Location signaling for transport system
First Claim
1. A system to provide location signaling for a service, comprising:
- a wireless radio communication device having location capabilities, and a user interface with a control to transmit a communication containing a request for service for a bearer of the wireless radio communication device; and
at least one monitoring communication device, operable to receive the communication from the wireless radio communication device, receive a location of the wireless radio communication device, and send an acknowledgment to at least the wireless radio communication device, wherein the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device are registered at a secure domain manager, to facilitate encrypted communications between the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device.
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Abstract
A system and method to provide location signaling for service, such as a request for transport from a child to his or her parent(s) to be picked up from school, for example. A dedicated communication device has location capabilities and a control to request service for the bearer. At least one monitoring communication device, such as one for each parent, is operable to receive a location with a request for service and acknowledge same. A secure domain manager can be used to; receive the location and request service instruction, deliver the location and request service instruction to the monitoring device(s), obtain an acknowledgment from one monitoring device, and send the acknowledgment to the other monitoring devices and the bearer'"'"'s communication device. Communication is only allowed between the bearer'"'"'s device and monitoring devices. The location of the communication device can be tracked, and navigation can be provided thereto.
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17 Claims
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1. A system to provide location signaling for a service, comprising:
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a wireless radio communication device having location capabilities, and a user interface with a control to transmit a communication containing a request for service for a bearer of the wireless radio communication device; and at least one monitoring communication device, operable to receive the communication from the wireless radio communication device, receive a location of the wireless radio communication device, and send an acknowledgment to at least the wireless radio communication device, wherein the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device are registered at a secure domain manager, to facilitate encrypted communications between the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing location signaling for a service, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a wireless radio communication device having location capabilities and at least one monitoring communication device; transmitting a location and a request for service instruction from the wireless radio communication device; receiving the location and the request for service instruction by the at least one monitoring communication device; and sending an acknowledgment from one of the monitoring communication devices to the wireless radio communication device, wherein the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device are registered at a secure domain manager, to facilitate encrypted communications between the wireless radio communication device and the at least one monitoring communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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