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Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus
Assignee: IRON OAKS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Filing: 1996-04-05
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Granted: 1997-07-29
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Expires: 2016-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit to obtain location information from an overhead message stream transmitted from cellular telephone transmitter sites. The location is displayed on a display located in the vehicle or the microprocessor periodically instructs the mobile cellular unit to initiate a call to a host controller and, upon receipt of transmitting instructions from the host controller, transmits the location information for display on a screen connected to the host controller.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry C. Wortham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:39
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/20; G01; G01D; G01D4/00; G01D4/002; G01D4/004; G07; G07C; G07C5/00; G07C5/008; H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/14; H04B7/15; H04B7/185; H04B7/1853; H04B7/18558; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/021; H04W4/029; H04W4/30; H04W4/40; H04W4/48; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W60/00; H04W60/04; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/183; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B90/00; Y02B90/20; Y04; Y04S; Y04S20/00; Y04S20/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A remote host controller for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: a memory operable to store a report associated with the vehicle, the report indicating an approximate location of the vehicle; a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers; a processor coupled to the memory and the database, the processor operable to select a cellular number associated with a cellular system serving the approximate location of the vehicle; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the vehicle using the selected cellular number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A remote host controller for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: a memory operable to store a report associated with the vehicle, the report indicating an approximate location of the vehicle; a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers; a processor coupled to the memory and the database, the processor operable to select a cellular number associated with a cellular system serving the approximate location of the vehicle; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the vehicle using the selected cellular number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The remote host controller of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a system identification number associated with the cellular system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The remote host controller of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a system identification number and a cell site identification number associated with the cellular system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The remote host controller of claim 1, wherein the report comprises a geographical location of the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The remote host controller of claim 1, wherein the cellular numbers comprise a plurality of roamer numbers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The remote host controller of claim 1, wherein: the report comprises a system identification number associated with the cellular system; and the database is further operable to store a geographical location of the cellular system.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: receiving cellular system identification information associated with a cellular system operating in an area including the location of the vehicle, wherein the cellular system identification information comprises a system identification number; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system in response to the cellular system identification information; and initiating a call to the vehicle using the cellular number.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: receiving cellular system identification information associated with a cellular system operating in an area including the location of the vehicle, wherein the cellular system identification information comprises a system identification number; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system in response to the cellular system identification information; and initiating a call to the vehicle using the cellular number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the cellular system identification information further comprises a cell identification number.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of determining a geographical location of the vehicle in response to the cellular system identification information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the cellular number comprises a roamer number.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
85 words
An apparatus for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers associated with a plurality of cellular systems; a processor coupled to the database, the processor operable to receive a report associated with the vehicle, the processor further operable to retrieve from the database a cellular number of a cellular system in response to the report; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the vehicle using the retrieved cellular number.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
85 words
An apparatus for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers associated with a plurality of cellular systems; a processor coupled to the database, the processor operable to receive a report associated with the vehicle, the processor further operable to retrieve from the database a cellular number of a cellular system in response to the report; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the vehicle using the retrieved cellular number.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the cellular numbers comprise a plurality of roamer numbers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the report comprises cellular system identification information associated with the cellular system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a system identification number associated with the cellular system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a system identification number and a cell site identification number associated with the cellular system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: the report comprises a system identification number of the cellular system; and the database is further operable to store a geographical location of the cellular system.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the report comprises a geographical location of the vehicle.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
52 words
A method for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: receiving a report comprising a system identification number associated with a cellular system serving an area including the vehicle; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system; and initiating a telephone call to the vehicle using the cellular number.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
52 words
A method for communicating with a vehicle equipped with a cellular transceiver, comprising: receiving a report comprising a system identification number associated with a cellular system serving an area including the vehicle; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system; and initiating a telephone call to the vehicle using the cellular number.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the report indicates the location of the vehicle.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the cellular number is a roamer number.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the report comprises a cell site identification number associated with the cellular system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the report comprises a geographical location of the vehicle.
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