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Abstract

Auto Locating Emergency Rescue Transmitter (ALERT), is an automatic emergency signal generator that broadcasts a radio frequency (rf) signal that can be locally received across the entire AM band spectrum for guiding rescuers to the location of a distressed automobile, aircraft or other vehicle that may also be outside of anyone's cognizance. The preferred embodiment includes an additional amplifier/modulator with a pre-recorded voice or tone-coded message that may be installed in or provided as an adjunct to the vehicle's existing radio. To use this embodiment, rescuers may determine the location of the distressed vehicle by standard rf signal tracking techniques. However, using recently available technologies, an alternate embodiment provides map grid co-ordinates to rescuers via a link to the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) System. In either embodiment activation of the system is accomplished via an inertia switch or manual override switch in the vehicle. In later model automobiles the inertia switch is already also present to activate the air bag. This switch may be redundantly linked to the ALERT system.

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