Position determination system
First Claim
1. A method of providing position information of a caller using a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving caller information, said caller information including at least one of a caller identification information and the phone number information of the caller;
receiving receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
using the caller information received, retrieving a caller position information, said caller position information indicating the location of the caller; and
using the received receiver information, transmitting to the receiver the caller position information.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing real-time position information of one party to another party by utilizing a conventional telecommunication network system such as the convention telephone network, a mobile telecommunications network, a computer network, or the Internet. More specifically, the preferred embodiments of the present invention allow a caller and a receiver of a telephone call to provide to and receive from each other position information related to the caller and/or receiver'"'"'s physical location, including address information, GPS coordinates, nearby fixed locations such as a parking structure, etc. Additionally, the preferred embodiments of the present invention allow a caller and receiver to retrieve routing instructions or maps for traveling to or from each other. In another embodiment of the present invention, a party may locate the position of another party via the entry of the other party'"'"'s unique identifier such as a phone number of the other party'"'"'s mobile phone. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the position information of a party may be concurrently delivered to another party'"'"'s computer terminal whereby the other party can process the information in further detail.
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110 Claims
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1. A method of providing position information of a caller using a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving caller information, said caller information including at least one of a caller identification information and the phone number information of the caller;
receiving receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
using the caller information received, retrieving a caller position information, said caller position information indicating the location of the caller; and
using the received receiver information, transmitting to the receiver the caller position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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26. A system of providing position information of a caller using a telecommunication network, said system comprising:
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means for receiving caller information, said caller information including at least one of a caller identification information and the phone number information of the caller;
means for receiving receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
means for using the caller information received to retrieve a caller position information, said caller position information indicating the location of the caller; and
means for transmitting to the receiver the caller position information.
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51. A method of providing position information of a receiver to a caller using a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from the caller via the telecommunication network a receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
using the received receiver information, retrieve the receiver position information; and
transmitting to the caller the receiver position information. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A system of providing position information of a receiver to a caller using a telecommunication network, said system comprising:
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means for receiving from the caller via the telecommunication network a receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
means for using the received receiver information to retrieve the receiver position information; and
means for transmitting to the caller the receiver position information. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method for providing position information between a caller and a receiver using a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving caller information, said caller information including a caller identification information of the caller;
receiving receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
using the receiver caller information, retrieve a caller position information, said caller position information indicating the location of the caller;
using the unique identification information of the receiver information, locating within the communication network a receiver data terminal address of the receiver, wherein the receiver data terminal is operatively coupled to the communication network; and
transmitting to the receiver data terminal the caller position information. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A system for providing position information between a caller and a receiver using a communication network, said system comprising:
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means for receiving caller information, said caller information including a caller identification information of the caller;
means for receiving receiver information, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver;
means for using the receiver caller information to retrieve a caller position information, said caller position information indicating the location of the caller;
means for using the unique identification information of the receiver information to locate within the communication network a receiver data terminal address of the receiver, wherein the receiver data terminal is operatively coupled to the communication network; and
means for transmitting to the receiver data terminal the caller position information. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110)
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