Personal communication system providing supplemental information mode
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1. A personal communication system comprising:
- stationary transceiver stations located within a predetermined geographic region for providing communication capability between one or more portable units and a wireline network within the predetermined geographic region and for transmitting a data base including at least positional information indicative of relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region; and
a portable unit for receiving the data base including the positional information and for presenting an iconic representation indicative of the relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region, wherein the iconic representation further indicates to the user the stationary transceiver station with which the portable unit has established communication such that, as the portable unit is relocated between different areas within the predetermined geographic region and communication is established with different stationary transceiver stations, the iconic representation indicates to the user when the portable unit is approaching an area in which communication with the stationary transceiver stations included in the predetermined geographic region cannot be established.
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Abstract
A personal communication system (10) comprises transceiver stations (12, 14, 16, 18) providing communication capability between one or more portable radiotelephones (20, 22, 24) and a telephone network (30). One or more of the transceiver stations (12, 14, 16, 18) is further capable of storing a data base and of transmitting the same in response to a request for such transmission being received from a portable radiotelephone (20, 22, or 24) communicating therewith. The portable radiotelephone (20, 22, or 24) communicating therewith is capable thereafter of receiving the data base and of presenting at least a portion of the same to the radiotelephone subscriber.
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1. A personal communication system comprising:
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stationary transceiver stations located within a predetermined geographic region for providing communication capability between one or more portable units and a wireline network within the predetermined geographic region and for transmitting a data base including at least positional information indicative of relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region; and a portable unit for receiving the data base including the positional information and for presenting an iconic representation indicative of the relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region, wherein the iconic representation further indicates to the user the stationary transceiver station with which the portable unit has established communication such that, as the portable unit is relocated between different areas within the predetermined geographic region and communication is established with different stationary transceiver stations, the iconic representation indicates to the user when the portable unit is approaching an area in which communication with the stationary transceiver stations included in the predetermined geographic region cannot be established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable unit for use in a personal communication system which includes stationary transceiver stations located within a predetermined geographic region to provide communication between the portable unit and a wireline network within the predetermined geographic region, the stationary transceiver stations further being capable of storing and transmitting a data base including positional information pertaining to relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region, the portable unit comprising:
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receiving means for receiving the data base transmitted by the stationary transceiver station and decoding therefrom the positional information; and presentation means for presenting an iconic representation indicative of the relative locations of the stationary transceiver stations and further indicative of the stationary transceiver station with which the portable unit has established communication such that the iconic representation indicates to the user when the portable unit is currently located in an area near an edge of the predetermined geographic region outside of which the portable unit cannot establish communication with the stationary transceiver stations within the predetermined geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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