Manual reporting of location data in a mobile communications network
First Claim
1. A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
- determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
identifying the location as location information;
synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format; and
transmitting the location information through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TTD transmission.
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Abstract
The invention is, in one embodiment, a method of reporting the location of a mobile phone by locating a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network. The method first determines the location of the GPS receiver, processes data identifying the location, then synthesizes the location information into a Tele-type (TTY/TDD) compatible format and transmits the location. A TTY/TDD device at a receiving station will process the location data to identify the location of the mobile phone. In one aspect, the method is implemented through modular programming. The invention is also a mobile phone capable of transmitting location information gathered by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The mobile phone houses a transceiver, a GPS receiver, and a Tele-type (TTY/TDD) synthesizer in communication with the GPS receiver and the transceiver.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
identifying the location as location information;
synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format; and
transmitting the location information through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TTD transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
identifying the location as location information;
synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format; and
transmitting the location information through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TDD transmission;
re-transmitting the location information as a TTY/TDD message; and
repeating the re-transmission when the location of the GPS receiver changes more than a predetermined value.
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11. A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
identifying the location as location information;
synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format; and
transmitting the location information in a blank and burst mode through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TDD transmission, the blank and burst mode comprising the steps of;
muting voice communications, transmitting the TTY/TDD transmission, and reactivating voice communications.
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18. A mobile phone capable of transmitting location information gathered by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), comprising:
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a transceiver;
a GPS receiver; and
a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) synthesizing module in communication with the GPS receiver and the transceiver whereby the transceiver transmits location data to the PSAP. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A mobile phone capable of transmitting location information gathered by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to a Pubic Safety Answering Point (PSAP), comprising:
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a transceiver;
a GPS receiver;
a Teletype (TTY/TTD) synthesizer in communication with teh GPS receiver and the transceiver; and
a microprocessor in communication with the transceiver, wherein the microprocessor stores a GPS algorithm.
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21. In a mobile phone, a method executable as a computer program capable of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System receiver in a mobile communication network, comprising;
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a location determination module;
a GPS to Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) synthesizing module; and
a transmission module.
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