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Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus
Assignee: IRON OAKS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Filing: 1997-07-25
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Granted: 1998-11-03
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Expires: 2017-07-25
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
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:41
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
120 words
A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising: a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate the authorized telephone number list using the cellular telephone network; and a mobile unit remotely disposed from the host controller and coupled to the cellular telephone network, the mobile unit operable to receive the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the mobile unit further comprising a memory operable to store the authorized telephone number list and a processor operable to inhibit a call made to a telephone number that is not included in the authorized telephone number list.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
120 words
A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising: a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate the authorized telephone number list using the cellular telephone network; and a mobile unit remotely disposed from the host controller and coupled to the cellular telephone network, the mobile unit operable to receive the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the mobile unit further comprising a memory operable to store the authorized telephone number list and a processor operable to inhibit a call made to a telephone number that is not included in the authorized telephone number list.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises a smart modem coupled to the cellular telephone network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the authorized telephone number list comprises a telephone number associated with the host controller that enables reporting of information on a vehicle coupled to the mobile unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile unit further comprises: a microphone operable to receive a voice command; and a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone and operable to translate the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile unit further comprises: a handset having a plurality of numerical keys; circuitry to disable the numerical keys of the handset; a microphone operable to receive a voice command; and a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone and operable to translate the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the voice command comprises a plurality of individual voice commands that each specify a dialed digit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile unit further comprises a smart modem operable to extract digital information representing the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the smart modem further operable to pass the digital information to the processor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the host controller further comprises an input device to allow an operator to specify the authorized telephone number list.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A mobile unit for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising: a first communication device operable to receive an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; a memory coupled to the communication device and operable to store the authorized telephone number list; a second communication device operable to initiate a call to a telephone number using the cellular telephone network; and a processor coupled to the memory and the second communication device, the processor operable to inhibit the call if the telephone number is not included in the authorized number list.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A mobile unit for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising: a first communication device operable to receive an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; a memory coupled to the communication device and operable to store the authorized telephone number list; a second communication device operable to initiate a call to a telephone number using the cellular telephone network; and a processor coupled to the memory and the second communication device, the processor operable to inhibit the call if the telephone number is not included in the authorized number list.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, wherein the first communication device and the second communication device comprise a single cellular transceiver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, wherein: the first communication device comprises a smart modem coupled to a cellular transceiver; and the second communication device comprises a voice recognition module coupled to the cellular transceiver.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, wherein the authorized telephone number list comprises a telephone number associated with the host controller that enables reporting of information on a vehicle coupled to the mobile unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, further comprising: a microphone operable to receive a voice command; and a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone and operable to translate the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, further comprising: a handset having a plurality of numerical keys; circuitry to disable the numerical keys of the handset; a microphone operable to receive a voice command; and a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone and operable to translate the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile unit of claim 14, wherein the voice command comprises a plurality of individual voice commands that each specify a dialed digit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The mobile unit of claim 9, wherein the mobile unit further comprises a smart modem operable to extract digital information representing the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the smart modem further operable to pass the digital information to the processor.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for communicating using a cellular telephone network, the method comprising the following steps performed at a mobile unit: receiving an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; storing the authorized telephone number list in a memory; initiating a call to a telephone number; and completing the call if the telephone number is included in the authorized number list received from the host controller and stored in the memory.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for communicating using a cellular telephone network, the method comprising the following steps performed at a mobile unit: receiving an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; storing the authorized telephone number list in a memory; initiating a call to a telephone number; and completing the call if the telephone number is included in the authorized number list received from the host controller and stored in the memory.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the steps of receiving and completing are performed by a single cellular transceiver.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving an authorized telephone number list comprises: receiving a call from the remote host controller at a cellular transceiver; extracting digital information that represents an authorized telephone number list; and passing the digital information to a processor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the step of initiating a call comprises: receiving a voice command at a microphone; and translating the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the step of initiating a call comprises: disabling a handset of the mobile unit to prevent the dialing of numerical keys; receiving a voice command at a microphone; and translating the voice command into digital information that specifies the telephone number.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 21, wherein the voice command comprises a plurality of individual voice commands that each specify a dialed digit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the authorized telephone number list comprises a telephone number associated with the host controller that enables reporting of information on a vehicle coupled to the mobile unit.
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