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Methods and apparatus for communication

  • US 7,068,994 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Issued: 06/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile telephony communication system for use by multiple users, the system comprising:

  • a first mobile telephony unit configured to be carried by a person and configured to transmit and receive wireless telephony communications; and

    a second mobile telephony unit configured to be carried by at least one of a person and a pet and configured to transmit first location information toward the first mobile telephony unit;

    wherein the first unit is further configured to receive second location information related to the first location information from the second unit and to display, to a user of the first mobile telephony unit, indicia of the second location information;

    wherein at least one of the first and second mobile telephony units is configured such that the second unit is unable to automatically track a location of the first unit upon request; and

    wherein the second unit is configured to initiate outgoing telecommunications with a limited set of destinations that includes a telephone number stored in the second unit by the first unit.

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