LOCATION-TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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1. A location-transmitting device, comprising:
- a radio-transmitting module configured to autonomously transmit a signal containing location data for the location-transmitting device to any nearby wireless communication device, wherein the location data include an indication of a condition of the location-transmitting device or a monitoring device coupled to the location-transmitting device;
a memory module that stores the location data for the location-transmitting device; and
a power supply configured to provide power to the radio-transmitting module.
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Abstract
A location-transmitting device autonomously transmits a signal containing location data for the location-transmitting device to any nearby wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may then transmit said location data to a third party, such as an E-911 dispatch center or a provider of a commercial location-based service.
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1. A location-transmitting device, comprising:
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a radio-transmitting module configured to autonomously transmit a signal containing location data for the location-transmitting device to any nearby wireless communication device, wherein the location data include an indication of a condition of the location-transmitting device or a monitoring device coupled to the location-transmitting device; a memory module that stores the location data for the location-transmitting device; and a power supply configured to provide power to the radio-transmitting module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. (canceled)
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8. A method for a location-transmitting device to provide location data to any nearby wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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accepting location data for a location; storing the location data in a memory module; and autonomously transmitting the location data to any nearby wireless communication device using a short range wireless transmitting device, wherein the location data include an indication of a condition of the location-transmitting device or a monitoring device coupled to the location-transmitting device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. (canceled)
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16. In a wireless communication device, a method of transmitting location data for a location of the wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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using a short range radio communication protocol to receive, without prior interrogation, radio signals from any nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device; detecting the location data in a radio signal from a nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device disposed at the location, wherein the radio signal is the strongest received by the wireless communication device; and transmitting the location data to a third party. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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