Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising:
- a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate the authorized telephone number list using the cellular telephone network; and
a mobile unit remotely disposed from the host controller and coupled to the cellular telephone network, the mobile unit operable to receive the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the mobile unit further comprising a memory operable to store the authorized telephone number list and a processor operable to inhibit a call made to a telephone number that is not included in the authorized telephone number list.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit to obtain location information from an overhead message stream transmitted from cellular telephone transmitter sites. The location is displayed on a display located in the vehicle or the microprocessor periodically instructs the mobile cellular unit to initiate a call to a host controller and, upon receipt of transmitting instructions from the host controller, transmits the location information for display on a screen connected to the host controller.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising:
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a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate the authorized telephone number list using the cellular telephone network; and a mobile unit remotely disposed from the host controller and coupled to the cellular telephone network, the mobile unit operable to receive the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the mobile unit further comprising a memory operable to store the authorized telephone number list and a processor operable to inhibit a call made to a telephone number that is not included in the authorized telephone number list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile unit for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising:
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a first communication device operable to receive an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; a memory coupled to the communication device and operable to store the authorized telephone number list; a second communication device operable to initiate a call to a telephone number using the cellular telephone network; and a processor coupled to the memory and the second communication device, the processor operable to inhibit the call if the telephone number is not included in the authorized number list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for communicating using a cellular telephone network, the method comprising the following steps performed at a mobile unit:
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receiving an authorized telephone number list from a host controller remotely disposed from the mobile unit; storing the authorized telephone number list in a memory; initiating a call to a telephone number; and completing the call if the telephone number is included in the authorized number list received from the host controller and stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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