayed on the user's television. In the present embodiment, the user's television is connected with the cable television company by cable. Once the request is received at the cable television company, position information indicative of the location of the item is transmitted from the item to a receiver. The position information is then transmitted from the receiver to the cable television company. The acquired position information is then transmitted from the cable television company to the user's television. A visual representation of the position of the item is then displayed on the user's television.
Inventors
- 👤 James C. Reynolds
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:16
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/20; G08G1/205; B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/10; B60R25/102; G01; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; G01S1/04; G01S1/047; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/0018; G01S5/0027; G01S5/0081; G08G1/123; G01S2205/00; G01S2205/001; G01S2205/002; G01S2205/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A system for visually providing position information representing the location of an item, said system comprising: a cable television service provider coupled to a receiver which, in turn, is communicatively coupled to a position determining system monitoring an item to be located, said receiver adapted to receive position information of said item, said cable television service provider further adapted to transmit said position information received at said receiver to a display device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
A system for visually providing position information representing the location of an item, said system comprising: a cable television service provider coupled to a receiver which, in turn, is communicatively coupled to a position determining system monitoring an item to be located, said receiver adapted to receive position information of said item, said cable television service provider further adapted to transmit said position information received at said receiver to a display device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system for visually providing position information as recited in claim 1 wherein said cable television service provider is coupled to a data input device, said data input device adapted to request transmission of said position information of said item from said cable television service provider to said display device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system for visually providing position information as recited in claim 1 wherein said position determining system is selected from the class of satellite-based radio navigation systems consisting of the Global Positioning System and the Global Orbiting Navigation System.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system for visually providing position information as recited in claim 1 wherein said position determining system is selected from the class of ground-based radio navigation systems consisting of LORAN, Shoran, Decca, and TACAN.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system for visually providing position information as recited in claim 1 wherein said cable television service provider is coupled to a data input device, said data input device adapted to request transmission of said position information of said item from said cable television service provider to a television.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system for visually providing position information as recited in claim 1 wherein said cable television service provider is coupled to a telephone, said telephone for requesting transmission of said position information of said item from said cable television service provider to said display device.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
124 words
A system for visually representing the location of an item, said system comprising: a position determining system coupled to an item to be located, a receiver communicatively coupled to said position determining system, said receiver adapted to receive position information of said item, a display device adapted to display a visual representation of said position information of said item, a cable television service provider communicatively coupled to said receiver, said cable television service provider transmitting said position information received at said receiver to said display device, and a data input device communicatively coupled to said cable television service provider, said data input device adapted to request transmission of said position information of said item from said cable television service provider to said display device.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
124 words
A system for visually representing the location of an item, said system comprising: a position determining system coupled to an item to be located, a receiver communicatively coupled to said position determining system, said receiver adapted to receive position information of said item, a display device adapted to display a visual representation of said position information of said item, a cable television service provider communicatively coupled to said receiver, said cable television service provider transmitting said position information received at said receiver to said display device, and a data input device communicatively coupled to said cable television service provider, said data input device adapted to request transmission of said position information of said item from said cable television service provider to said display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said position determining system is selected from the class of satellite-based radio navigation systems consisting of the Global Positioning System and the Global Orbiting Navigation System.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said position determining system is selected from the class of ground-based radio navigation systems consisting of LORAN, Shoran, Decca, and TACAN.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said item to located is a vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said display device is a television.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said data input device is a telephone.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for visually representing the location of an item on a display device comprising the steps of: requesting, from a cable television service provider, a visual representation of the location of an item, acquiring, at said cable television service provider, position information indicative of the location of said item, transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television service provider to a display device, displaying a visual representation of said position information of said item on said display device.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for visually representing the location of an item on a display device comprising the steps of: requesting, from a cable television service provider, a visual representation of the location of an item, acquiring, at said cable television service provider, position information indicative of the location of said item, transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television service provider to a display device, displaying a visual representation of said position information of said item on said display device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said step of requesting, from said cable television service provider, a visual representation of the location of an item further comprises requesting, from said cable television service provider, a visual representation of the location of a vehicle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as recited in claim 14 wherein said step of using a data input device to perform said request further includes using a telephone to perform said request.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said step of requesting, from said cable television service provider, a visual representation of the location of an item further includes using a data input device to perform said request.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said step of acquiring, at said cable television service provider, position information indicative of the location of said item, further includes the step of using a position determining system selected from the class of satellite-based radio navigation systems consisting of the Global Positioning System and the Global Orbiting Navigation System to generate said position information indicative of said location of said item.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said step of acquiring, at said cable television service provider, position information indicative of the location of said item, further includes the step of using a position determining system selected from the class of ground-based radio navigation systems consisting of LORAN, Shoran, Decca, and TACAN to generate said position information indicative of said location of said item.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as recited in claim 13 wherein said step of transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television service provider to said display device further comprises transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television service provider to a television.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for visually representing the location of an item on a television comprising the steps of: requesting that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a cable television company and displayed on a television, generating position information indicative of the location of said item, receiving said position information at a receiver communicatively coupled to said item, transmitting said position information from said receiver to said cable television company communicatively coupled to said receiver, transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television company to said television, displaying a visual representation of said position information of said item on said television.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for visually representing the location of an item on a television comprising the steps of: requesting that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a cable television company and displayed on a television, generating position information indicative of the location of said item, receiving said position information at a receiver communicatively coupled to said item, transmitting said position information from said receiver to said cable television company communicatively coupled to said receiver, transmitting said acquired position information from said cable television company to said television, displaying a visual representation of said position information of said item on said television.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method as recited in claim 20 wherein said step of requesting that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a cable television company and displayed on a television further comprises the step of telephonically requesting that a visual representation of the location of a vehicle be transmitted from said cable television company and displayed on said television.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as recited in claim 20 wherein said step of generating position information indicative of the location of said item further comprises the step of generating said position information using a position determining system selected from the class of satellite-based radio navigation systems consisting of the Global Positioning System and the Global Orbiting Navigation System.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method as recited in claim 20 wherein said step of generating position information indicative of the location of said item further comprises the step of generating said position information using a position determining system selected from the class of ground-based radio navigation systems consisting of LORAN, Decca, and TACAN.
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