CELLULAR PHONE/PDA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of providing a cellular phone communication network for designated participating users, each having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes a CPU, GPS navigational system and a touch screen display comprising the steps of:
- a) providing for the selective polling of position and status information from one user among all of the other users equipped with cellular phone/PDA/GPS system and its associated software;
b1) providing for the entering of other entities of interest into the cellular phone CPU and assigning the other entities of interest a category;
b2) providing the latitude and longitude of the entities of interest along with their categories being automatically sent on the communications network;
c) providing rapid voice call initiation to one or more locations whose phone number is available in a geographical referenced database using the touch screen;
d) providing rapid voice call initiation to the users of the cellular phone/PDA/GPS network system using the touch screen;
e) providing rapid transmission of free, operator selected text messages, photographs, and video to another cellular phone using the touch screen;
f) providing rapid conference calling multiple phones that are contained within the geographical referenced data base; and
g) providing remote control from one cellular phone/PDA/GPS system to any of the other cellular phone/PDA/GPS system phones, including the ability to control remote cellular phones to make verbal announcements, display images, place return calls, place calls to another phone number, vibrate, change sound intensity and process and display pre-stored data, images and stored video.
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Abstract
A cellular PDA communication system for allowing a plurality of cellular phone users to monitor each others'"'"' location and status, to initiate cellular phone calls by touching a symbol on the display screen with a stylus or finger which can also include conferencing calling. The system also provides for remote activation of a cellular phone by an initiator causing the remote cellular phone to annunciate audio announcements, to call another phone number, to increase the volume of the speaker, to vibrate or to display images or videos. All this is accomplished with a conventional cellular phone PDA that includes GPS navigation with an enhanced improved software program.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of providing a cellular phone communication network for designated participating users, each having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes a CPU, GPS navigational system and a touch screen display comprising the steps of:
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a) providing for the selective polling of position and status information from one user among all of the other users equipped with cellular phone/PDA/GPS system and its associated software;
b1) providing for the entering of other entities of interest into the cellular phone CPU and assigning the other entities of interest a category;
b2) providing the latitude and longitude of the entities of interest along with their categories being automatically sent on the communications network;
c) providing rapid voice call initiation to one or more locations whose phone number is available in a geographical referenced database using the touch screen;
d) providing rapid voice call initiation to the users of the cellular phone/PDA/GPS network system using the touch screen;
e) providing rapid transmission of free, operator selected text messages, photographs, and video to another cellular phone using the touch screen;
f) providing rapid conference calling multiple phones that are contained within the geographical referenced data base; and
g) providing remote control from one cellular phone/PDA/GPS system to any of the other cellular phone/PDA/GPS system phones, including the ability to control remote cellular phones to make verbal announcements, display images, place return calls, place calls to another phone number, vibrate, change sound intensity and process and display pre-stored data, images and stored video. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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2. A communication system to provide a cellular phone network for a group of participants, each of the participants having an individual portable cellular phone that includes voice communication, free and operator selected text messages, photographs and video, a CPU and a GPS navigational system that can accurately determine the location of each cellular phone, each of the cellular phones in the communications net of participants containing:
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said CPU and memory;
a touch screen display;
symbol generator in said CPU that can generate symbols that represent each of the participants'"'"' cell phones in the communication network on the display screen;
a database that stores the individual telephone numbers related to each of the symbols each of which represents a participant in the communication network;
cellular phone call initiating software in said CPU connected to the telephone number database and the touch screen and the symbols on the touch screen whereby touching an individual symbol will automatically initiate a cellular phone telephone call to the user represented by the symbol that includes said voice communication, free and operator selected text messages, photographs and video; and
said display including databases that display geographical information that includes showing the geographical location of each of the symbols representing participants in the communication network, fixed locations, and entered items of interest. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of establishing a cellular phone communication network for designated participants, each having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes voice communication, free and operator selected text messages, photograph and video, a CPU, a GPS navigation system and a touch screen display comprising the steps of:
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a) generating one or more symbols on the touch display screen, each representing a different participant that has a cellular phone that includes said voice communication, free and operator selected text messages, photograph and video, said CPU, said GPS system and a touch screen display;
b) providing and storing in each of the participant cellular phones one or more cellular phone telephone numbers, each cellular phone number of which relates to a different symbol of each of the participants in the communication network;
c) providing initiating cellular phone calling software in each cellular phone that is activated by touching a symbol on the touch display that automatically initiates a cellular phone call using the stored cellular phone number to the participant represented by the symbol; and
d) generating a geographical location chart on said display screen to show the geographical location of each of the symbols representing the participants in the communication network by latitude and longitude. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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10. A cellular phone for use in a communication network for a plurality of participants comprising:
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a cellular phone transmitter and receiver for transmitting and receiving voice communication, free and operator selected text messages, photographs, and video;
a small hand held portable housing containing said cellular phone transmitter and receiver;
a touch display screen mounted in said housing;
a modem connected to said cellular phone transmitter and receiver;
a CPU connected to said cellular phone transmitter and receiver;
a GPS navigation system connected to said CPU and to said cellular phone transmitter and receiver on said touch screen;
a database connected to said CPU that includes a list of telephone numbers that relate to specific symbols;
a symbol generator connected to said CPU and said database for generating symbols on said touch display screen;
CPU software for selectively polling other participants with a cellular phone;
call initiating software connected through said CPU and said telephone database and said symbol generator whereby when a user touches the symbol displayed on said touch display screen the cellular phone call is automatically initiated to the cellular phone represented by the symbol; and
a geographical database connected to said CPU to provide a geographical display on said touch screen representing a defined geographical area that also displays symbols representing each of the participants by latitude and longitude. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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