Patent ID: 7242321
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A system for locating a vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held unit with a data transceiver operative to generate a location request signal, a location indicator for alerting an operator of the hand-held unit of a vehicle location; a sensor for detecting an angular deviation of the hand-held unit from a north-south reference line of earth; and a hand-held module coupled to the sensor for receipt of the angular deviation and operative to sending the angular deviation to the location indicator for alerting the operator of the angular deviation of the hand-held unit; a location element in the vehicle operative upon receipt of the location request signal to determine a location of the hand-held unit relative to the vehicle and to send an indication of the location to the hand-held unit; and wherein the data transceiver in the hand-held unit is further operative to receive the indication of the location of the hand-held unit and send the indication to a location indicator of the hand-held unit.