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`Obradovich et al.
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`US006148261A
`[11] Patent Number:
`[45] Date of Patent:
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`6,148,261
`*Nov. 14, 2000
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`[54] PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO
`SEND AND RECEIVE VOICE DATA
`POSITIONING INFORMATION
`
`5,497,339
`5,504,482
`5,519,403
`
`3/1996 Bernard .............................. .. 364/705.5
`4/1996 Schreder, III
`340/995
`5/1996 Bickley et al. ....................... .. 342/352
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`[75] Inventors: Michael L. Obradovich, San Clemente;
`John Dinkel, Irvine; Michael Kent,
`G d G
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`[73] Assignee: American Calcar, Inc., Wilmington,
`Dd
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`[*] Notice:
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`This patent issued on a continued pros-
`ecution application ?led under 37 CFR
`1.53(d), and is subject to the tWenty year
`patent term provisions of 35 U.S.C.
`154(21)(2)_
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`[22] Filed:
`Jun. 20, 1997
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`[51] Int. Cl. ................................................... .. G01C 15/00
`[52] US. Cl. .................. .. 701/208; 340/286.01; 340/988;
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`340/995; 701/213; 701/300
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`Geosystems, Home and Corporate Web pages, 4 pages, (No
`date):
`Geosystems, Products and MapRoom Web pages, Products
`& Services, 23 pages, (No date).
`Geosystems, Corporate Web Pages, Corporate Back‘
`gr9under> 14 Pages, (No date)
`Worldpages Web Pages, 5 Pages, (No date)
`DlneNet Web Pages, 19 Pages, (No date)
`AAA Map‘n’ Go Travel Package Web pages, 7 pages, (No
`date).
`Nokia 9000 Communicator Web a es 16 a es (No date).
`Pg> Pg>
`Global Map 2000 Web pages, 6 pages, (No date).
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`Engineering, Jun. 1996, pp. 87, 89, 2 pages.
`sedgwick, “Butter?y gives Clue to Cars of tomorrow”,
`Automotive News, Oct' 28, 1996, p‘ 43, 2 pages‘
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`AlltOIIlOtlVe NeWs, NOV. 18,
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`
`286.01, 286.06; 342/352, 357, 457; 701/207,
`208’ 209’ 300’ 213’ 301; 455/4556’ 457’
`433’ 437’ 438’ 439’ 440’ 4 9’ 461
`References Cited
`
`(L15t Continued on next Page)
`Primary Examiner—William A. Cuchlinski, Jr.
`Assistant Examiner—Ed Pipala
`Attorney, Agent, or Ftrm—Chr1st1e, Parker & Hale, LLP
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`[57]
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`ABSTRACT
`
`3/1989 Champion et al. ................... .. 340/905
`4,812,843
`479777509 12/1990 PitChfOrd et a1_ _
`701/200
`5,043,736
`8/1991 Darnell et a1,
`342/357
`5,119,504
`6/1992 Durboraw, III
`455/54.1
`5,124,915
`6/1992 KrenZel ................................. .. 364/420
`5,164,904 11/1992 Summer -
`‘lilen?ison et a1:
`340/990
`8/1994 Simms et a1‘
`573347974
`380/21
`8/1994 Thompson et al.
`5,335,276
`364/449
`9/1995 Tanner ............ ..
`5,450,329
`5,479,482 12/1995 Grimes .................................... .. 379/59
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`,
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`,
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`or am ......... ..
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`A location tagger?1 d?“ prof’ision and display System _A
`personal communication dev1ce(PCD)W1th electromagnetic
`communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display.
`The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data
`providers and other for display on the PCB, The data
`providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting
`schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically
`ggrllgmlttmg data responsive to the requests to the requestlng
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`5,528,248
`7/1996 Mandhyan et al. .
`5,539,645
`8/1996 Behr et al. ............................ .. 340/995
`5,543,789
`9/1996 Tendler .... ..
`379/59
`5,555,386
`9/1996 BarZegar et al.
`. 342/357
`5,559,520
`5,572,204 11/1996 Timm et al.
`340/988
`5,579,535 11/1996 Orlen et al.
`.. 455/33.1
`5,604,676
`2/1997 PenZias .
`5,625,668
`4/1997 Loomis et al. .......................... .. 379/58
`5,627,547
`5/1997 Ramaswamy et al. ............... .. 342/357
`5,648,769
`7/1997 Sato et al. ............................. .. 340/988
`5,661,652
`8/1997 Sprague et al.
`364/449.7
`5,677,837 10/1997 Reynolds ..... ..
`. 364/424.028
`5,689,252 11/1997 Ayanoglu et al.
`340/991
`5,699,056 12/1997 Yoshida ........ ..
`. 340/905
`5,699,255 12/1997 Ellis et al. ..
`. 701/212
`5,760,742
`6/1998 Branch et al. ........................ .. 342/457
`5,774,070
`6/1998 Rendon ................................. .. 340/905
`5,774,827
`6/1998 Smith et al.
`. 701/209
`5,790,974
`8/1998 TognaZZini .
`. 702/204
`5,864,305
`1/1999 Rosenquist
`. 340/905
`5,908,464
`6/1999 Kishigami et al.
`. 701/208
`5,919,246
`7/1999 WaiZmann et al.
`. 701/209
`5,982,298 11/1999 Lappenbusch et al. .............. .. 340/905
`5,999,877 12/1999 Takahashi et al. ...................... .. 71/117
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`”Automotive Engineering, Jun. 1996, pp. 82—84, 3 pages.
`
`Heuchert, “Eyes Forward: An ergonomic solution to driver
`information overload,” Automotive Engineering, Sep. 1996,
`pp. 27—31, 5 pages.
`.
`.
`Noriyuki, “Just Think of Its as a Big Eye in the Sky .
`Watching,” Los Angeles Times, Section E, pp. 1, 8, Apr. 27,
`1997, 2 pages.
`BigYellow web pages, 6 pages, (No date).
`Maps On Us web pages, 14 pages, (No date).
`Maps On Us web pages, Search Categories, 14 pages, (No
`date).
`Mapquest web pages, 1 page, (No date).
`Advertisement, “Collision Avoidance is Critical .
`Affordable,” 1 page, (No date).
`Advertisement, “Duats,” 1 page, (No date).
`“Trimble Demonstrates Trimconnect,” Flying, Jul. 1997, p.
`51, 1 page.
`Advertisement, “MFD 5200 Multi—Function Display,” 1
`page, (No Date).
`Advertisement, “SUPER Road Whiz”, 2 pages, (No date).
`YoshikaZu Noguchi, “Intelligent Car —History and the
`Future in Japan and Toyota,”Toyota Motor Corporation
`98C015, 5 pp. (no date).
`Monet (Mobile Networks), 2 pp. (no date).
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`view”, Feb. 1997, ISBN:0—917893—29—8, 23 pp..
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`PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The invention relates generally to a system for commu-
`nicating data including global-positioning-encoded informa-
`tion. In particular, the present invention relates specifically
`to a device and system for communicating and retrieving
`position and position related data.
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Availability of up-to-date information is more important
`today than ever before and this will continue to be true for
`the foreseeable future. People want to be well informed, so
`much so that they travel with cellular phones, beepers, and
`even portable hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS)
`satellite receivers.
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`GPS capable devices generally have a GPS receiver for
`receiving satellite signals from the GPS satellite network
`that allow for determination of the device’s position. Such
`devices allow for precisely locating the device in terms of
`latitude and longitude using the GPS receiver. Some devices
`have map data stored in memory and a display for showing
`the device position with reference to the map data. Other
`devices have no underlying map data base for reference.
`Rather, they show only the geographic coordinates of the
`device’s location. These coordinates may be referred to as
`waypoints. Most GPS receiver devices can store many
`waypoints. Some GPS receiver devices can plot and display
`a trail of waypoints and store this trail for future retrieval.
`Sophisticated devices may compute the device’s heading,
`speed, and other information based on comparisons with
`previous GPS determined positions.
`GPS receiver devices with map display capability may
`store the map information on computer diskettes,
`CD-ROM’s, or other computer memory storage devices.
`The device location may then be displayed on a display
`terminal with reference to a map stored in the computer
`memory storage device. The available quantity of map data,
`however, can overwhelm the memory capability of easily
`portable computer devices. This problem is exacerbated
`when additional information is included and linked with the
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`map data. In addition, information is more valuable when it
`is up to date and available at the time of consumption, and
`such devices do not incorporate a means for updating the
`stored information. By way of example, a CD ROM could
`never maintain an up-to-date list of every 5-star restaurant.
`Some GPS receiver devices have the ability to commu-
`nicate over a telecommunications network. These devices do
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`exchange of on-line position dependent or related informa-
`tion. In addition, these devices cannot communicate with
`third parties in the absence of a uniform data format stan-
`dard. For example, a cellular-phone-based system compris-
`ing GPS location information working in conjunction with
`proprietary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) tele-
`phone equipment is known. The device provides personal
`and medical
`information on an emergency basis to the
`proper authorities. Such a device does not allow third parties
`to communicate, tag, interrogate, limit, designate, modify or
`share this information amongst themselves for any other use.
`To that end, the ability to receive digital data structures
`with GPS encoding, and storing this information for even-
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`contain enough information to fulfill the unique requests of
`every particular and picky consumer. The costs associated
`with providing and maintaining such a large data base would
`be overwhelming and over-burdening. Additionally, most
`consumers do not like reading or compiling vast data bases.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`The system of the present invention comprises Personal
`Communications Devices (PCDs), and traditional computer
`systems with GPS engines, routers, and other application
`programs to request, process, and transmit
`tagged GPS
`encoded information. The system, with related applications,
`can be accessed by device users, traditional computer users,
`web-site users (cyberspace), data publishers, public or pri-
`vate enterprises or individuals, by means of application
`programs. The tagged GPS encoded data files can be stored
`or sent via communication links using AM, FM, spread
`spectrum, microwave, laser or light beam in free or fiber
`optic, line-of-sight, reflected, satellite, secure or non-secure,
`or any type of communications between multiple points that
`the application or the state-of-the-art may allow. The system
`is a waypoint tag and interrogation system using various
`protocols to answer requests and provide GPS-encoded
`information. The applications use GPS devices, engines,
`routing and encoding for access to specific requester-
`designated data retrieval requests. The applications access
`fax machines, beepers, telephones and other communication
`linked devices. The system accesses computer and storage
`systems with various applications in order to provide this
`information from a plurality of providers. The system
`thereby eliminates or reduces the need for large storage
`devices and interchangeable storage modules.
`One embodiment of the present
`invention includes a
`requesting device, a data provider (hardware and software),
`a user, tagger applications or GPS engine and router system
`with protocols for encoding,
`tagging, modifying,
`interrogating, arranging,
`limiting, displaying, sorting,
`mapping, segregating, sending, receiving and updating way-
`point and the waypoints connected data structures with
`digital or graphic maps, digital voice files, linked digital web
`files properly encoded and tagged by way of specific
`devices, or by traditional computer and storage systems.
`The application programs contain protocols for users,
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`list maintenance organizations, and
`others, and will use a dynamic identification system from
`applications containing GPS search engines, route planners,
`compilers, designators, publishers, and others to permit
`communication of information.
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`The PCD is a cellular-phone-sized electronic device,
`combining the capabilities of a GPS receiver, transceiver,
`digital beeper, cell phone and projection system into one
`compact unit. The PCD is capable of uploading emergency
`information (medical, police alert, etc.) via a one-push
`button that phones 911 or a security monitoring center
`similar to those used for house alarms. The alert continues
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`to be broadcast until a response is made.
`The PCD is also capable of downloading information via
`a request to a data provider, similar to a request for directory
`information from a phone company or other service. In this
`mode the PCD acts similar to calling a phone operator for
`information. However, in this instance, no human contact is
`required. The caller requests specific information (location
`of gas stations, names of restaurants, local banks, etc.) via a
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`voice command (“Download e.g., Wells Fargo Banks”) or
`via digital commands using a keypad or other input device
`and the requested information is automatically downloaded
`to and stored in the memory of the user’s PCD. This
`information can be accessed off-line via the screen on the
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`PCD. It is all done digitally, eliminating having to write
`down information such as name, address, location map, GPS
`latitude and longitude encoding, direction and distance to
`location, hours of operation, or other items of information.
`The PCD can be plugged into an automobile input port or
`similar device, if available, and provide distances and direc-
`tions to locations of interest. Similar information of a
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`condensed nature can also be provided to the user via the
`screen of the PCD. The user is not required to be a subscriber
`to some proprietary system, instead the PCD can use any
`means to access any data base from any potential provider,
`whether GPS encoded or not.
`In some areas the information would be sent and received
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`by way of a Local Area Broadcast via radio frequency
`signals to each home, car or PCD within a reception area. In
`such an embodiment, users are able to access companies
`listed on the broadcast network from data providers of
`properly tagged, yellow page-type information or are pro-
`vided with GPS encoded information and maps similar to
`web page listings. This would be advantageous to small
`towns with little information available for travelers, but
`which have an interest
`in providing up-to-date traffic,
`weather and travel advisories to benefit the local community
`and businesses. Such a system does not require a master,
`home or base unit. The providers of data base or advertising
`information could be a single data provider and could also
`be individual users with application programs that allow
`provision of such data. The application programs provide a
`means for sending and receiving data, GPS encoded data and
`graphics encoded data. The application programs can also
`act as a universal coder/decoder to other proprietary GPS
`data bases.
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`The present invention allows users to request detailed
`information relating to their present location as well as
`information related to distant locales. Some of the advan-
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`1. Information can be received digitally by a PCD user
`from any system.
`2. Multiple requests can be retained, stored or resent.
`3. In-depth dynamic data retrievals are possible and could
`be viewed later.
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`4. GPS tagging and encoding with latitude and longitude
`information along with encoded maps for navigation.
`5. Small non-contiguous map segments are possible.
`6. On-line storage of data personal and other information,
`along with GPS encoded maps on some data files.
`7. Display menus,
`interfaces and applications can be
`viewed on heads-up display systems in automobiles,
`homes, businesses and various commercial applica-
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`8. Allows for portable Internet access.
`9. Provides a means for an Internet based telephone
`directory access tagged and linked to the originating
`area code and phone numbers.
`Remote and distant third parties could communicate with
`each other and, by sending and receiving GPS encoded data,
`can meet or find each other in remote locations. Maps and
`other digital data may be transmitted/received by fax, beeper
`(receive only), computer, phone and radio.
`One embodiment of this invention would include a system
`of non-subscribers communicating to each other in a similar
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`fashion, without the use of base stations. In addition, the
`non-subscribers could send personal data bases with maps
`included, GPS information, and other information of non-
`related data or graphics from publishers of any such data
`base.
`In this embodiment
`the device would act as a
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`transceiver, sending and receiving dynamic moving way-
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`information in digital formats,
`including maps of
`various sizes and embodiments.
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`The PCD can display a singular or a plurality of images
`and displays, project an image on to a screen or viewing
`surface, store or communicate data (depicted as a line,
`graphic, icon, etc.) to and/or receive latitude and longitude
`data from third parties. Additionally, the device can send/
`receive latitude- and longitude-encoded maps and other data
`to/from a third party, send/receive standard or non-standard
`phone and fax communications (AM, FM, spread spectrum,
`microwave, laser or light beam in free or fiber optic, line of
`sight, reflected, satellite, secure or non-secure, or any type of
`communications between two points that the application or
`state-of-the-art may allow), perform computer functions
`from existing application software and operati