Vehicle location navigation system

摘要

An apparatus includes a connector to an on board diagnostic (OBD) port of a vehicle, wireless communications circuitry, a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to monitor the ignition state of the vehicle, and upon detecting an ignition off state, reporting at least the off state to a network-enabled communications appliance wirelessly paired for wireless communication with the apparatus.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
monitoring the ignition state of a vehicle via an apparatus having a processor and a memory, a connector to an on board diagnostic (OBD) port of a vehicle, and wireless communications circuitry; upon detecting an ignition off state, reporting at least the state to a network-enabled communications appliance paired for wireless communication with the apparatus; from the wireless communications appliance, uploading the ignition state, time, date, and location information to a network-connected server; at the server, validating and storing the state including associated information; and upon a request received at the server from at least one authorized user, processing the information including vehicle location information and serving it to the at least one authorized user.