Vehicle location system
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1. A method for locating a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- determining by a device within the vehicle whether a payment due date has passed;
if the payment due date has passed, performing the steps of activating, without receiving signals from outside of the vehicle, a location system, wherein the location system determines the location of the vehicle and transmits the location to a service agency.
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Abstract
A vehicle location system which operates to provide a location of a vehicle. Specifically, if a payment due date associated with the vehicle has passed and a payment has not been received for the vehicle, the vehicle location system operates to provide the vehicle'"'"'s location to a service agency. The service agency can then locate and repossess the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle location system can be activated if it is detected that the vehicle is being tampered with. The location of the vehicle can be determined using global positioning satellites or by triangulation using base stations in mobile radio systems.
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1. A method for locating a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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determining by a device within the vehicle whether a payment due date has passed;
if the payment due date has passed, performing the steps ofactivating, without receiving signals from outside of the vehicle, a location system, wherein the location system determines the location of the vehicle and transmits the location to a service agency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
providing, by the service agency, the location of the vehicle on an Internet web page; and
confiscating the vehicle using the location.
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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
illuminating a red light when a payment on the vehicle is past due.
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7. A system for locating a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle disablement system, wherein the vehicle disablement system disables the vehicle if a code associated with a payment due date is not entered prior to the payment due date;
a location system, the location system comprising a location determining device, wherein the location determining device determines a location of the vehicle when the vehicle disablement system indicates that a payment due date has passed without receiving a code associated with the payment due date; and
a location providing device, wherein the location providing device receives the location of the vehicle from the location determining device and provides the location of the vehicle to a service agency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
a red and green light to indicate whether a payment is due.
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13. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a tampering detector, wherein if the tampering detector determines that the vehicle disablement device or the location system has been tampered with, the tampering detector activates the location system to provide the location of the vehicle to the service agency.
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14. A method for providing a location of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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activating, without receiving signals from outside of the vehicle, a location system if a payment due date associated with the vehicle has passed without a payment associated with the payment due date having been received for the vehicle, wherein the determination is made within the vehicle; and
sending, by the location system, the location of the vehicle to a service agency. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
illuminating a red light and producing a constant audible sound when a payment on the vehicle is past due.
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Current AssigneeBasel Alsalah, RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC (RFC Capital Holdings Inc.)
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Original AssigneePayment Protection Systems, Inc. (Sekurus, Inc.)
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InventorsSimon, Michael P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Wu, Daniel J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Nguyen, Tai T.
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Application NumberUS10/265,112Publication NumberTime in Patent Office547 DaysField of Search340/825.36, 340/825.49, 340/992, 340/425.5, 340/988, 701/30, 701/29, 701/213US Class Current340/426.19CPC Class CodesG06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or paymentsG06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoringG06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax str...G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing t...G06Q 40/12 AccountingG07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus f...G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e...G07C 9/00658 operated by passive electri...G07C 9/30 not involving the use of a ...G07F 17/24 for parking metersG08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the...
