Method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system

• US 6,704,574 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2001
• Issued: 03/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: American GNC Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ching-Fang Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Ching-Fang
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, LANA N
• Application Number:
  US09/978,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20020025824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456, 455/457, 455/435, 455/432, 455/456--45, 455/435--43, 455/432--43
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events

Abstract

A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system includes the steps of receiving position data from a position data producer such as a GPS, an INS, or a GPS/INS integrated system, attaching the position data to a location registration data stream, and sending the position data along with the location registration data to a base station. This method takes advantages of the existing location updating procedure in a cellular network system to transmit precision position data of a mobile station. It does not need a dialing up to transmit position data. By utilizing this method, the position data of the mobile station can be delivered to the base station or cellular network whenever the mobile station is powered on.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer which is selected from a group consisting of a global positioning system receiver, an inertial navigation system, and a GPS/INS integrated system and equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in;

(d) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(e) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached to a head of said location registration data.

2. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer which is selected from a group consisting of a global positioning system receiver, an inertial navigation system, and a GPS/INS integrated system and equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) receiving a mobile station country code, a mobile network code, and a location area identity from said base station, wherein a combination of said mobile station country code, said mobile network code, and said location area identity gives a service area in which said mobile station currently resides;

(d) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in, wherein said location registration data stream includes said mobile station identification, said mobile station country code, said mobile network code, and said location area identity;

(e) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(f) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached to a head of said location registration data.

3. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer which is selected from a group consisting of a global positioning system receiver, an inertial navigation system, and a GPS/INS integrated system and equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in;

(d) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(e) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached after an end of said location registration data.

4. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) receiving a mobile station country code, a mobile network code, and a location area identity from said base station, wherein a combination of said mobile station country code, said mobile network code, and said location area identity gives a service area in which said mobile station currently resides;

(d) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in;

(e) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(f) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached after said mobile country code and before said mobile network code.

5. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in, wherein said location registration data stream includes a mobile station identification, a mobile station country code, a mobile network code, and a location area identity;

(d) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(e) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached after said mobile country code and before said mobile network code.

6. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) receiving a mobile station country code, a mobile network code, and a location area identity from said base station, wherein a combination of said mobile station country code, said mobile network code, and said location area identity gives a service area in which said mobile station currently resides;

(d) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in;

(e) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(f) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached after said mobile network code and before said location area identification.

7. A method of transmitting position data via cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a position data by a position data producer equipped with a mobile station;

(b) sending said position data to said mobile station from said position data producer;

(c) attaching said position data to a location registration data stream which is sent by said mobile station to a base station to inform which area does said mobile station currently reside in, wherein said location registration data stream includes a mobile station identification, a mobile station country code, a mobile network code, and a location area identity;

(d) sending said position data along with said location registration data stream to said base station from said mobile station; and

(e) retrieving said position data by said base station, wherein said position data is attached after said mobile network code and before said location area identification.