Locator system

• US 20050020241A1
• Filed: 06/10/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan Holland, Timothy A. Brisson
• Original Assignee: Bryan Holland, Timothy A. Brisson
• Inventors: Brisson, Timothy A., Holland, Bryan
• Application Number:
  US10/866,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20050020241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/09 providing processing capability normally carried out by the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/485 whereby the further system is an optical system or imaging system
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/029 reducing the clock frequency of the controller
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A locator system is disclosed. The system includes a GPS-enabled mobile station including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in communication with a E911-enabled wireless network. The remote mobile station is configured to determine its location information and generate a multi-media message including a graphical representation of its location, and the message to a subscriber mobile station.

Claims

1. A locator system comprising:

a GPS-enabled remote mobile station in communication with a E911-enabled wireless network;

the E911-enabled wireless network including a switching center for managing communications between said remote mobile station and wireless network;

the remote mobile station being configured to;

generate its location information;

generate a multi-media message including a graphical representation of the location of said remote mobile station; and

send said multi-media message to a subscriber mobile station.

2. The locator system of claim 1, wherein said message comprises a map having the location of said mobile station indicated thereon.

3. The locator system of claim 2, wherein said message is generated using maps stored in said remote mobile station.

4. The locator system of claim 3, wherein said multi-media message comprises MultiMedia Message Protocol (MMS) message.

5. The locator system of claim 2, wherein said mobile station further comprises a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, and said SIM card is configured to sense and automatically utilize a secondary location method when GPS signals are unavailable.

6. The locator system of claim 5, wherein said SIM card is further configured to transmit location data to a subscriber when nearing forbidden zones as pre-defined by the subscriber.

7. The locator system of claim 6, wherein said mobile station is further configured to generate and transmit said location information without intervention from the user of said mobile station.

8. A locator system comprising:

GPS-enabled remote mobile station means in communication with a E911-enabled wireless network;

switching center means for managing communications between a remote mobile station and said E911-enabled wireless network; and

the remote mobile station comprising;

means for generate its location information;

means for generate a multi-media message including a graphical representation of the location of said remote mobile station; and

means for send said multi-media message to a subscriber mobile station.

9. The locator system of claim 8, wherein said message comprises a map having the location of said mobile station indicated thereon.

10. The locator system of claim 9, wherein said message is generated using maps stored in said remote mobile station.

11. The locator system of claim 10, wherein said multi-media message comprises MultiMedia Message Protocol (MMS) message.

12. The locator system of claim 9, wherein said mobile station further comprises a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, and said SIM card comprising means for sensing and automatically utilizing a secondary location method when GPS signals are unavailable.

13. The locator system of claim 12, wherein said SIM card further comprises means for transmitting location data to a subscriber when nearing forbidden zones as pre-defined by the subscriber.

14. The locator system of claim 13, wherein said mobile station further comprises means for generating and transmitting said location information without intervention from the user of said remote mobile station.