| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle locating system (10) includes a first transmitter (12) within the vehicle (14), the first transmitter (12) is configured to transmit a location signal (18); and a key fob including: a receiver (54), a direction indicator (20), and wherein the direction indicator (20) is configured to point towards the first transmitter (12) in response to receipt of the location signal (18) by the receiver (54). In another embodiment, the vehicle (14) locating system (10) includes a first cellular telephone (103) within the vehicle (14); a first GPS receiver (104) within the vehicle (14) and in operable communication with the first cellular telephone (103), the first GPS receiver (104) is configured to determine a location of the vehicle (14); a hand-held device (102) including: a direction indicator (20), a second cellular telephone, and a second GPS receiver in operable communication with the second cellular telephone, the second GPS receiver is configured to determine a location of the hand-held device (102); and wherein the first GPS receiver (104) provides the location of the vehicle (14) to the first cellular telephone (103), and the direction indicator (20) is configured to point in a direction of the vehicle (14) in response to a comparison of the location of the vehicle (14) and the location of the hand-held device (102).</p> |
