Joseph Edward Byrd

US Patent:

62626566, Jul 17, 2001

Filed:

Nov 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/432127

Inventors:

Joseph E. Byrd - Raleigh NC
Kaspar A. Kasparian - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

Telectronics, Inc. - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

B60R 2510

US Classification:

340426

Abstract:

A new add-on vehicular system is capable of responding to large area or nation-wide commands over paging networks, to remotely foil the unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle or a fleet automobile or a group of fleet vehicles, as well as to help the recovery of stolen vehicles. The preferred embodiment of the system comprises a paging receiver and decoder, a microcontroller with embedded programmable software and memory and a vehicular systems control interface. The system does not require central monitoring systems, or portable controls or vehicular user set controls or portable key chain controls or keypads or cellular phones or separation of vehicular transceivers from owner carried transceivers to activate the system. In a second embodiment, a two-way radio paging approach is employed in the system to expand its capabilities and to additionally provide remotely controlled transmission of data from vehicles, including data pertaining to the position coordinates of the vehicle.

US Patent:

60492694, Apr 11, 2000

Filed:

Apr 3, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/626809

Inventors:

Joseph E. Byrd - Raleigh NC
Kaspar A. Kasparian - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

Telectronics, Inc. - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

B60R 2510

US Classification:

340426

Abstract:

A new add-on vehicular system is capable of responding to large area or nation-wide commands over paging networks, to remotely foil the unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle or a fleet automobile or a group of fleet vehicles, as well as to help the recovery of stolen vehicles. The preferred embodiment of the system comprises a paging receiver and decoder, a microcontroller with embedded programmable software and memory and a vehicular systems control interface. The system does not require central monitoring systems, or portable controls or vehicular user set controls or portable key chain controls or keypads or cellular phones or separation of vehicular transceivers from owner carried transceivers to activate the system. In a second embodiment, a two-way radio paging approach is employed in the system to expand its capabilities and to additionally provide remotely controlled transmission of data from vehicles, including data pertaining to the position coordinates of the vehicle.