Attaching Location Data to a SMS Message

• US 20090170525A1
• Filed: 12/27/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Magellan Navigation Incorporated (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Baghdasaryan, Mikayel
• Granted Patent: US 8,135,377 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• 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: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for attaching location data to a SMS message. A system includes a first wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a first personal navigation device using a Bluetooth wireless protocol, the first personal navigation device configured to attach location data to a SMS message, a second wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a second personal navigation device using the Bluetooth wireless protocol, the second personal navigation device configured to identify location data attached to the SMS message, and a wireless network enabling communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a first personal navigation device configured to wirelessly communicate with a first wireless mobile communication device, attaching location data to a Short Message Service (SMS) message along with the SMS message.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first wireless mobile communication device comprises a wireless interface using a Bluetooth wireless protocol.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first personal navigation device comprises a wireless interface using a Bluetooth wireless protocol.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein attaching location data comprises:

generating the SMS message in the first personal navigation device; and

attaching the location data to the SMS message.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the location data includes one of a current location, a destination, a previous location, an address or point of interest.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending the SMS message with attached location data to the first wireless mobile communication device and on to a second wireless mobile communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with a second personal navigation device; and

in the second personal navigation device, recognizing the location data attached to the SMS message.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising, in the second personal navigation device, generating navigational directions to a location represented by the attached location data.

8. A system comprising:

a wireless mobile communications device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a personal navigation device using a Bluetooth wireless protocol, the personal navigation device configured to attach location data to a SMS message.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the location data includes one of a current location, a destination, a previous location, an address or point of interest.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the wireless mobile communication device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the personal navigation device; and

a memory and a user interface (UI) linked to the processor.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the personal navigation device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the wireless mobile communication device;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver linked to the processor; and

a memory linked to the processor, the memory including a GPS module.

12. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

a second wireless mobile communications device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a second personal navigation device using the Bluetooth wireless protocol, the second personal navigation device configured to identify location data attached to the SMS message.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the second personal navigation device is configured to generate navigational directions to a location represented by the location data.

14. A system comprising:

a first wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a first personal navigation device using a Bluetooth wireless protocol, the first personal navigation device configured to attach location data to a SMS message;

a second wireless device configured with a wireless interface operable to communicate with a wireless interface in a second personal navigation device using the Bluetooth wireless protocol, the second personal navigation device configured to identify location data attached to the SMS message; and

a wireless network enabling communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the location data includes one of a current location, a destination, a previous location, an address or point of interest.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the first wireless device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the first personal navigation device; and

a memory and a user interface (UI) linked to the processor.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the first personal navigation device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the first wireless device;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver linked to the processor; and

a memory linked to the processor, the memory including a GPS module;

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the second wireless device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the second personal navigation device; and

a memory and a user interface (UI) linked to the processor.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein the second personal navigation device comprises:

a processor linked to the wireless interface, the wireless interface comprising a Bluetooth module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the second wireless device;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver linked to the processor; and

a memory linked to the processor, the memory including a GPS module.