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`NIETHOD OF UTILIZING FORCED ALERTS FOR INTERACTIVE REMOTE
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`This application is a eontinuation—in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/612830
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`Serial No. 10/71 1,490 new U.S. Patent No. 7,031,728.
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`Field of the Invention
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`A communications system and method that uses a plurality of PCs and PDAl'cell
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`phones for the coordination of two or more people through the use of a communications
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`network. The system and method provide each user with a PC or FDA/cell phone that has
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`forced message alert sofiware that enables a user to create and send a. voice or text message
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`alert that forces an automatic acknowledgement upon receipt and a manual response from the
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`Description of Related Art
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`The purpose of a communications system is to transmit information bearing digital
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`messages from a source, located at one point, to a user destination, located at another point
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`some distance away. A communications system is generally comprised of three basic
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`information channel and receiver. One form of communication in
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`recent years is cellular phone telephony. A network of cellular communication systems set up
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`around an area such as the United States allows multiple users to talk to each other, either on
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`individual calls or on group calls, with handheld devices. Some cellular phone services enable
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`a cellular phone to engage in conference calls with a small number of users. Furthermore,
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`cellular conference calls can be established through 800 number services. Cellular telephony
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`also now includes the ability to access local WiFi connections, allowing the devices to utilize
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`cellular phone data transmission technology as well as the data transmission ability of the
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`Internet.
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`The method and operation of the integrated PDAfcell phones (cell phone/PDA/GPS
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`with touch screen) used herein is described in US. Patent 7,031,728, which is hereby
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`incorporated by reference, pending US. Patent Application Serial No. 11/308,648, and
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`pending US. Patent Application Serial No. 11/612,830, and are usually discussed herein as a
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`cell phone.
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`In many situations it is desirable for a user to be able to simultaneously send a message
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`to the cell phones or PCs of a large group of people. This can be typically accomplished using
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`Digital SMS (Smart Message Service) and TCP/lP messages that are transmitted using cellular
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`technology suchas the various versions of GSM and CDMA or via a WiFi local area network.
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`However, in some situations it is additionally desirable to know: (a) which people received the
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`message on their cell phone or PC, (b) which people did not receive the message on their cell
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`phone or PC, and (c) the response of each person receiving the message. Digital SMS and
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`TCP/IP messages do not provide each of those functions. As a result, what is needed is a
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`method in which a sender ofa text or voice message can force an automatic acknowledgement
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`upon receipt from a recipient’s cell phone or PC and a manual response from the recipient via
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`the recipient’s cell phone or PC when sending the text or voice message.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`Applicant’s communication system and method described herein is embodied in the
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`forced alert software developed by applicant and installed in the PCs and FDA/cell phones
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`used herein.
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`A plurality of PCs and FDA/cell phones each having forced alert sofiware installed
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`providing a communication network of PCs and PDAfcell phones with the ability to: a) allow
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`an operator to create and transmit (via TOP/1P or another digital transmission means) a forced
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`voice alert, wherein said forced voice alert is comprised of a text or voice message file and a
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`forced alert software packet, from a sender PC or PDAJcell phone to one or more recipient
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`PCs and FDA/cell phones within said communication network; (b) automatically transmit an
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`aclmowledgement of receipt from said recipient PCs and FDA/cell phones to the sender PCs
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`or PDA/oell phones upon receipt of the forced message alert by the recipient PCs and
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`FDA/cell phones;
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`(0) periodically resend the message to the recipient PCs and FDA/cell
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`phones that have not sent an acknowledgement until an acknowledgement is received from
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`every recipient PC and FDA/cell phone; ((1) provide an indication on the display of the sender
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`PC or PDA/eell phone of which recipient PCS and FDA/cell phones have acknowledged the
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`forced message alert; (e) provide a manual response list on the display of the recipient PC and
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`FDA/cell phone’s display that can only be cleared by manually selecting and transmitting a
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`response fiom the list or recording and transmitting a voice response after sending said
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`automatic acknowledgment; and (i) provide an indication on the sender PC or PDA/oell phone
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`of the status the manual response and the content of the manual response from each recipient
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`PCs and PDAJ'cell phones.
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`A communication network server can act as a forwarder for TCP/IP communications
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`between any combination of PC users or PDA/eell phone users. The server can also act as a
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`forwarder of data addressed from one participant to one or more addressed participants, thus
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`permitting the transmission of forced text or voice messages, other messages, photographs,
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`video, E—mail and URL data from one network participant
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`The above functions can also be accomplished using WiFi, WiMax or other peer to
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`peer communications. However, for use with cellular communications and to assure the level
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`of security that cell phone companies require, a centralized static IP routable server is used,
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`It is the object of this invention provide to a method in which by sending a forced text
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`or voice message to a recipient or a group of recipients, a sender can compel an automatic
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`acknowledgement of receipt from each recipient’s PC or PDA/cell phone and require a manual
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`response from the recipient via the recipient’s cell phone before the message can be cleared.
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`In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent hereinafter, the
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`invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Figure la shows a front elevational View of an integrated FDA/cell phone having a
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`touch screen that includes forced message alert software described herein.
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`Figure lb shows a flow chart that explains the device shown in Figure 1a.
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`Figure 2 shows the installation and set up of the forced message alert software on a
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`communication network of cell phones, integrated FDA/cell phones, and PCS.
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`Figure 3A shows the first section of a flow chart showing a process of sending a forced
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`message alert to one or more recipients as well as for ascertaining which recipients received
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`the forced message alert and which recipients responded to the forced message alert.
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`Figure 3B shows the second section of a flow chart showing a process of sending a
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`forced message alert to one or more recipients as well as for ascertaining which recipients
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`received the forced message alert and which recipients responded to the forced message alert,
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`Figure 4 shows a flow chart showing a process of receiving a forced message alert as
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`well as providing an acknowledgment of receipt and a response by the recipient.
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`PREFERRED ENLBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
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`A communication system and method that joins participants in a communications
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`network using personal computers (“PC”) and handheld cell phones having integrated
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`personal digital assistant (“FDA/coll phone”) with a forced message alert software application
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`program that allows a participant to send a text or voice message to a group of people and
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`force an automatic acknowledgment of receipt and a manual response.
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`Each FDA/cell phone described herein for the participant network has its own
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`individual on/off power and can function just as any other cell phone.
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`It can also function
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`with its PDA. To operate on the network, obviously the FDA/cell phone power switch has to
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`be on.
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`If the PDA/cell phone is completely turned off, then it is not part of the participating
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`network and cannot send or receive any forced message alerts. In addition to its own on and
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`off power switch, it has the forced message alert software application program that is activated
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`manually when preparing to send a text or voice message or is activated automatically when
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`receiving a forced message alert from another PC or PDNcell phone.
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`Each PC described herein is like any other contemporary PC, except that it has the
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`forced message alert software application program installed on it. To operate on the network,
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`obviously the PC must be on and have an active connection to the Internet or other digital
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`transmission means. Ifthe PC is completely turned off, then it is not part of the participating
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`network and cannot send or receive any forced message alerts. The forced message aleit
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`software application program on the PC is activated manually when preparing to send a text or
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`voice message or is activated automatically when receiving a forced message alert from
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`another PC or FDA/cell phone.
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`The communication system also includes a server that acts as a forwarder for IP
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`communications between any combination of FDA/cell phone users and/or PC based users.
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`Network participant location, identity and status messages are sent to the server by each user.
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`The users are the network participants. Network participant entered tracks are also sent to the
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`server. Because this data is of interest to all the network participants, the server forwards the
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`data received from one participant to all other participants,
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`thus providing the information
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`necessary for all network participants to know the identity, location and status of all other
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`network participants. In addition, the server keeps all of the network participants updated on
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`information kept in its databases, such as all of the participants’ telephone numbers, E—mail
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`addresses and other information necessary to carry on the communications described herein.
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`The server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from one participant to one or
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`more addressed participants, thus permitting the transmission of forced message alerts, other
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`text and voice messages, photographs, video, E-mail and URL data from one network
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`participant to other selected network participants.
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`The above functions can also be accomplished using WiFi, WiMax, or other peer to
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`peer communications. However, for use with cellular communications and to assure the level
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`of security that cell phone companies require, a centralized static TP routable server is used.
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`Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, Figure 1a and lb, a small handheld
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`cellular phone 10 is shown that includes a PDA integrated in housing 12 that includes an
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`on/off power switch 19, a microphone 38, and an LCD display 16 that is also a touch screen
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`system. The small area 16a is the navigation bar that depicts the telephone, GPS and other
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`status data and the active software. Each cell phone includes a CPU and databases that store
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`information useful in the communication network. With the touch screen 16, data can be
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`entered through the operator using a stylus 14 (or operator finger) by manipulatively directing
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`the stylus 14 to literally touch display 16. Soft switches 16d displayed on the display 16 are
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`likewise activated by using a stylus 14 and physically and manipulatively directing the stylus
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`to literally touch display 16. The display x, y coordinates of the touched point are known by a
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`CPU in the PDA section of the communication system in housing 12 that can coordinate
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`various information contained in the PDA relative to the x, y coordinate position on the
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`display 16. Inside housing 12 is contained the conventional cellular phone elements including
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`a modern, a CPU for use with a PDA and associated circuitry connected to speaker 24 and
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`microphone 38. Conventional FDA/cellular phones are currently on sale and sold as a unit that
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`can be used for cellular telephone calls and sending cellular SMS and TCP/lP or other
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`messages using the PDA’s display 16 and CPU. The device 10 includes a pair of cellular
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`phone hardware activating buttons 20 to turn the cellular phone on and 22 to turn the cellular
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`phone off. Navigation pad actuator 18 is similar to a joy or force stick in that the actuator 18
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`manually provides movement commands that can be used by the PDA’s software to move a
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`cursor on display 16. Switches 26 and 28 are designed to quickly select an operator specified
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`network software program. Speaker 24 and microphone 38 are used for audio messages.
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`Switch 19 at the tOp left of device 10 is the power on and power off switch for the entire
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`program provided in each PC or FDA/cell phone. The forced message alert software
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`application program is activated through use of a screen drawn soft switch or by choking on an
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`icon on the PC or PDA/cell phone display screen or when a forced message alert transmission
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`is received by another PC or FDA/cell phone. The display 16 is mounted within the housing
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`software application programs that provide for a geographical map and georeferenced entities
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`that are shown as display portion 16b that includes as part of the display various areas of
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`interest in the particular local map section.
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`When looking at display 16, the software switches (soft switches) which appear at the
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`very bottom of the display 16d are used to control by touch many of the software driven
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`functions of the PDAJcell phone. The soft switches are activated through the operator’s use of
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`the navigation pad 18, or a small track ball, force stick or similar hardware display cursor
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`pointing device. Alternatively, the operator may choose to activate the software switches by
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`touching the screen with a stylus 14 (or finger) at the switches” 16d locations. When some of
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`the software switches are activated, different software switches appear. The bar display 16d
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`matrix of layered software switches (soft switches) to appear above the bottom row of
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`switches. Through use of the software switches,
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`the operator can also manipulate the
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`geographical map 16h or chart display. When looking at Figure la, display symbols depict
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`permanent geographical locations and buildings are shown. For example, the police station is
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`shown and, when the symbol is touched by the stylus or finger, the latitude and longitude of
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`the symbol’s location, as shown in display section 160, is displayed at the bottom left of the
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`screen. The bottom right side of display 160 is a multifunction inset area that can contain a
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`variety of information including: a) a list of the communication link participants; b) a list of
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`received messages; 0) a map, aerial photograph or satellite image with an indication of the
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`zoom and offset location of the main map display, which is indicated by a square that depicts
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`the area actually displayed in the main geographical screen 16b; d) applicable status
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`information; and e) a list of the communication net participants. Each participant user would
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`have a device 10 shown in Figure la and lb.
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`Also shown on the display screen 16, specifically the geographical display 161), is a
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`pair of different looking symbols 30 and 34, a small triangle and a small square, which are not
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`labeled. These symbols 30 and 34 can represent communication net participants having
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`cellular phones in the displayed geographical area that are part of the overall cellular phone
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`communications net, each participant having the same device 10 used. The latitude and
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`longitude of symbol 30 is associated within a database with a specific cell phone number and,
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`if available, its 1P address and iii-mail address. The screen display 16b, which is a touch
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`screen, provides x and y coordinates of the screen 16b to the CPU’s software from a map in 3
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`geographical database. The software has an algorithm that relates the x and y coordinates to
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`latitude and longitude and can access a communications net participant’s symbol or a fixed or
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`movable entity’s symbol as being the one closest to that point.
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`In order to initiate a telephone call to the FDA/cell phone user (communication net
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`participant) represented by symbol (triangle) 30 at a specific latitude and longitude displayed
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`on chart 16b, the operator touches the triangle 30 symbol with the stylus 14. The operator then
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`touches a “call” software switch fiom a matrix of displayed soft switches that would overlay
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`the display area 16c. Immediately, the FDA/cell phone will initiate a cellular telephone call to
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`the FDA/cell phone user at the geographical location shown that represents symbol 30. A
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`second FDA/cell phone user (communication net participant) is represented by symbol 34
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`which is a small square (but could be any shape or icon) to represent an individual cellular
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`phone device in the display area. The ring 32 around symbol 30 indicates that the symbol 30
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`has been touched and that a telephone call can be initiatedby touching the soft switch that says
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`“call.” When this is done, the telephone call is initiated. Other types of symbolic elements on
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`the display 16 can indicate that a cellular phone call is in effect. Additionally, the operator can
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`touch both symbol 34 and symbol 30 and can activate a conference call between the two
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`cellular phones and users represented by symbols 30 and 34. Again, a symbolic ring around '
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`symbol 34 indicates that a call has been initiated.
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`Equally important, an operator/user with a PDAJcell phone call the police station or
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`any other specific geographical facility displayed on the cell display map, including: buildings,
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`locations of people, vehicles, facilities, restaurants, and the like, whose FDA/cell phone
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`numbers and, if available, E-1r1ail addresses, IP addresses and their URLs
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`are previously
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`stored in the database, by touching a specific facility location on the map display using the
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`stylus I4 and then touching the cellular phone call switch. As an example, the operator/user
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`can touch and point to call a restaurant using a soft switch by touching the restaurant location
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`' on the display with a stylus and then touching the call soft switch. The cellular phone will then
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`call the restaurant. Thus, using the present invention, each participant can touch and point to
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`call to one or more other net participants symbolically displayed on the map, each of whom
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`has a device as shown in Figure la and can also point to call facilities and reg