Method and system for receiving global positioning system signals

• US 20030199280A1
• Filed: 04/08/2003
• Published: 10/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BENO Corporation
• Inventors: Shih, Wei-Chung
• Application Number:
  US10/410,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20030199280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A system for receiving global positioning system signals. The system comprises a mobile telecommunication device and a terminal device. The mobile telecommunication device comprises a first receiving interface and a transmission interface. A global positioning system signal is received by the first receiving interface. The global positioning system signal is transmitted by the transmission interface. The terminal device comprises a second receiving interface, an electronic map system and a display device. The global positioning system signal transmitted from the mobile telecommunication device is received by the second receiving interface. The electronic map system combines the global positioning system signal and an electronic map to produce information in graphic mode. The graphic information is displayed on the display device.

Claims

1. A system for receiving global positioning system signal, comprises:

a mobile telecommunication device comprising;

a first receiving interface for receiving a global positioning system signal; and

a transmission interface for transmitting the global positioning system signal; and

a terminal device comprising;

a second receiving interface for receiving the global positioning system signal from the mobile telecommunication device;

an electronic map system comprising an electronic map, combining the global positioning system signal and the electronic map to produce information in graphic mode; and

a display device for displaying the graphic information.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second receiving interface is a universal serial bus and the transmission interface is a universal serial bus.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second receiving interface is a short-range wireless communication interface and the transmission interface is a short-range wireless communication interface.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the short-range wireless communication interface utilizes a Bluetooth protocol.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication device is a mobile phone.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile telecommunication device is a personal digital assistant.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a notebook.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a personal computer.

2. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the graphic information is applied to the electronic map using the information contained in the GPS signal.

10. A method for receiving global positioning system signals, comprising steps as follows:

receipt of a global positioning system signal by a mobile telecommunication device;

transmitting the global positioning system signal from the mobile telecommunication device to a terminal device which comprises an electronic map;

combining the global positioning system signal and an electronic map to produce information in graphic mode; and

displaying the graphic information on a display device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the graphic information is applied to the electronic map using the information contained in the GPS signal.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of transmitting the global positioning system signal from the mobile telecommunication device to a terminal device is via a universal serial bus.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of transmitting the global positioning system signal from the mobile telecommunication device to a terminal device is via a short-range wireless communication interface.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the short-range wireless communication interface utilizes a Bluetooth protocol.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the mobile telecommunication device is a mobile phone.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the mobile telecommunication device is a personal digital assistant.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the terminal device is a notebook computer.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the terminal device is a personal computer.