Wireless address and street name locator

Abstract

A system ( 10 ) for viewing location marker data on a display ( 14 ) located in a vehicle ( 16 ) has a transponder ( 20 ) located on a structure ( 18 ) and a transmitter ( 22 ) located on the vehicle, which transmits a first signal ( 24 ). The transponder receives the first signal and transmits a second signal ( 26 ) with a first identification tag. A receiver ( 28 ) in the vehicle receives the second signal. A microprocessor ( 30 ) in the vehicle interprets the first identification tag and displays location marker data corresponding to the first identification tag on the display.

1 . A system for viewing location marker data on a display located in a vehicle comprising:
 a transponder located on a structure;   a transmitter located on said vehicle which transmits a first signal;   wherein said transponder receives said first signal and transmits a second signal with a first identification tag;   a receiver in said vehicle which receives said second signal; and   a microprocessor in said vehicle which interprets said first identification tag and displays location marker data corresponding to said first identification tag on said display.   
     
     
         2 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein said first signal comprises a second identification tag. 
     
     
         3 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 2  wherein said second identification tag comprises vehicle identification information. 
     
     
         4 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 3  wherein said transponder transmits said second signal only on authentication of said second identification tag. 
     
     
         5 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the display shows a distance to said structure. 
     
     
         6 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the structure is a street sign. 
     
     
         7 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 6  wherein said second signal contains additional information selected from a group comprising city name, county name, and directions to a location. 
     
     
         8 . A system for obtaining information about a vehicle approaching a building comprising:
 a transmitter located on said building which transmits a first signal;   a transponder located in said vehicle;   wherein said transponder receives said first signal and transmits a second signal with a first identification tag;   a receiver in said building which receives said second signal; and   a microprocessor in said building which interprets said first identification tag and displays vehicle information corresponding to said first identification tag on a display.   
     
     
         9 . A system for identifying vehicles as in  claim 8  wherein said transmitter and said receiver are in a single unit. 
     
     
         10 . A system for identifying vehicles as in  claim 8  wherein said first identification tag comprises a name of an owner of said vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . A system for identifying vehicles as in  claim 8  wherein said first identification tag comprises a name of at least one occupant of said vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . A system for identifying vehicles as in  claim 8  wherein the display displays a distance to said vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the display appears on a windshield of the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the first identification tag comprises a link to a URL. 
     
     
         15 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the transponder comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. 
     
     
         16 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 1  wherein the display comprises visual information, audio information, or both. 
     
     
         17 . A system for viewing location marker data as in  claim 8  wherein first identification tag comprises vehicle driver identification based on biometric sensors in said vehicle.