Method and system for transmitting a location of a mobile communication device

• US 20080261626A1
• Filed: 04/20/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Farazmandnia, Farshid
• Application Number:
  US11/788,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20080261626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.5
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

There is provided a method for use by a mobile communication device for transmitting a location of the mobile communication device over a network using a protocol stack. In one embodiment, location data indicating the location of the mobile communication device is received. The location data can include, for example, Global Positioning System (“GPS”) coordinates. Thereafter a command for initiating transmission of the location data is received from a user. Then a delivery destination is received from the user. The delivery destination can be, for example, a telephone number of a cellular telephone. The location data is then provided to the protocol stack. A Short Message Service (“SMS”) message including said location data is then generated. The SMS message is then transmitted to the delivery destination.

Claims

1. A method for use by a mobile communication device for transmitting a location of said mobile communication device over a network, said method comprising:

receiving location data, said location data indicating said location of said mobile communication device;

receiving a command from a user to initiate transmission of said location data;

receiving a delivery destination from said user;

transmitting said location data to said delivery destination.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing said location data to a protocol stack of said mobile communication device after said receiving said location data.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a Short Message Service (“

SMS”

) message including said location data, wherein said transmitting said location data includes transmitting said SMS message.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said transmitting said location data is performed by transmitting said SMS message.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device is one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (“

PDA”

), or a laptop computer.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said location data includes Global Positioning System (“

GPS”

) coordinates.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said delivery destination is one of a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) address.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said network is one of a Global System for Mobile Communications (“

GSM”

) network, a General Packet Radio Service (“

GPRS”

) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (“

CDMA”

) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (“

WCDMA”

) network, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (“

UMTS”

) network, or an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (“

EDGE”

) network.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile communication device includes a location module configured to store said location data.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said protocol stack includes an application protocol interface (“

API”

) in communication with said location module.

11. A mobile communication device for use over a network to communicate a location of a user of said mobile communication device, said mobile communication device comprising:

a protocol stack, said protocol stack including an application protocol interface (“

API”

);

a location module configured to receive location data indicating said location of said mobile communication device, said location module being in communication with said API;

a user interface configured to receive a delivery destination from a user; and

a transmitter configured to transmit said location data to said delivery destination.

12. The device of claim 11 further comprising a user application, said user application including a command for initiating transmission of said location data.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein said location data is included in a Short Message Service (“

SMS”

) message and wherein said transmitting includes transmitting said SMS message to said delivery destination.

14. The device of claim 11 wherein said location data is transmitted to said delivery destination through one of a control channel of said network, a dedicated channel of said network, or a traffic channel of said network.

15. The device of claim 11 wherein said mobile communication device is one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (“

PDA”

), or a laptop computer.

16. The device of claim 11 wherein said location data includes Global Positioning System (“

GPS”

) coordinates.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein said GPS coordinates are provided by a GPS receiver situated in said mobile communication device.

18. The device of claim 11 wherein said location data is provided by said network

19. The device of claim 11 wherein said delivery destination is one of a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) address.

20. The device of claim 11 wherein said network is one of a Global System for Mobile Communications (“

GSM”

) network, a General Packet Radio Service (“

GPRS”

) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (“

CDMA”

) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (“

WCDMA”

), a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (“

UMTS”

) network, or an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (“

EDGE”

) network.