Method and apparatus for communicating with an object and module used thereby
First Claim
1. A method for communicating with an object, comprising the steps of coupling a module with at least a transmitter and a receiver to the object, said module being one of a plurality of modules arranged to communicate with at least three communications networks, a first network being a wide area paging network with which the module selectively communicates, a second network being a cellular mobile communication network with which the module selectively communicates and a third network being a local network which uses a local beacon to communicate with all modules of said plurality of modules that pass nearby using a spread spectrum modulation method.
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Abstract
A method for communicating with an object, for example a vehicle, using a wide area paging network and a cellular mobile communication network that includes the steps of coupling a module with at least a transmitter and a receiver to the object and using the module for communicating with in combination at least three communication networks, the first one being the wide area paging network, the second one being the cellular mobile communication network and the third one being a local network using a spread spectrum modulation method.
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24 Claims
- 1. A method for communicating with an object, comprising the steps of coupling a module with at least a transmitter and a receiver to the object, said module being one of a plurality of modules arranged to communicate with at least three communications networks, a first network being a wide area paging network with which the module selectively communicates, a second network being a cellular mobile communication network with which the module selectively communicates and a third network being a local network which uses a local beacon to communicate with all modules of said plurality of modules that pass nearby using a spread spectrum modulation method.
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21. An apparatus for communicating with an object comprising:
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a module mounted on an object to be communicated with, said module including;
an interface with a paging network;
an interface with a cellular mobile communications network; and
an interface with a third local network using a spread spectrum modulation method. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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