Robert H Drew

US Patent:

6809659, Oct 26, 2004

Filed:

May 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/859729

Inventors:

Kenneth E. Flick - Douglasville GA
Robert L. Drew - Bowdon GA

Assignee:

Omega Patents, L.L.C. - Douglasville GA

International Classification:

G08G 1123

US Classification:

340989, 342457

Abstract:

A vehicle tracking system includes a vehicle racking unit and a monitoring station communicating therewith. The vehicle tracking unit preferably includes a test switch, a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller. The controller is preferably for operating the at least one vehicle device and for cooperating with the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device to determine and send vehicle position information to the monitoring station. Moreover, the controller may be switchable to a test mode for test operation of the at least one vehicle device responsive to activation of the test switch. Accordingly, an installer, for example, can quickly check that the tracking unit has been properly installed.

US Patent:

20040049325, Mar 11, 2004

Filed:

Sep 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/236369

Inventors:

Kenneth Flick - Douglasville GA, US
Michael Thompson - Douglasville GA, US
Robert Drew - Bowdon GA, US

Assignee:

Omega Patents, L.L.C. - Douglasville GA

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

701/002000, 701/036000

Abstract:

A remote control system for a vehicle includes a controller at the vehicle, and at least one remote device for wireless communication with the controller. The remote device may include a portable handheld housing, to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle, and a display, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), mounted on the portable housing for displaying a selected vehicle style image from among a plurality of different selectable vehicle style images. For example, the different selectable vehicle style images may include a sedan style image, a pickup truck style image, and a van style image. The LCD may include a common image portion for all of the different selectable vehicle style images, and at least one other defining image portion selectively operated together with the common image portion to display the selected vehicle style image.