Location based communications system
First Claim
1. A communication system for communication between a first communications unit and at least one other communications unit, comprising:
- first communications unit, comprising;
radio-telephone means for sending and receiving messages by radio including means for initiating, maintaining and terminating said messages;
means for receiving encoded earth locations of itself in at least two dimensions from a Position Locating Satellite;
means for encodingly defining a selectable geographic zone having boundaries encoded in at least two dimensions to seek connection with a targeted communications unit;
means for initiating a radio call in said selected geographic zone, said radio call including a code of said selected zone; and
second communications unit, comprising;
radio-telephone means for sending and receiving messages by radio including means for initiating, maintaining and terminating said messages;
means for receiving encoded earth locations of itself in at least two dimensions from a Position Locating Satellite;
means for encodingly defining a selectable geographic zone having boundaries encoded in at least two dimensions to seek connection with a targeted communications unit;
means for comparing said geographic zone selected by said first communications unit with said encoded earth location of itself to determine agreement therewith, andmeans for responding to said radio call when said encoded earth location of itself is encompassed by said selected geographic zone.
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Abstract
A location based communications system uses a physical location system (PLS) or relative position system to determine a communication unit'"'"'s location in two or three dimensions, and is configured for radiotelephonic calls through intermediary communications satellite systems, cellular systems or other mobile systems and land line systems, based on the location G# of the called telephone or on a caller-defined estimated area or space termed a G zone number GZ# surrounding the desired callee. The system is particularly advantageous for mobile communications, and may be interfaced with conventional stationary telephones, cellular phones and other communications devices. Multiple telephone units may be simultaneously contacted with messages in user-defined languages. Emergency features enable the location based communication system to locate and notify the nearest and/or best equipped party for assistance in the event of an emergency, issue warnings to all phones in a specific area of any size, calculate vehicle velocities and control traffic.
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31 Claims
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1. A communication system for communication between a first communications unit and at least one other communications unit, comprising:
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first communications unit, comprising; radio-telephone means for sending and receiving messages by radio including means for initiating, maintaining and terminating said messages; means for receiving encoded earth locations of itself in at least two dimensions from a Position Locating Satellite; means for encodingly defining a selectable geographic zone having boundaries encoded in at least two dimensions to seek connection with a targeted communications unit; means for initiating a radio call in said selected geographic zone, said radio call including a code of said selected zone; and second communications unit, comprising; radio-telephone means for sending and receiving messages by radio including means for initiating, maintaining and terminating said messages; means for receiving encoded earth locations of itself in at least two dimensions from a Position Locating Satellite; means for encodingly defining a selectable geographic zone having boundaries encoded in at least two dimensions to seek connection with a targeted communications unit; means for comparing said geographic zone selected by said first communications unit with said encoded earth location of itself to determine agreement therewith, and means for responding to said radio call when said encoded earth location of itself is encompassed by said selected geographic zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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