Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote host controller for communicating with a cellular transceiver, comprising:
- a memory operable to store a report associated with the cellular transceiver, the report indicating an approximate location of the cellular transceiver;
a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers;
a processor coupled to the memory and the database, the processor operable to select a cellular number associated with a cellular system serving the approximate location of the cellular transceiver; and
a communications device operable to initiate a call to the cellular transceiver using the selected cellular number.
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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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31 Claims
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1. A remote host controller for communicating with a cellular transceiver, comprising:
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a memory operable to store a report associated with the cellular transceiver, the report indicating an approximate location of the cellular transceiver; a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers; a processor coupled to the memory and the database, the processor operable to select a cellular number associated with a cellular system serving the approximate location of the cellular transceiver; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the cellular transceiver using the selected cellular number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating with a cellular transceiver, comprising:
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receiving a system identification number associated with a cellular system operating in an area including the location of a cellular transceiver; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system in response to the system identification number; and initiating a call to the cellular transceiver using the cellular number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for communicating with a cellular transceiver, comprising:
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a database operable to store a plurality of cellular numbers associated with a plurality of cellular systems; a processor coupled to the database, the processor operable to receive a report associated with a cellular transceiver, the processor further operable to retrieve from the database a cellular number of a cellular system servicing the cellular transceiver in response to the report; and a communications device operable to initiate a call to the cellular transceiver using the retrieved cellular number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for communicating with a cellular transceiver, comprising:
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receiving a report comprising a system identification number associated with a cellular system serving an area including a cellular transceiver; retrieving a cellular number of the cellular system; and initiating a telephone call to the cellular transceiver using the cellular number. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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