IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999--Thanks to recent cost reductions in Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers and affordable communications, help is on the way for law enforcement and emergency response agencies seeking better weapons to battle the growing incidents of carjackings, security violations and emergency situations facing motorists today.
Since Car Trace Inc. of Irvine was issued a patent (U.S. Patent 5,515,285) in 1996 for its technology, several companies have developed systems using GPS that automatically notify emergency response agencies and allow them to monitor vehicles facing danger from crime, accidents or natural disaster. Some contain elements of the Car Trace patent.