SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20070126626A1
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chuang, Ko-Chien, Kung, Shao-Tsu
• Application Number:
  US11/307,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20070126626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.660
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0036 of measured values, i.e. measurement on mobile and position calculation on base station

Abstract

A system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus is provided. The mobile communication apparatus comprises a controller, a signal transmitter/receiver, a positioning receiver, and a display. Wherein, the positioning receiver receives a positioning signal transmitted by a Global Positioning System (GPS). The signal transmitter/receiver coupled to the positioning receiver is configured to transmit the positioning signal to an external device. The signal transmitter/receiver also receives the positioning related information determined according to the positioning signal from the external device. The controller respectively couples to the signal transmitter/receiver, the positioning receiver, and the display. Moreover, the display is adopted for displaying the positioning related information.

Claims

1. A system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus, comprising:

a positioning receiver, for receiving a corresponding positioning signal sent by a Global Positioning System (GPS); and

a signal transmitter/receiver, coupled to the positioning receiver, for transmitting the corresponding positioning signal externally to the mobile communication apparatus and for receiving a positioning related information determined according to the corresponding positioning signal externally from the mobile communication apparatus.

2. The system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a controller for controlling transmission/receiving operations of the signal transmitter/receiver.

3. The system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying the corresponding positioning related information.

4. The system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitter/receiver further comprises a function of issuing a “

request for a second person'"'"'s location signal” and

receiving positioning related information determined according to a positioning signal of the mobile communication apparatus corresponding to the “

request for the second person'"'"'s location signal”

externally from the mobile communication apparatus.

5. The system for a mobile communication apparatus for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the positioning related information comprises addresses.

6. A method for positioning a mobile communication apparatus, comprising:

using a mobile communication apparatus to receive a positioning signal;

transmitting the positioning signal to an external device for generating a positioning related information; and

receiving the positioning related information from the external device.

7. The method for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 6, wherein the positioning related information comprises addresses.

8. The method for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 6, wherein the positioning related information received by the mobile communication apparatus is transmitted by using one of short message, voice, and graphic picture transmitting methods.

9. The method for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

using the mobile communication apparatus to issue a “

request for a second person'"'"'s location signal”

to request for a second person'"'"'s positioning related information of the second person'"'"'s mobile communication apparatus; and

using the mobile communication apparatus to receive the second person'"'"'s positioning related information determined according to the second person'"'"'s positioning signal of the second person'"'"'s mobile communication apparatus.

10. The method for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second person'"'"'s positioning related information comprises addresses.

11. The method for positioning the mobile communication apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second person'"'"'s positioning related information received by the mobile communication apparatus is transmitted by using one of short message, voice, and graphic picture transmitting methods.