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`(12) United States Patent
`US 9,445,251 B2
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Sep. 13, 2016
`Beyer, Jr. et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
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`METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND
`PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND
`VOICE NETWORKS
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ....................................................... H04W 4/02
`USPC ............................................ 455/404.2, 456.1
`See application file for complete search history.
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`Applicant: Advanced Ground Information
`Systems, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US)
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`Inventors: Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr., Jupiter, FL
`(US); Christopher R. Rice, Redmond,
`WA (US)
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`(73)
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`Assignee: Advanced Ground Information
`Systems, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`Appl. No.: 14/633,804
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`Filed:
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`Feb. 27, 2015
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2016/0057598 A1
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`Feb. 25, 2016
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`Related US. Application Data
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`Continuation of application No. 14/529,978, filed on
`Oct. 31, 2014, which is a continuation-in—part of
`application No. 14/027,410, filed on Sep. 16, 2013,
`now Pat. No. 8,880,042, which is a continuation of
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`Primary Examiner 7 Omoniyi Obayanju
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm 7 Goodwin Procter LLP
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
`
`A method and system includes the ability for individuals to
`set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly
`to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating
`the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others
`by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially
`useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or
`other emergency situations for coordinating different orga-
`nizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional
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`communication problems either up and down the chain of
`command or cross communication between different emer-
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`gency units. The method and system provides that the users
`are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an
`ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the
`particular unit.
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`(Continued)
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`35 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
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`now Pat. No. 8,538,393, which is a continuation-in-
`part of application No. 12/761,533, filed on Apr. 16,
`2010, now Pat. No. 8,364,129, which is a continua-
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`Dec. 22, 2006, now Pat. No. 8,126,441, which is a
`continuation-in-part of application No. 11/308,648,
`filed on Apr. 17, 2006, now Pat. No. 7,630,724, which
`is a continuation-in-part of application No. 10/711,
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`METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND
`PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND
`VOICE NETWORKS
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of US. patent applica-
`tion Ser. No. 14/529,978 filed on Oct. 31, 2014, which is a
`continuation-in-part of US. patent application Ser. No.
`14/027,410 filed on Sep. 16, 2013, now US. Pat. No.
`8,880,042, issued Nov. 4, 2014, which is a continuation of
`US. patent application Ser. No. 13/751,453 filed Jan. 28,
`2013, now US. Pat. No. 8,538,393 issued Sep. 17, 2013,
`which is a continuation-in-part of US. patent application
`Ser. No. 12/761,533 filed on Apr. 16, 2010, now US. Pat.
`No. 8,364,129 issued Jan. 29, 2013, which is a continuation-
`in-part of US. patent application Ser. No. 11/615,472 filed
`on Dec. 22, 2006, now US. Pat. No. 8,126,441 issued on
`Feb. 28, 2012, which is a continuation-in-part ofU.S. patent
`application Ser. No. 11/308,648 filed Apr. 17, 2006, now
`US. Pat. No. 7,630,724 issued on Dec. 8, 2009, which is a
`continuation-in-part of US. patent application Ser. No.
`10/711,490, filed on Sep. 21, 2004, now US. Pat. No.
`7,031,728 issued on Apr. 18, 2006. All of the preceding
`applications are incorporated herein by reference in their
`entirety.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
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`Acommunications method and system using a plurality of
`cellular phones each having an integrated Personal Digital
`Assistant
`(PDA) and Global Positioning System (GPS)
`receiver for the management of two or more people through
`the use of a communications network. The method and
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`system provide each user with an integrated handheld cel-
`lular/PDA/GPS/phone that has Advanced Communication
`Software application programs (hereinafter referred to as
`ACS) and databases used in conjunction with a remote
`Server that enable a user to quickly establish a communi-
`cation network of cell phone participants having a common
`temporary ad hoc network using mobile wireless commu-
`nication devices.
`The invention includes a method and communication
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`system to quickly set up and provide ad hoc, password
`protected, digital and voice networks to allow a group of
`people to be able to set up a network easily and rapidly,
`especially in an emergency situation.
`2. Description of Related Art
`The purpose of a communications system is to transmit
`digital messages from a source, located at one point, to user
`destination(s), located at other point(s) some distance away.
`A communications system is generally comprised of three
`basic
`elements:
`transmitter,
`information channel
`and
`receiver. One form of communication in recent years is
`cellular phone telephony. A network of cellular communi-
`cation systems set up around an area such as the United
`States allows multiple users to talk to each other, either on
`individual calls or on group calls. Some cellular phone
`services enable a cellular phone to engage in conference
`calls with a small number of users. Furthermore, cellular
`conference calls can be established through 800 number
`services. Cellular telephony also now includes systems that
`include GPS navigation that utilizes satellite navigation.
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`These devices thus unite cellular phone technology with
`navigation information, computer information transmission
`and receipt of data.
`The method and operation of communication devices
`used herein are described in US. Pat. No. 7,031,728 which
`is hereby incorporated by reference and US. Pat. No.
`7,630,724.
`Military, first responder, and other public and private
`emergency groups need to be able to set up ad hoc digital
`and voice networks easily and rapidly. These private net-
`works may be temporary or longer lasting in nature. The
`users need to be able to rapidly coordinate their activities
`eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web and or
`identifying others by name, phone numbers or email
`addresses so that all
`intended participants that enter the
`agreed ad hoc network name and password are both digitally
`and voice interconnected. When a user or users leave the
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`network, no data concerning the network participants need
`be retained.
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`Coordinating different organizations at the scene of a
`disaster presents several problems as there are voice and
`digital data (text messages) communications that need to be
`constantly occurring up and down the chain of command. As
`an example, communications are required from a police
`chief to a police captain to a police lieutenant to a police
`sergeant to a policeman and then back up the same chain of
`command. Digital data exchange of GPS data or other means
`provides the location component of the units. Digital chat,
`text messages, white boards and photo video exchange
`provide extensive collaboration. However, during a disaster,
`other first responders such as fire departments must become
`engaged. While the fire department users may have voice
`and digital data (text messages) communications up and
`down their chain of command, these individuals do not have
`the ability to cross communicate necessarily with police
`units without a substantial degree of immediate coordina-
`tion. The method and system in accordance with the present
`invention described herein discloses how digital communi-
`cations along with Personal Computer (PC) and PDA
`devices can be used to quickly establish user specific pass-
`word protected private ad hoc voice and data networks to
`enable both data and voice communications up and down
`their chain of command and simultaneously with different,
`not pre-known, organizations responding to a disaster. The
`invention defines a method of accomplishing this by pro-
`viding all personnel that need to communicate with each
`other with a PC or PDA which are interconnected to a Server
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`using cellular or other communications.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`A plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) capable PDA/GPS
`devices each having ACS application programs and data-
`bases provides a communication network in conjunction
`with a remote Server that provides the ability to: a) establish
`an ad hoc network of devices so that the devices can either
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`broadcast to a group or selectively transmit to each of the
`other; each PDA/GPS phone starts by requesting access to
`the Server and identifying a mutually agreed to network
`name and password and once granted, reports its GPS
`position and status; the Server then routes the data to all
`signed on network participants so that each of the devices
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`exchange location, status and other information; (b) force
`the received information to the recipient’s display and
`enable the recipient to acquire additional information by
`touching the display screen at a remote phone’s location on
`the PDA display; (c) make calls to or send data to remote
`phones by touching their display symbols and selecting the
`appropriate soft switch; (d) layer a sufficient number of soft
`switches or buttons on the PDA display to perform the above
`functions without overlaying the map; and (e) allow a
`polling mode in each cell phone that permits a user to
`contact other cell phone users that have a common interest
`or relationship with a password and identifier for commu-
`nication and to establish quickly a temporary ad hoc network
`especially in an emergency.
`A communication Server acts as a forwarder for IP
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`communications between any combination of cell phone/
`PDA users and/or PC based users. Network participant
`location, identity and status messages are sent to the Server
`by each user. Network participant entered tracks are also
`sent to the Server. Because this network participant location
`and track data is of interest to all the network participants,
`the Server forwards the data received from one participant to
`all other participants, causing their displays automatically,
`without any operator action, to display the received infor-
`mation,
`thus providing the information necessary for all
`network participants to know the identity, location and status
`of all other network participants.
`The Server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from
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`one participant to one or more addressed participants, thus
`permitting the transmission of free text, preformatted mes-
`sages, photographs, video, Email and Uniform Resource
`Locator (URL) data from one network participant to other
`selected network participants.
`The above functions can also be accomplished using peer
`to peer WiFi, WiMax or other peer to peer communications.
`However,
`for use with cellular communications and to
`assure the level of security that cell phone companies
`require, a centralized static IP routable Server is used.
`The IP Server also fills another role of being a database
`from which data can be requested by network participants
`(i.e. maps, satellite images, and the like) or can be pushed to
`network participants
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`symbology and soft
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`changes, and the like). The Server is used to establish an ad
`hoc network within certain groups using an ad hoc event
`name and password.
`This invention provides a method and a system establish-
`ing an ad hoc password protected digital and voice network
`that can be temporarily set up or longer lasting in nature. The
`invention described herein allows users to rapidly coordinate
`their activities without having to pre-enter data into a web or
`identify others by name, E mail addresses or phone numbers.
`Essentially the users that establish the ad hoc and password
`protected digital and voice networks are required to enter the
`Server’s IP address and an ad hoc event name and a
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`password. In the case of military and first responders, the
`name of the user’s unit may also be used. This action causes
`the specific PDA or PC of the user to commence reporting
`directly to the Server’s IP address. Once the Server receives
`the initial IP message from the user’s PDA or PC, the server
`can commence to exchange data with the user’s PDA or PC.
`The initial IP message may also contain additional data such
`as a license number and, if desired, a phone number manu-
`ally entered or automatically acquired by the ACS. The IP
`address of the PDA and PC unit sending the initial IP
`message is stored by the Server. The Server then responds
`with a message notifying the user that his PC/PDA is
`connected to the Server. The user PDA/PC then reports its
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`GPS location and other status information directly to the
`Server. This information is retained by the Server even when
`there are no other devices initially communicating with the
`Server. When the other user’s devices sign on to the Server
`with the same ad hoc event name and password, the Server
`software then recognizes all the users and stores their IP
`addresses in the Server. Thus the Server has all the users IP
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`addresses stored and can pass location and status informa-
`tion among the ad hoc network participants even though the
`network participants have not entered other network partici-
`pants’ names, phone numbers or email addresses. Thus one
`of the purposes of the invention is to allow an ad hoc
`network to be formed on a temporary basis in a rapid
`manner.
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`When using the PTT feature, the ACS can enable the
`network participant to: l. PTT with all that are in the ad hoc
`digital network, or 2. PTT with select specific network
`participants, by touching their symbol(s) and then selecting
`PTT soft switch or 3. Specify a group of the network
`participants by assigning their symbols or unit names to a list
`of network participants and then associating the list with a
`soft switch whose function is to enable the operator to have
`PTT communications with all in the list.
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`Since only one person is transmitting on a PTT voice
`network at any given time, the receiving network partici-
`pant’s ACS can relate the PTT IP address to the IP address
`of the unit transmitting his identification on the digital ad
`hoc network. This information can then be used by the other
`PTT networked participant’s AC8 to: 1. flash the transmit-
`ting unit’s name on their PDA/PC screens or 2. if a photo-
`graph has been attached to the ad hoc digital network symbol
`of the PTT transmitting person, to flash that photograph on
`the receiving unit’s PDA/PC display.
`It is an object of this invention to enable each participant
`in the communication network to join other ad hoc network
`participants to form an ad hoc digital and voice network with
`other cell phone users rapidly for coordinating member
`activities.
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`In accordance with these and other objects which will
`become apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now
`be described with particular reference to the accompanying
`drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 shows a front plan view of a cellular phone/PDA/
`GPS having a touch screen.
`FIG. 2 shows the screen IP address entry menu.
`FIG. 3 shows ad hoc net names and password screen entry
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`FIG. 8 shows a PDA screen geographical display that
`represents the area covered by the network.
`FIG. 9 shows a diagram that enables determining location,
`status, ViOP, PTT, and video communication between radios
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`PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE
`INVENTION
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`A method and communication system that joins a com-
`munications network of participants using handheld cell
`phones having integrated PDA and GPS circuitry with ACS
`application programs that allow a participant having an ACS
`equipped cell phone to provide an ad hoc and password
`protected digital and voice network.
`A communication Server acts as a forwarder for IP
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`communications between any combination of cell phone/
`PDA users and/or PC based user. Network participant loca-
`tion, identity and status messages are sent to the Server by
`each user. Network participant entered tracks are also sent to
`the Server. Because this data is of interest to all the network
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`participants, the Server forwards the data received from one
`participant to all other participants, thus providing the infor-
`mation necessary for all network participants to know the
`identity, location and status of all other network participants.
`The Server allows the set up of the ad hoc network with
`an ad hoc event name and a password.
`The Server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from
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`one participant to one or more addressed participants, thus
`permitting the transmission of fre