GPS microphone for communication system

• US 20050093741A1
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Henry Liou
• Original Assignee: Henry Liou
• Inventors: Liou, Henry
• Granted Patent: US 7,904,095 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.32
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile

Abstract

A GPS microphone, which is adapted for incorporating a communication system, includes a speaker-microphone set, a radio frequency transmitter communicatively networked with the communication system through radio frequency signals, and a GPS controller electrically connected with the radio frequency transmitter to encode a positioning data into a RF positioning signal in form of audio signal wherein when the GPS controller is triggered, the radio frequency transmitter is activated to transmit RF positioning signal to the communication system.

Claims

1. A GPS communication apparatus for transmitting a positioning data to a communication system, comprising a GPS microphone which comprises:

a speaker-microphone set;

a radio frequency transmitter communicatively networking with said communication system through radio frequency signals, and

a GPS controller comprising a GSP antenna receiving positioning data, wherein said GPS controller is electrically connected with said radio frequency transmitter to encode said positioning data into one or more RF positioning signals in form of audio signals, wherein when said GPS controller is triggered, said radio frequency transmitter is activated for transmitting said RF positioning signal to said communication system.

2. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said speaker-microphone set comprises a speaker and a microphone arranged to be activated in a transmit mode to receive and encode a voice message into an audio signal.

3. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 2, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said microphone is triggered in such a manner that said audio signal from said speaker-microphone set and said RF positioning signal from said GPS controller are combined for transmitting to said communication system.

4. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said GPS controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning date for a predetermined period of time.

5. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 2, wherein said GPS controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning date for a predetermined period of time.

6. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication.

7. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 2, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication.

8. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.

9. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 3, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.

10. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.

11. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.

12. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 3, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency, wherein said radio frequency transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said GPS microphone and said communication system.

13. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 8, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency, wherein said radio frequency transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said GPS microphone and said communication system.

14. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 3, wherein said GSP antenna is communicatively networking with said GPS microphone through said radio frequency signals for receiving said information signal from said GPS microphone, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for decoding said information signal from said GSP antenna, and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.

15. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 9, wherein said GSP antenna is communicatively networking with said GPS microphone through said radio frequency signals for receiving said information signal from said GPS microphone, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for decoding said information signal from said GSP antenna, and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.

16. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 12, wherein said GSP antenna is communicatively networking with said GPS microphone through said radio frequency signals for receiving said information signal from said GPS microphone, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for decoding said information signal from said GSP antenna, and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.

17. A process of transmitting a positioning data to a communication system from a GPS microphone which comprises a speaker-microphone set, a radio frequency transmitter and a GPS controller, comprising the steps of:

(a) communicatively networking said radio frequency transmitter to said communication system through radio frequency signals;

(b) activating said GPS controller to encode said positioning date into a RF positioning signal in form of audio signal; and

(c) activating said radio frequency transmitter to transmit said RF positioning signal to said communication system.

18. The process, as recited in claim 17, wherein said GPS controller comprises a GSP antenna communicatively networking with said GPS microphone through said radio frequency signals for receiving said information signal from said GPS microphone.

19. The process, as recited in claim 18, wherein, in step (b), said GPS controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning data for a period of time.

20. The process, as recited in claim 18, wherein, in step (b), said GSP controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication.

21. The process, as recited in claim 17, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of generating an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal to transmit to said communication system when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter.

22. The process, as recited in claim 18, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of generating an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal to transmit to said communication system when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter.

23. The process, as recited in claim 19, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of generating an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal to transmit to said communication system when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter.

24. The process, as recited in claim 20, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of generating an identification signal, which is in form of said audio signal, with respect to said speaker-microphone set, wherein said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal to transmit to said communication system when said RF positioning signal is transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter.

25. The process, as recited in claim 22, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining said RF positioning signal with an audio signal from said speaker-microphone set before said RF positioning signal is sent to said communication system.

26. The process, as recited in claim 23, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining said RF positioning signal with an audio signal from said speaker-microphone set before said RF positioning signal is sent to said communication system.

27. The process, as recited in claim 24, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining said RF positioning signal with an audio signal from said speaker-microphone set before said RF positioning signal is sent to said communication system.

28. The process, as recited in claim 18, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signal to a readable positioning data at said communication system.

29. The process, as recited in claim 25, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signal to a readable positioning data at said communication system.

30. The process, as recited in claim 26, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signal to a readable positioning data at said communication system.

31. The process, as recited in claim 27, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signal to a readable positioning data at said communication system.