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Personal communication system and method of use
Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc
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Filing: 1995-03-07
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2015-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A personal communication system for communication with another entity uses global positioning system receiver, phone book storage, and audio input as alternative forms of generating position data. A transmitter communicates a service request and the position data to the other entity, which in turn, relays the request to the appropriate party. Alternatively, the personal communicator may directly contact the desired individual. The personal communicator also includes a plurality of command buttons to control operation and a display to provide the user with instructions and data. The personal communicator also includes a sound generator to generate a loud sound upon manual command by the user or by remote command from the other entity. The transmitter can be an analog data link or part of any packet data radio communication link.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Clise
- 👤 Richard Michael Crowson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; G; G01; G01S; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/0018; G01S5/0027; G08; G08B; G08B25/00; G08B25/01; G08B25/016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A personal emergency communicator system comprising: a housing sized to be personally portable; a first location circuit within said housing to generate first position data, a phone book storage area within said housing, said phone book storage area containing a plurality of data entries including location data corresponding to each of said plurality of data entries to generate second position data; a transmitter within said housing to transmit data comprising one of said first position data and said second position data; and a receiver within said housing to receive remote command data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A personal emergency communicator system comprising: a housing sized to be personally portable; a first location circuit within said housing to generate first position data, a phone book storage area within said housing, said phone book storage area containing a plurality of data entries including location data corresponding to each of said plurality of data entries to generate second position data; a transmitter within said housing to transmit data comprising one of said first position data and said second position data; and a receiver within said housing to receive remote command data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said transmitter and receiver communicate over a cellular digital packet data link.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said first position location circuit includes a global positioning system circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising a display coupled to said housing for user viewing of data and commands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 4 wherein at least a portion of said position data is displayed on said display to permit user selection of said position data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 4 wherein at least a portion of said data and commands are received by said system from a remote communications center and displayed on said display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising a voice activated position location circuit within said housing to allow the transmission of alternative position data in the form of a complete voice message to a remote communications center.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of command buttons coupled to said housing and responsive to user input for controlling the operation of said system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising a sound generator within said housing to generate an audible sound in response to a remote sound generation command.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
A portable personal communication method comprising the steps of: sensing a command; determining user location from primary position data; providing alternative position data including the steps of accessing a phone book storage area containing a plurality of data entries, including location data corresponding to said data entries and sensing user input to select a particular data entry from said phone book storage area to supplement said primary position data; and transmitting at least one of said primary and secondary position data to a service provider.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
85 words
A portable personal communication method comprising the steps of: sensing a command; determining user location from primary position data; providing alternative position data including the steps of accessing a phone book storage area containing a plurality of data entries, including location data corresponding to said data entries and sensing user input to select a particular data entry from said phone book storage area to supplement said primary position data; and transmitting at least one of said primary and secondary position data to a service provider.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said sensing step includes sensing user input from one of a plurality of buttons.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said sensing step includes sensing a command from a remote communications center.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving commands and data from a remote communications center and displaying said data and commands on a display coupled to the housing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said determining step includes receiving and processing global positioning system data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said transmitting step uses a cellular digital packet data communications link.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 13, further including the step of generating sound in response to a remote command.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
116 words
A personal emergency communicator which enables a user to inform a remote site of a present location of the user, comprising: a housing sized to be personally portable; a transmitter within said housing; a position location circuit coupled to the transmitter to transmit user location data to the remote site, the position location circuit comprising a memory which stores a plurality of phone book entries entered by the user, and which stores site location data in association with the phone book entries; and a user interface which enables the user to select a phone book entry, and to initiate a transmission of the site location data associated with the phone book entry to the remote site.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
116 words
A personal emergency communicator which enables a user to inform a remote site of a present location of the user, comprising: a housing sized to be personally portable; a transmitter within said housing; a position location circuit coupled to the transmitter to transmit user location data to the remote site, the position location circuit comprising a memory which stores a plurality of phone book entries entered by the user, and which stores site location data in association with the phone book entries; and a user interface which enables the user to select a phone book entry, and to initiate a transmission of the site location data associated with the phone book entry to the remote site.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The personal emergency communicator of claim 17 further comprising a location data recordation circuit which is coupled to the user interface to enable the user to record site location data in association with a selected phone book entry.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The personal emergency communicator of claim 18 wherein the location data recordation circuit comprises a voice recorder which records a voice message to be transmitted to the remote site.
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