US6151505A
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System and method for reporting the location of a mobile telecommunications unit to an authorized terminator telecommunications unit
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1997-07-03
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2017-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A system and method of providing a terminator telecommunications unit with the geographic location of a mobile telecommunications unit, where the terminator unit may then provide directions to the mobile unit in voice format or non-voice data format so the mobile unit can use the directions to arrive at the location of the terminator unit.
Inventors
- 👤 John Pruett Larkins
- 👤 Gary Boyd Stephens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of providing a telecommunications unit with the geographic location of a mobile telecommunications unit, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wireless mobile telecommunications unit; (b) providing a terminator telecommunications unit located at a destination of said mobile unit; (c) initiating a telephone call by said mobile unit to said terminator unit through a wireless serving switch; (d) providing a voice communications path between said terminator unit and said wireless serving switch; (e) providing a data communications path different from said voice communications path between said terminator unit and said wireless serving switch; and (f) providing a geographic location device connected to said wireless serving switch; (g) providing a service platform in communication with said geographic location determination device, for receiving the geographic data and providing the geographic data to said terminator unit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of providing a telecommunications unit with the geographic location of a mobile telecommunications unit, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wireless mobile telecommunications unit; (b) providing a terminator telecommunications unit located at a destination of said mobile unit; (c) initiating a telephone call by said mobile unit to said terminator unit through a wireless serving switch; (d) providing a voice communications path between said terminator unit and said wireless serving switch; (e) providing a data communications path different from said voice communications path between said terminator unit and said wireless serving switch; and (f) providing a geographic location device connected to said wireless serving switch; (g) providing a service platform in communication with said geographic location determination device, for receiving the geographic data and providing the geographic data to said terminator unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein prior to said step of providing voice communications is accomplished, said mobile unit provides an authentication code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing said mobile unit with directional information from said terminator unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein prior to said step of providing voice communications is accomplished, said mobile unit provides an identification of said mobile unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said terminator unit comprises a computer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said terminator unit comprises a telephone device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing geographic data is accomplished such that said data is continuously updated in near real-time.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile unit comprises a wireless telecommunications device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said wireless device comprises a telephone device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said wireless device comprises a computer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said directional information provided to said mobile unit is in a voice format.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said geographic location data is provided to said terminator unit in voice format.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for providing a telecommunications unit with a geographic location of a mobile telecommunications unit, comprising: (a) a mobile telecommunications unit; (b) a terminator telecommunications unit located at a destination of said mobile unit; (c) a wireless switching system for establishing a wireless connection to the mobile telecommunications unit; (d) a geographic location determination device in communication with the mobile unit through said wireless switching system for receiving information from said mobile unit and converting the information into geographic data representing the geographic location of said mobile unit; and (e) a service platform in communication with said said geographic location determination device, for receiving the geographic data and providing the geographic data to said terminator unit; wherein a voice communications path is provided between said mobile unit and said terminator unit; and wherein a data communications different from said voice communications path is provided between said terminator unit and said mobile unit wireless switching system, said data communications path for providing said geographic data to said terminator unit.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
169 words
A system for providing a telecommunications unit with a geographic location of a mobile telecommunications unit, comprising: (a) a mobile telecommunications unit; (b) a terminator telecommunications unit located at a destination of said mobile unit; (c) a wireless switching system for establishing a wireless connection to the mobile telecommunications unit; (d) a geographic location determination device in communication with the mobile unit through said wireless switching system for receiving information from said mobile unit and converting the information into geographic data representing the geographic location of said mobile unit; and (e) a service platform in communication with said said geographic location determination device, for receiving the geographic data and providing the geographic data to said terminator unit; wherein a voice communications path is provided between said mobile unit and said terminator unit; and wherein a data communications different from said voice communications path is provided between said terminator unit and said mobile unit wireless switching system, said data communications path for providing said geographic data to said terminator unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said geographic data is provided to said terminator unit in voice format.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said mobile unit originates a telecommunications message to said terminator unit and provides an authentication code.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said terminator unit comprises a computer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said mobile unit comprises a wireless telecommunications device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 17, wherein said wireless device comprises a telephone device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 17, wherein said wireless device comprises a computer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said terminator unit comprises a telephone device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said geographic data provided is continuously updated in near real-time.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said voice communications path utilizes the wireless serving switch and a public switched telephone network.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said data communication path utilizes the wireless serving switch and said service platform.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 13 wherein said voice communications path utilizes the wireless serving switch and a public switched telephone network.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 13 wherein said data communications path utilizes the wireless serving switch and said service platform.
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