Sender location identifier, method of identifying a sender location and communication system employing the same
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1. A sender location identifier for use with a short message service (SMS), comprising:
- a memory configured to provide a unique designator associated with a location of a mobile phone; and
a sender identification unit coupled to said memory and configured to attach said unique designator to a short message transmission from said location of said mobile phone employing said SMS.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sender location identifier for use with a short message service (SMS). In one embodiment, the sender location identifier includes a memory configured to provide a unique designator associated with a location of a mobile phone. Additionally, the sender location identifier also includes a sender identification unit coupled to the memory and configured to attach the unique designator to a short message transmission from the location of the mobile phone employing the SMS.
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23 Claims
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1. A sender location identifier for use with a short message service (SMS), comprising:
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a memory configured to provide a unique designator associated with a location of a mobile phone; and
a sender identification unit coupled to said memory and configured to attach said unique designator to a short message transmission from said location of said mobile phone employing said SMS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying a sender location for use with a short message service (SMS), comprising:
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providing a unique designator associated with a location of a mobile phone; and
attaching said unique designator to a short message transmission from said location of said mobile phone employing said SMS. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication system, comprising:
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a communication network providing a short message service (SMS);
sending and receiving mobile phones coupled to said communication network;
a sender location identifier for use with said SMS, including;
a memory that provides a unique designator associated with a location of said sending mobile phone, a sender identification unit, coupled to said memory, that attaches said unique designator to a short message transmission from said location of said sending mobile phone employing said SMS, and a location identification unit, coupled to said sender identification unit and associated with one of said receiving mobile phone and said communication network, that identifies said location of said sending mobile phone based on said unique designator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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