Displaying location of a terminal for cellular wireless telecommunications
First Claim
1. A method of providing location information to a user of a mobile user terminal for cellular wireless telecommunications having a visual display, by the steps of:
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receiving a location of the mobile user terminal determined using a satellite location system, making a call connection with the mobile user terminal via a cellular wireless telecommunications network, processing data of the location and data of a map so as to provide a set of data representing the location of the user on the map to the mobile user terminal, sending the set of data to the mobile user terminal for display of the location of the user on the map.
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Abstract
A method is provided of providing location information to a user of a mobile user terminal for cellular wireless telecommunications having a visual display. In the method, the location of the mobile user terminal is determined using a satellite location system. Also, a call connection between the mobile user terminal and a remote server is made via a cellular wireless telecommunications network connected to the remote server. The remote server processes data of the location and data of a map so as to provide a set of data representing the location of the user on the map to the mobile user terminal. The remote server sends the set of data to the mobile user terminal. The mobile user terminal receives the data and displays the location of the user on the map.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing location information to a user of a mobile user terminal for cellular wireless telecommunications having a visual display, by the steps of:
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at a remote server;
receiving a location of the mobile user terminal determined using a satellite location system, making a call connection with the mobile user terminal via a cellular wireless telecommunications network, processing data of the location and data of a map so as to provide a set of data representing the location of the user on the map to the mobile user terminal, sending the set of data to the mobile user terminal for display of the location of the user on the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cellular wireless telecommunications network including:
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a locator to determine the location of a mobile user terminal using a satellite location system, a remote server in a call connection with the mobile user terminal, the remote server being operative to process data of the location and data of a map so as to provide a set of data representing the location of the mobile user terminal on the map, and the remote server being operative to send the set of data to the mobile user terminal for display of the location of the user on the map. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A network according to claim 19, in which, in use, a start point and destination are indicated by the user, and at least part of the route between the start point and destination is shown on the map.
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