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Automatic and wireless sharing of location information between a location-aware device and a location-unaware device

  • US 9,161,328 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2013
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A geo-locating system, comprising:

  • a first device configured with position determination capability, the first device further configured to establish an operative communication with a second device by way of a wireless connection thereby to form an operatively coupled pair of devices, the first device further configured thereafter to continue operative wireless communication with the second device thereby to transmit current position data to the second device, the current position data representing an approximate position of the operatively coupled pair of first and second devices; and

    the second device, the second device not being configured with position determination capability, the second device being further configured to establish operative communication with the first device and thereafter to store current position data received therefrom so long as the first and second devices are within range of their established wireless connection, and the second device being further configured to communicate to the first device a request to communicate the current position data to the second device, the request comprising a field containing information relating to one of a plurality of possible occurrences that in response to one of the possible occurrences causes the first device to communicate the current position data to the second device, the information relating to the one of the plurality of possible occurrences comprising a predetermined event,wherein the first and second devices further are configured to effect such operative communication including delivery of current position data in response to the occurrence of the predetermined event in accordance with a defined signaling protocol.

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