Patent ID: 7308272

Claim:
An apparatus for identifying the location of a mobile phone, comprising: a housing coupled to a fastener, the fastener operable to attach to a window of an automobile; a power management controller positioned in the housing, the power management controller coupled to a power source; an activation trigger positioned at least partially in the housing, wherein the activation trigger sends an activation command to the power management controller; a position locator positioned at least partially in the housing, wherein the position locator determines a location by receiving information from one or more satellites and transmits a digital signal indicating the determined location, the position locator coupled to the power management controller; a visual indicator positioned at least partially in the housing and coupled to the position locator; a converter positioned in the housing and coupled to the position locator, wherein the converter converts the digital signal received from the position locator into a dual tone multi frequency audio signal indicating the determined location; and a speaker positioned at least partially in the housing and coupled to the converter, wherein: the speaker outputs the dual tone multi frequency audio signal indicating the determined location; the dual tone multi frequency audio signal comprises a latitude group, a longitude group, and a velocity group; the latitude group, the longitude group, and the velocity group each comprise a respective delimiter; a first tone represents a delimiter associated with the latitude group; a second tone represents a delimiter associated with the longitude group; and a third tone represents a delimiter associated with the velocity group.