GPS POSITIONER HAVING A RESCUE CALL FUNCTION AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20040229564A1
• Filed: 02/23/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Leadtek Research, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Leadtek Research, Inc.
• Inventors: Kao, Wei-Wen, Chang, Kyle, Wang, Kimber, Huang, Melvin
• Application Number:
  US10/708,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20040229564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/03 Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/35 Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/006 for emergency situations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A GPS positioner has a rescue call function by integrating a Bluetooth communication interface with the GPS positioner. Given the Bluetooth communication interface, not only may data transmission take place between the GPS positioner and a device having a Bluetooth communication interface as well, but also a rescue call may be sent through the device. The present invention enables the use of a smart phone having a Bluetooth communication interface, so that the smart phone may function as a device for seeking appropriate assistance by sending a rescue request in the form of a message or dialing.

Claims

1. A GPS positioner having a rescue call function, comprising:

a global positioning receiving module for receiving navigation signals from satellites;

a Bluetooth communication interface electrically connected to the global positioning receiving module; and

an emergency button for sending a rescue request signal through the Bluetooth communication interface.

2. The GPS positioner having a rescue call function of claim 1, wherein the rescue request signal is sent to a device also with a Bluetooth communication interface, and then the device is driven to send a rescue request message or dial an emergency phone number.

3. The GPS positioner having a rescue call function of claim 1, further comprising a rescue request signal generator for transferring an output signal of the emergency button to the rescue request signal.

4. The GPS positioner having a rescue call function of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth communication interface automatically searches a device also with a Bluetooth communication interface after the GPS positioner is powered on.

5. The GPS positioner having a rescue call function of claim 4, wherein the Bluetooth communication interface obtains match information from the device.

6. A GPS having a rescue call function, comprising:

a GPS positioner including;

a global positioning receiving module for receiving navigation signals from satellites;

a Bluetooth communication interface electrically connected to the global positioning receiving module; and

an emergency button for sending a rescue request signal through the Bluetooth communication interface; and

at least one device with a Bluetooth communication interface.

7. The GPS having a rescue call function of claim 6, wherein the rescue request signal of the GPS positioner drives the device with a Bluetooth communication interface to send a rescue request message or dial an emergency phone number.

8. The GPS having a rescue call function of claim 6, wherein the device with a Bluetooth communication interface is a personal digital assistant, a notebook computer or a smart phone.

9. The GPS having a rescue call function of claim 6, further comprising a positioning map read by the device with a Bluetooth communication interface.