Position information transmitting method of mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting position information of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- providing a user of a mobile communication terminal with a choice to transmit a phone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal, or a combination of both a position and the phone number of the mobile communication terminal to a receiving terminal by way of a first base station in a mobile communication network,wherein selecting whether to transmit one or a combination of both the position and the phone number is performed based on user interaction with the mobile communication terminal and independent from any requests submitted from the first base station to the mobile communication terminal for the position information;
transmitting the position information from the mobile communication terminal to the first base station such that the position information is not received by the receiving terminal prior to the position information being converted to user-identifiable location data,wherein the first base station independent from any remote server calculates position of the mobile communication terminal based on geographic information data stored in the base station; and
establishing a communication session between the mobile communication terminal and the receiving terminal via the base station, wherein the communication session comprises at least one of a voice session or a data session,wherein the calculation performed in the first base station converts the position information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal into user-identifiable location data,wherein the user-identifiable location data is transmitted from the first base station to the receiving terminal to convey position of the mobile communication terminal to a user of the receiving terminal.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting position information of a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method comprises inputting a telephone number of a receiving terminal, selecting to transmit position information, calculating position information of the mobile communication terminal, and transmitting a voice communication with a signal providing position information of the mobile communication terminal. If desired, a user can input a short message service (SMS) text message prior to transmitting or prior to selecting to transmit position information instead of voice communication. Position information of the terminal is derived from the global positioning system (GPS).
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10 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting position information of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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providing a user of a mobile communication terminal with a choice to transmit a phone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal, or a combination of both a position and the phone number of the mobile communication terminal to a receiving terminal by way of a first base station in a mobile communication network, wherein selecting whether to transmit one or a combination of both the position and the phone number is performed based on user interaction with the mobile communication terminal and independent from any requests submitted from the first base station to the mobile communication terminal for the position information; transmitting the position information from the mobile communication terminal to the first base station such that the position information is not received by the receiving terminal prior to the position information being converted to user-identifiable location data, wherein the first base station independent from any remote server calculates position of the mobile communication terminal based on geographic information data stored in the base station; and establishing a communication session between the mobile communication terminal and the receiving terminal via the base station, wherein the communication session comprises at least one of a voice session or a data session, wherein the calculation performed in the first base station converts the position information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal into user-identifiable location data, wherein the user-identifiable location data is transmitted from the first base station to the receiving terminal to convey position of the mobile communication terminal to a user of the receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
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6. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a GPS receiver for triangulating accurate position information for the mobile communication terminal; and a transmitter for communicating position information to a first base station in a mobile communications network, in response to a user interaction with the mobile communication terminal to communicate with a receiving terminal by way of the first base station in a mobile communication network, wherein the position information is communicated independent from any request submitted from the first base station; such that the first base station calculates a first position for the mobile communication terminal based on the position information communicated by the transmitter, and further the first base station converts the position information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal into a user-identifiable location data, wherein the user-identifiable location data is transmitted from the first base station to the receiving terminal to convey position of the mobile communication terminal to a user of the receiving terminal, and wherein the position information is not received by the receiving terminal, and wherein a user of the mobile communication terminal is provided with a choice to transmit a phone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal, or a combination of both a position and the phone number of the mobile communication terminal to a receiving terminal by way of the first base station in a mobile communication network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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