APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING LOCATION CAPABLE TWO-WAY RADIO TRANSCEIVERS AS GEO-FENCE POSTS
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1. A portable radio communication device operating within a communication system, the portable radio communication device comprising:
- a microprocessor;
a two-way radio transceiver coupled to the microprocessor;
a location sensor coupled to the microprocessor; and
the microprocessor, two-way radio transceiver and location sensor providing a location capable two-way radio transceiver operating as a geo-fence post at a plurality of locations to generate a geo-fence or boundary defining a dynamic region, wherein the dynamic region is set and changed in response to input from the portable radio communication device.
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Abstract
An infield radio communication device (100) operates in a communication system (200, 300) to dynamically identify and/or share location information to form and update a geo-fence or border. A single infield radio device (100) can be used to provide electronic location markers which can be updated in real time to create a geographical fence or border as the device (100) changes location. Additional infield radio device(s) (100) can also be used to share location markers for the creation of the geographical fence or border.
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24 Claims
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1. A portable radio communication device operating within a communication system, the portable radio communication device comprising:
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a microprocessor; a two-way radio transceiver coupled to the microprocessor; a location sensor coupled to the microprocessor; and the microprocessor, two-way radio transceiver and location sensor providing a location capable two-way radio transceiver operating as a geo-fence post at a plurality of locations to generate a geo-fence or boundary defining a dynamic region, wherein the dynamic region is set and changed in response to input from the portable radio communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of infield devices providing two-way radio capability, each of the plurality of infield devices having a radio ID and location sensing capability for generating location information in response to an input to each of the plurality of infield devices, the location information from each of the plurality of infield devices being used to generate a geo-fence or border that defines a dynamic region; and the infield devices providing dynamic live, real-time updates to the geo-fence or border in response to subsequent inputs to the infield devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining a communication boundary, comprising:
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receiving a request, at an infield communication device, to generate location information; calculating a location of the infield communication device using the infield communication device; transmitting, by the infield communication device, the location information as a geo-fence marker at a plurality of locations; providing dynamic, live, real-time updates to the geo-fence marker at the plurality of locations thereby creating geo-fence posts, wherein the geo-fence posts define a dynamic region, the dynamic region being set and changed in response to input from the infield communication device; and forming a geo-fence or border in response to the geo-fence posts. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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