Fahd A Ahmed

US Patent:

20100117868, May 13, 2010

Filed:

Nov 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/269362

Inventors:

John Robert Van Wiemeersch - Novi MI, US
Steven Yellin Schondorf - Dearborn MI, US
Fahd Ahmed - Dearborn Heights MI, US
Amy Garby - Canton MI, US
Jennifer L. Mezigian - Northville MI, US

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G08G 1/123

US Classification:

340989

Abstract:

A system and method for transmitting a location signal indicative of the location of the vehicle to a first wireless device is provided. The system comprises a navigation module and a controller. The navigation module is positioned within the vehicle and is configured to transmit a location signal indicative of the physical location of the vehicle. The controller is configured to transmit the location signal as a radio frequency (RF) based signal to the at least one wireless device in response to detecting the occurrence of at least one predetermined vehicle event.