(12) United States Patent
`Wesby-van Swaay
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,648,717 B2
`*Feb. 11, 2014
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`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
`
`Assignee:
`
`Applicant: M2M Solutions LLC,
`Stratford-upon-Avon (GB)
`Inventor: Eveline Wesby-van Swaay,
`Stratford-upon-Avon (GB)
`M2M Solutions LLC, Tiddington,
`Stratford-upon-Avon (GB)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer.
`
`Notice:
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`Appl. No.:
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`Filed:
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`13/934,763
`Jul. 3, 2013
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2013/0295883 A1
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`Nov. 7, 2013
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`Continuation of application No. 13/ 801,773, ?led on
`Mar. 13, 2013, noW Pat. No. 8,542,111, Which is a
`continuation of application No. 13/328,095, ?led on
`Dec. 16, 2011, Which is a continuation of application
`No. 12/538,603, ?led onAug. 10, 2009, noW Pat. No.
`8,094,010, Which is a continuation of application No.
`11/329,212, ?led on Jan. 10, 2006, noW Pat. No.
`7,583,197, Which is a continuation of application No.
`10/296,571, ?led as application No. PCT/EP01/05738
`on May 18, 2001, noW abandoned.
`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`(F1) .................................... .. 20001239
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`May 23, 2000
`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`H04M 3/00
`H04Q 1/30
`G08B 1/08
`U.S. Cl.
`USPC .............. .. 340/539.12; 340/573.4; 340/693.5;
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`Primary Examiner * Nam V Nguyen
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Sunstein Kann Murphy &
`Timbers LLP
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A programmable communicator device is disclosed having a
`Wireless communications circuit, including an antenna, con
`?gured to receive a transmission, and an identity module
`having a unique identi?er. The programmable communicator
`further includes a processing module including program code
`con?gured to determine if the transmission is from an authen
`ticated caller by determining Whether a received transmission
`contains the unique identi?er, and memory con?gured to
`store telephone numbers or IP addresses received in transmis
`sions from an authenticated caller.
`
`30 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
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`MEANS To RESELECT
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`5M5 ALARM
`GENERATION MEANS
`70
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`SMS PROCESSING
`MEANS
`so
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`SOUND-BYTE
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`MEANS +
`TH RESHOLD
`DETECTOR
`:00
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`AUTHENTICATION
`MEANS
`so
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`PERMITTED
`QLLERS LIST
`1 1n
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`ALARM MESSAGE
`LIST
`120
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`US. Patent
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`Feb. 11,2014
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`Sheet 1 013
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`US 8,648,717 B2
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`MEANS TO RESELECT
`LINKED TELEPHONE
`NUMBER OR IP
`ADDRESS
`150
`
`PROGRAMMABLE
`INTERFACE MEANS —
`140
`
`PERIODIC STATUS
`REPORT GENERATION
`MEANS
`130
`
`ANTENNA
`2O
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`BATTERY
`CHARGE
`MONITOR
`35
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`—|
`
`BATFERY
`30
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`TELEPHONE
`CIRCUIT
`10
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`SMS ALARM
`GENERAT;%N MEANS
`
`SMS PROCESSING
`ME6AONS
`
`RINGING TONE
`GENERATOR/
`AUTO ANSvvER
`MOSDOUI-E
`
`BLUETOOTH
`MODULE
`40
`
`SOUND-BYTE
`?éZLUSRE
`THRESHOLD
`DETECTOR
`100
`
`AUTHENTICATION
`MEANS
`90
`
`PERMITTED
`CALLERS LIST
`110
`
`ALARM MESSAGE
`LIST
`120
`
`SENSOR MEANS
`so
`
`Fig. 1
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`Sierra Wireless America, Inc., Sierra Wireless, Inc. and RPX Corp. Exh. 1101 p. 5
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`US 8,648,717 B2
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`INCOMING MESSAGE OR CALL
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`ACTION PERFORMED BY
`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
`
`1.
`
`AUTHENTIC MESSAGE
`COMPRISING UNIQUE
`IDENTIFIER AND
`LINKING TELEPHONE
`NUMBER OR IP
`ADDRESS
`
`AUTHENTIC MESSAGE
`COMPRISING UNIQUE
`IDENTIFIER AND ONE
`OR MORE TELEPHONE
`NUMBERS OR IP
`ADDRESSES
`
`INCOMING CALL
`
`INCOMING CALL
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`INCOMING CALL
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`5a.
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`5b.
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`INCOMING CALL IS
`TERMINATED
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`Fig.2
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`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR PROCESSES
`MESSAGE AND STORES NEW
`LINKING TELEPHONE NUMBER
`OR IP ADDRESS
`
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR PROCESSES
`MESSAGE AND STORES
`NUMBERS IN THE PERMITTED
`CALLERS LIST
`
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR VERIFIES
`THAT CALLER IS ON
`PERMITTED CALLERS LIST
`AND CAUSES THE RINGING
`TONE TO BE GENERATED.
`
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR IS UNABLE
`TO VERIFY THAT THE CALLER
`IS ON THE PERMIT-FED
`CALLERS LIST AND THE CALL
`IS TERMINATED
`
`THE PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR VERIFIES
`THAT THE CALLER IS ON THE
`PERMITTED CALLERS LIST
`AND AUTO ANSWERS
`
`AUTO-ANSWERED CALL IS
`TERMINATED BY THE
`TERMINATION OF THE
`INCOMING CALL AND THE
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR REVERTS TO
`IDLE STATE.
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`Sierra Wireless America, Inc., Sierra Wireless, Inc. and RPX Corp. Exh. 1101 p. 6
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`6
`'
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`7
`-
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`8
`'
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`OUTGOING MESSAGE OR CALL
`
`ACTION PERFORMED BY
`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
`
`AUTHENTICATED MESSAGE
`COMPRISING UNIQUE
`IDENTIFIER RECEIvES
`REQUESTED DATA FROM
`DEvICE ASSOCIATED WITH
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR
`
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR COLLECTS
`DATA FROM AN ASSOCIATED
`DEvICE AND TRANSMITS IT
`TO LINKED TELEPHONE OR IP
`ADDRESS
`
`REMOTE
`DEVICE
`
`REMOTE
`DEVICE
`
`LINKED TELEPHONE OR IF
`ADDRESS OF IP DEvICE OR
`INTERNET WEB PAGE
`RECEIvES INFORMATION
`ABOUT THE CHANGE IN
`STATUS.
`
`CHANGE IN STATUS OF THE
`PROGRAMMABLE
`COMMUNICATOR CAUSES
`MESSAGE TO BE SENT TO
`LINKED TELEPHONE OR IP
`ADDRESS.
`
`LINKED TELEPHONE OR IP
`ADDRESS OF IP DEvICE OR
`INTERN ET WEB PAGE
`RECEIVES INFORMATION
`ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS.
`
`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
`COLLECTS INFORMATION ON
`CURRENT STATUS CONDITION
`AND SENDS IT PERIODICALLY TO
`LINKED TELEPHONE OR IP
`ADDRESS
`
`Fig. 3
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`Sierra Wireless America, Inc., Sierra Wireless, Inc. and RPX Corp. Exh. 1101 p. 7
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`PROGRAMMABLE COMMUNICATOR
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`PRIORITY
`
`This patent application is a continuation of and claims
`priority from all priority dates of Us. patent application Ser.
`No. 13/801,773, ?led Mar. 13, 2013,noW U.S. Pat.No. 8,542,
`111, and entitled “Programmable Communicator” U.S.
`patent application Ser. No. 13/801,773 is a continuation of
`and claims priority to Us. patent application Ser. No. 13/ 328,
`095, ?led Dec. 16, 2011, and entitled “Programmable Com
`municator” Which is a continuation of and claims priority to
`Us. patent application Ser. No. 12/538,603, ?led Aug. 10,
`2009, noW U.S. Pat. No. 8,094,010, and entitled “Program
`mable Communicator” Which is a continuation of and claims
`priority to Us. patent application Ser. No. 11/329,212, ?led
`Jan. 10, 2006, noW U.S. Pat. No. 7,583,197, and entitled
`“Programmable Communicator” Which is a continuation of
`and claims priority to Us. patent application Ser. No. 10/ 296,
`571, ?led Jan. 21, 2003, and entitled “Programmable Com
`municator,” Which, in turn, is a National Phase ?ling of and
`claims priority to PCT/EP01/05738 ?led on May 18, 2001,
`Which further claims priority from Finland Application
`20001239, ?led May 23, 2000. The disclosures of each of
`these applications are incorporated herein by reference in
`their entirety.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`
`The invention relates to a programmable Wireless commu
`nications apparatus. More particularly, it relates to a program
`mable Wireless communications apparatus, Which can pro
`vide an improved means of communication betWeen children
`and their parents, betWeen elderly persons and caring rela
`tives, and betWeen mentally less-able individuals and super
`vising adults. In addition, the invention provides a solution for
`smart clothes applications, Which may comprise a telecom
`munications means Within the lining of a jacket or other
`article of clothing, as Well as a solution for user-program
`mable data tags Which convey information from remotely
`located devices such as vending machines. The invention
`relates to and signi?cantly improves upon a previously ?led
`patent application claiming Finnish priority of Sep. 9, 1997
`entitled a Portable Hotlink Communicator published as inter
`national patent application PCT/GB98/02715.
`In this previously ?led application, is taught the invention
`of using a mobile phone comprising a programmable identity
`module such as a SIM card, in the context of the GSM tele
`communications standard, to program the number of any
`mobile or ?xed telephone to Which the Hotlink communica
`tor, comprising a similar type of programmable identity mod
`ule, is to be linked. Existing and knoWn methods of commu
`nication betWeen the mobile phone and Hotlink
`communicator for the purpose of programming comprise the
`obvious choice of data calls such as the Short Message Ser
`vice in the GSM telecommunications standard. Alternatively
`a PDA type communicator might call up a Web page to
`instruct a netWork element to program the programmable
`identity module of the Hotlink With the number of any ?xed or
`mobile telephone to Which the Hotlink communicator is to be
`linked.
`This use of a separate mobile phone to program the number
`to Which the Hotlink may call is particularly useful and con
`venient should a parent Wish to change the number if the
`parent must leave shortly and Want that the Hotlink is con
`nected immediately to the mobile phone or ?xed line of
`another parent or supervising neighbour.
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`The current invention builds upon the teaching of this
`earlier application and extends the concept signi?cantly that
`it has more general and suitable application to both the child
`Hotlink communicator and also to the ?eld of programmable
`Wireless data communication tags for the purpose of provid
`ing information about the status of a vending machine or other
`piece of technical equipment such as a home appliance or a
`device to monitor Whether a door is open or closed.
`In addition to this, the current invention relates directly to
`programmable Wireless data communication tags, Which
`comprise the means to be interfaced directly With other tech
`nical equipment such that each tag can be programmed
`remotely by any means to be linked to any ?xed or mobile
`telephone to enable data to be sent to or from the device and
`to alloW a person to make a voice call connection to the linked
`telephone.
`Today parents are concerned Whether to provide a young
`child With a mobile phone or not. The concern relates to the
`cost of the mobile phone should it be lost or stolen and also to
`the cost of the use of the mobile phone. Clearly there is a need
`to provide a means to limit the cost of calling and also to
`provide a means to prevent the child dialling overseas num
`bers for extensive periods of time.
`In the context of mobile phone operators, there exists a
`need to provide a simple and effective communication device,
`Which can provide the means for family tarif?ng such that
`subscriptions for children can be related to the subscriptions
`of their parents’ mobile phones. An improved child Hotlink
`communicator, Which restricts the usage of the mobile phone
`and thereby does not generate high charges through uncon
`trolled calling, is clearly a solution to the family tari?ing
`challenge.
`Parents are often concerned about the Whereabouts of their
`children and neW positioning technologies are being devel
`oped for locating mobile phones. These solutions include
`self-positioning solutions and remote positioning solutions.
`One example of a self-positioning solution includes the sat
`ellite-based Global Positioning System technology in Which
`the mobile phone comprising a GPS signal processing circuit
`is able to determine the coordinates of its oWn position by
`processing signals received from satellites and communicate
`these coordinates to a location centre associated With the
`netWork. One example of a remote positioning solution is the
`method taught in Us. Pat. No. 5,051,741 claiming priority of
`Mar. 27, 1990 in Which the mobile phone is paged and caused
`to transmit a response Which is processed by communication
`stations such as time-of-arrival measurement units associated
`With the netWork of master stations or base stations.
`This remote positioning method has the advantage that the
`position of the mobile phone can be determined by making
`use of existing signalling betWeen the mobile phone and the
`netWork Without requiring any changes to the mobile phone,
`Which Would increase its cost.
`The generic netWork-based, remote-positioning architec
`ture method ofU.S. Pat. No. 5,051,741 may make use oftime
`of arrival methods or phase difference calculations to increase
`the resolution of the area or sector Within Which the mobile
`phone is located.
`While the location of the mobile phone itself is a good
`indication of the present location of the person carrying the
`mobile phone, an improvement Would be a means to lock the
`mobile phone to the child, such that use of the mobile phone
`positioning technologies Would then determine the position
`of the child.
`In addition to these concerns about the failures of existing
`mobile communications technology to provide an improved
`and more secure method of instant communication betWeen a
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`parent and a young child, and the means to determine the
`position of the child, there is additional concern that the
`battery of the communicator may drain its poWer Without the
`parent knowing, or may be removed, Which Would prevent the
`communicator from receiving calls or dialling to the pro
`grammed ?xed or mobile number to Which the communicator
`is linked.
`In addition to these speci?c communication problem
`needs, there is a growing yet unsubstantiated concern about
`the potentially harmful effect of electromagnetic radiation
`from mobile phones upon the developing brains of young
`children. Within this context, there is an opportunity to design
`a communication device for children, Which positions the
`radiating electromagnetic ?eld of a communication device
`aWay from the close proximity of the brain. In this regard,
`parents Who maintain the belief that mobile telephones
`present a health risk due to the radiating antenna may rest
`secure in the knoWledge that this risk can be signi?cantly
`reduced.
`In a separate context, there exists a groWing need for a
`mobile telephone solution, Which is cost effective to manu
`facture, but Which is versatile such that it can form the basis
`for a smart clothes tag or communications application plat
`form. In this context the requirement is for an embedded
`mobile phone platform comprising no keypad or display,
`Which may be seWn into the lining of a jacket, or other article
`of clothing, having only the call button protruding and a
`simple pin connection to recharge the battery. The problem
`With prior art solutions is that unless the smart clothes tag can
`be user-programmable to call any ?xed or mobile number by
`making use of an acceptable method such as via an SMS data
`call or via a BlueTooth radio transmission from a mobile
`phone or intelligent PDA, the solution is impractical to imple
`ment.
`In security applications Where emergency service person
`nel carry hand-held primary communications devices such as
`conventional mobile phones, a back-up communications
`device such as a smart clothes embedded tag can be of great
`value in the instance that the primary communications device
`is lost or broken.
`In sports areas such as on lakes Where there may be people
`using canoes, a smart clothes communications tag embedded
`in a life vest may serve to alert a c