METHOD OF CONTROLLING USER ANDUTILIZING FORCED ALERTS FOR
`INTERACTIVE REMOTE CELL PHONE
`TRANSMISSIONS AND DISPLAYSCOMMUNICATIONS
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
`5
`11/308,648612830
`filed on December 19, 2006 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application
`Serial No. 11/308,648 filed April 17, 2006 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
`Patent Application Serial No. 10/711,490 now U.S. Patent No. 7,031,728.
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`10 1.
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`Field of the Invention
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`10
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`A communications system usingand method that uses a plurality of cellular
`phones each having anPCs and PDA/cell
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`integrated PDA and GPS receiverphones for the coordination of two or more people
`through the use
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` of a communications
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`network. The method and system and method provide each user with an integrateda PC or
`PDA/cell phone that has
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`handheld cellular/PDA/GPS/phone that has advanced communication software
`application
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`programs (hereinafter referred to as ACS) and databases used in conjunction with a
`remote
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`server that enableforced message alert software that enables a user to control
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`the user's cell phone and to remotely control other users'create and send a voice or text
`message
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`cellular/PDA phones to create a passive mode and partial shutdown.
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`15 alert that forces an automatic acknowledgement upon receipt and a manual response
`from the
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`recipient.
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`2.
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`Description of Related Art
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 001
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`INTERACTIVE REMOTE CELL PHONE
`TRANSMISSIONS AND DISPLAYSCOMMUNICATIONS
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
`5
`11/308,648612830
`filed on December 19, 2006 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application
`Serial No. 11/308,648 filed April 17, 2006 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
`Patent Application Serial No. 10/711,490 now U.S. Patent No. 7,031,728.
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`10 1.
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`Field of the Invention
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`10
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`A communications system usingand method that uses a plurality of cellular
`phones each having anPCs and PDA/cell
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`integrated PDA and GPS receiverphones for the coordination of two or more people
`through the use
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` of a communications
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`network. The method and system and method provide each user with an integrateda PC or
`PDA/cell phone that has
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`handheld cellular/PDA/GPS/phone that has advanced communication software
`application
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`programs (hereinafter referred to as ACS) and databases used in conjunction with a
`remote
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`server that enableforced message alert software that enables a user to control
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`the user's cell phone and to remotely control other users'create and send a voice or text
`message
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`cellular/PDA phones to create a passive mode and partial shutdown.
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`15 alert that forces an automatic acknowledgement upon receipt and a manual response
`from the
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`recipient.
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`2.
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`Description of Related Art
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 001
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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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`20 some distance away. A communications system is generally comprised of three basic
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`elements: transmitter, 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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`25 a cellular phone to
` engage in conference calls with a small number of users.
`Furthermore, cellular conferenceFurthennore,
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 002
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`cellular conference calls can be established through 800 number services. Cellular telephony
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`also now includes systems that include Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation that
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`utilizes satellite navigation. These devices thus unite cellular phone technology with
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`navigation information, computer information transmission and receipt of data.the
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`ability to access local WiFi connections, allowing the devices to utilize cellular phone data
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`transmission technology as well as the data transmission ability of the Internet.
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`5 The method and operation of the communication devicesintegrated PDA/cell phones (cell
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`phone/PDA/GPS with
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`with touch screen) used herein areis described in U.S. Patent 7,031,728, which is hereby
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`incorporated by reference and, pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/308,648, and
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`pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/612,830, and are usually discussed herein as
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`a cell phone.
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`10
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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
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`using Digital SMS (Smart Message Service) and TCP/IP messages that are transmitted
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`using cellular technology such as the various versions of GSM and CDMA or via a WiFi
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`local area network. However, in some situations it is additionally desirable to know: (a)
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`which people received the
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`It is desirable in certain specific communication networks such as military or police
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`to:
`10 (a) enable each network participant having a cell phone that provides other participants
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 003
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`with ongoing information such as location
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`4
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`to stop reporting and transmitting to
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`other participants messages and to go into a listen only passive mode for transmission
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`silence and (b) provide each cell phone the ability to quickly destroy its message location
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`processing and/or display software in case of capture. Furthermore, it is desirable for a
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`commander's cell phone to be
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`15 able to remotely control one or more of the cell phones operating in the entire network
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`to: (a)message on their cell phone or PC, (b) which people did not receive the message on
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`their cell
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`cause another busy phone to interrupt and to accept a voice call, (b) force a phone to
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`accept an incoming call, and (c) quickly disable or destroy a remote phone's message
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`location processing and/or display software in case of capture.
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`phone or PC, and (c) the response of each person receiving the message. Digital SMS and TCP/IP
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`messages do not provide each of those functions. As a result, what is needed is a method in
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`which a sender of a text or voice message can force an automatic acknowledgement upon
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`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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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 004
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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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`advanced communicationforced alert software (ACS) application programs developed by
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`applicant and. installed in the PCs and PDA/cell phones
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`5
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`installed in the integrated PDA/GPS cell phones used herein.
`A plurality of cellular phone/PCs and PDA/GPS devicescell phones each having ACS
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`application programs and databases provideforced alert software installed providing a
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`communication network in conjunction with a remote server dedicated to the
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`communication network of cell phone devicesof PCs and PDA/cell phones with the ability
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`to: a) selectively poll each of the other PDA/GPS cell phone devices requiring each
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`participantallow an operator to create and transmit (via TCP/IP or another digital
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`transmission means) a forced voice alert, wherein said forced voice alert is comprised of a
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`text or voice message file and a
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`10 forced alert software packet, from a sender PC or PDA/cell phone to one or more recipient
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`PCs and PDA/cell phones within said communication network; (b) automatically
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`transmit an acknowledgement of receipt from said recipient PCs and PDA/cell phones to
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`the sender PCs or PDA/cell phones upon receipt of the forced message alert by the
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`recipient PCs and PDA/cell phones; (c) periodically reseed the message to the recipient
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`PCs and PDA/cell
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`15 phones that have not sent an acknowledgement until an acknowledgement is received from
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`every recipient PC and PDA/cell phone; (d) provide an indication on the display of the
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`Exhibit 1020
`Page 005
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`sender PC or PDA/cell phone of which
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`recipient PCs and PDA/cell phones have
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`acknowledged the forced message alert; (e) provide a manual response list on the display
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`of the recipient PC and PDA/cell phone's display that can only be cleared by manually
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`selecting and transmitting a
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`20 response from the list or recording and transmitting a voice response after sending said
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`automatic acknowledgment; and (f) provide an indication on the sender PC or PDA/cell
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`phone
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`10 phone to start automatically reporting its position and status information to all or selected
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`users equipped with the same cellular phone/PDA software devices in the communications
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`net so that each of the phone devices exchange location, status and other information, (b)
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`remotely control from one cellular phone/PDA/GPS any of the other cellular
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`phone/PDA/GPS systems phones including the ability to control remote cellular phones,
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`place return calls, place calls to
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`15 another phone number, vibrate, execute text to speech software, change sound intensity,
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`and
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`remotely control software and functions resident on the remote phones, (c) display remote
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`phone information by touching the user phone display screen depicting remote phone's
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`location on the PDA user display, (d) make calls to or send data to remote phones by
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`touching their display symbols and selecting the appropriate user phone displayed soft
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`switch; (e) layer
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`20 a sufficient number of switches or buttons on the PDA display to perfoiin the above
`functions
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 006
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`without overlaying the map; and (f) change the nomenclature of a series of soft switches
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`for different operating environments.
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`of the status the manual response and the content of the manual response from each
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`recipient PCs and PDA/cell phones.
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`A communication network server actscan act as a forwarder for TCP/IP
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`communications between any combination of PC users or PDA/cell phone/PDA users and/or
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`PC based users. Network participant users. The server can also act as a
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`5
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`location, identity and status messages are sent to the server by each network participant or
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`user
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`phone device. Network participant entered tracks are also sent to the server. Because this
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`data is of interest to all the network participants, the server forwards the data received
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`from one participant to all other participants, thus providing the information necessary for
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`all network participants to know the identity, location and status of all other network
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`participants.
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`105 The server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from one participant to one or more
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`addressed participants, thus
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`permitting the transmission of freeforced text, preformatted or voice messages, other
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`messages, photographs, video, E-mail and URL data from one network participant to other
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 007
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`selected network participants.
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`The above functions can also be accomplished using peer to peer WiFi, WiMax or
`15 other peer to
`10 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. It is the object of
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`this invention provide to a method in which by sending a forced text or voice message to a recipient or a
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`group of recipients, a sender can compel an automatic acknowledgement of receipt from each recipient's
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`PC or PDA/cell phone and require a manual
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`The IP server also fills another role of being a database from which data can be
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`requested by network participants (i.e. maps, satellite images, etc.) or can be
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`pushed to
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`20 network participants (i.e. symbology and soft switch changes, etc.).
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 008
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`It is an object of this invention is to enable each participant in the communications
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`net to poll the other net participants to report or cease reporting their locations, identity
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`and status on the communication net.
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`It is another object of this invention to provide and enable each participant in
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`the
`5 communications net to select an ACS software switch that directs each participant's cell
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`phone
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`software to limit the application to receive messages only at the cell phone thus making it
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`passive.
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`Another object of the invention is to provide a communication system having a
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`plurality of individual cell phones that allow an operator of one cell phone to remotely
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`control
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`10 any of the other cell phone/PDA system phones including the ability to: (a) control remote
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`cellular phones that cause another phone to automatically accept a voice call, (b) select a
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`soft switch that destroys the message location processing software of the remote phone
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`and to activate a microphone so conversations can be monitored, (c) remotely turn off and
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`turn on the specific message location processing and/or display software in the remote
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`phone and (d)
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`15 remotely cause aresponse from the recipient via the recipient's cell phone to destroy
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 009
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`itsbefore the message location processing and display softwarecan be cleared.
`In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent hereinafter, the
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`instant invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying
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`drawings.
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 010
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`1
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Figure la shows a front planelevational view of a cellular phone/an integrated
`PDA/GPScell phone having a touch screen
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`touch screen that includes ACSforced message alert software described herein.
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`Figure lb shows a flow chart that provides a method of calling a remote cell phone byexplains
`the device shown in Figure 1 a.
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`5 hooking a symbol representing the remote user and selecting the CALL soft switch
`and
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`causing a remote phone to make a call.
`5 Figure 2a shows a flow chart that provides a method to the user to preclude the user'sthe
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`installation and set up of the forced message alert software on a
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`communication network of cell phones, integrated PDA/cell phones, and PCs.
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`own cell phone transmissions.
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`Figure 2b shows a flow chart of a user method to disable the user's own cell
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`phone
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`10 message location processing display software.
`Figure 2c3A shows the first section of a flow chart showing a user method to destroy
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`the user's own cell phone processing and display software.process of sending a forced
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 011
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`message alert to one or more recipients as
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`1
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`well as for ascertaining which recipients
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`received the forced message alert and which recipients responded to the forced message
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`alert.
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`10
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`Figure 3aB shows the second section of a flow chart of a user method to transmit a
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`digital message to a remote cell phone to turn off the remote cell phone's display.showing
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`a process of sending a
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`Figure 3b shows a flow chart of a method for a user cell phone to transmit a digital
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`message to a remote cell phone to destroy the remote cell phone's message location
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`processing and display software.
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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
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`alert.
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`Figure 4 shows a flow chart showing a process of receiving a forced message alert
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`as well as providing an acknowledgment of receipt and a response by the recipient.
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`15
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`Exhibit 1020
`Page 012
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`PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
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`A method and communication system and method that joins participants in a
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`communications network using personal computers ("PC") and handheld cell phones having
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`integrated PDA and GPS circuitry with ACS
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`5 personal digital assistant ("PDA/cell phone") with a forced message alert software
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`application programs that allow a participant having an Advanced Communications
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`Software
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`(ACS) equipped cell phone to activate and control other participants' remote cell
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`phones/PDAs that contain ACS.
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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 PDA/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. It can also function with
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`its PDA
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`10 with its PDA. To operate on the network, obviously the PDA/cell phone power switch has
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`to
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`and GPS systembe on. If the PDA/cell phone is completely turned off, then it is
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`not part of the participating network and cannot send or receive any forced message alerts.
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`In addition to its own on and off power switch, it has another switch thatthe forced message
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`alert software application program that is activated manually when preparing to send a
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`text or voice message or is activated automatically when
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 013
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`activates the ACS advanced communication software programs resident in each cell phone
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`including the special databases that provide all the other participants' telephone
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`numbers, Email addresses and other information necessary to carry on the communications
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`described herein. To operate the network, obviously the cell phone power switch has to be
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`on. If the
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`15 receiving a forced message alert from another PC or PDA/cell phone.
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`cell phoneEach PC described herein is like any other contemporary PC,
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`except that it has the forced message alert software application program installed on it. To
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`operate on the network, obviously the PC must be on and have an active connection to the
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`Internet or other digital transmission means. If the PC is completely turned off, then it is
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`not part of the participating network.
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`20 network and cannot send or receive any forced message alerts. The forced message alert
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`software application program on the PC is activated manually when preparing to send a
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`text or
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 014
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`voice message or is activated automatically
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`when receiving a forced message alert
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`from another PC or PDA/cell phone.
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`The communication system also includes a server that acts as a forwarder for lipIP
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`communications between any combination of PDA/cell phone/PDA users and/or PC based
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`users..
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` 5 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
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`forwards the data received from one participant to all other participants, thus providing the
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`information
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`necessary for all network participants to know the identity, location and status of all other network
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`participants.
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`10 network participants. In addition, the server keeps all of the network participants updated
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`on
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`The sewer information kept in its databases, such as all of the participants' telephone
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`numbers, E-mail addresses and other information necessary to carry on the communications
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`described herein. The server also acts as a forwarder of data addressed from one participant to one
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`or more addressed participants, thus permitting the transmission of free text, prefonnatted
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`5forced message alerts, other 15 text and voice messages, photographs, video, E-mail and URL
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`data from one network participant to other selected network participants.
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`The above functions can also be accomplished using peer to peer WiFi, WiMax, or other
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`peer to peer communications. However, for use with cellular communications and to assure the
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`level of security that cell phone companies require, a centralized static IP mutable
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`routable 10
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`server is used.
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`The P sewer also fills another role of being a database from which data can
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`be
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`requested by network participants (i.e. maps, satellite images, etc.) or can be
`pushed to
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`network participants (i.e. symbology and soft switch changes, etc.).
`20 Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, Figure la and lb, a small handheld cellular
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`15cellular phone 10 is shown that includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a global
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`positioning system receiver (GPS) communications devicePDA integrated in housing 12 that
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`includes an
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`Apple Inc.
`Exhibit 1020
`Page 016
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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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`information20
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` useful in the communication network. The CPU also includes a symbol
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`generator for creating touch screen display symbols discussed herein. With the touch
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`screen 16, the screen symbolsdata can be
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`entered through GPS inputs or by the operator using a stylus 14 (or operator finger)
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`by manipulatively directing
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`the stylus 14 to literally touch display 16. The softSoft switches 16d displayed on the display 16
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`are 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
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`5
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` the touched point are
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`known by a CPU in the PDA section of the communication system in housing 12 that can
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`coordinate
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`10 various information contained in the PDA relative to the x, y coordinate position on the display
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`16. Inside housing 12 is contained the conventional cellular phone elements including a modem,
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`a CPU for use with a PDA and associated circuitry connected to speaker 24 and microphone 38.
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`A GPS navigational receiver that receives signals
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`10
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`from satellites that can determine the latitude and longitude of the cellular phone
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`housing 12
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`can be internal or external to the housing 12. Conventional PDA/cellular phones are currently
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`on sale and sold. as a unit (or with an external connected GPS) that can be used for cellular
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`telephone calls and sending cellular SMS and TCP/IP or other
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`15 messages using the PDA's display 16 and computer (CPU). The GPS system including a receiver
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`in housing 12 is
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`15 capable of determining the latitude and longitude and through SMS, TCP/IP, WiFi or
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`other
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`digital messaging software, to also transmit this latitude and longitude information of
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`housing 12 to other cellular phones in the communication network via cellular
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`communications, WiFi or radio. The device 10 includes a pair of cellular phone hardware
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`activating buttons 20 to turn the cellular phone on and 22 to turn the cellular phone off.
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`Navigation pad actuator 18 is 20
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` 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
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`specified
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`20 network software program. Speaker 24 and microphone 38 are used for audio messages.
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`Exhibit 1020
`Page 020
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`Switch 19 at the top left of device 10 is the
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`power on and power off switch for the
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`entire device.
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`The heart of the invention lies in the applicant's ACSforced message alert software
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`application programsprogram provided in each PC or PDA/cell phone. The forced message
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`alert software
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`each cell phone/PDA device. The ACS programs are activated by clicking on an icon on
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`the
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`application program is activated through use of a screen drawn soft switch or by
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`clicking on an
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`icon on the PC or PDA/cell phone/PDA display screen to turn the ACS programs on or off.
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`Mountedor when a forced message alert transmission is received by another PC or
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`PDA/cell phone. The display 16 is mounted within the housing 12 as part of the PDA is the
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`display 16 and the CPU (not shown). The internal CPU includes databases and software
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`application programs that provide for a geographical map and georeferenced entities
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`10 that are shown as display portion 16b that includes as part of the 10
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` 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 cellular phone and PDA/cell phone. The soft switches are activated through
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`the operator's use of
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`15 the navigation pad 18, or a small track ball, force stick or similar hardware
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`15
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` display
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`cursor pointing device. Alternatively, the operator may choose to activate the software switches
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`by touching the screen with a stylus 14 (or
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`22
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`finger) at the switches' 16d locations. When
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`some of the software switches are activated, different software switches appear. The bar display
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`16d shows the software switches "ZM IN (zoom in)," "ZM OT (zoom out)," "CENT (center)"
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`and
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`20
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`"GRAB (pan/grab)" at the bottom of the screen. These software switches enable the operator
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`20 the operator to performto perfo
`switch at the lower right causes a
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`i these functions. The "SWITH (switch)" software
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`layered software switches (soft
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`switches) to appear above the bottom
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`row of switches. Through use of the software switches, the operator can also manipulate the
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`geographical map 16b 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 16c, is displayed at the bottom left
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`of the
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` screen. The bottom right side of display 16c 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; c) a map, aerial photograph or satellite image with an indication of the
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`10 zoom and offset location of the main map display, which is indicated by a square that depicts
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`10 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 16b, is a
`15 pair of different looking symbols 30 and 34, a small triangle and a small square, which are not
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`15 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 longitude
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`of symbol 30 is associated within a database with a specific cell phone number and,
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`20 if available, its IP address and E-mail address. The screen display lob16b, 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
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`map in a
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`Exhibit 1020
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`geographical database. The software has an algorithm that relates the x and y coordinates to
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`Exhibit 1020
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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 cellularPDA/cell phone user
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`(communication net 5 participant) represented by symbol (triangle) 30 at a specific latitude
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`and longitude displayed
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`on chart 16b, the operator touches the triangle 30 symbol with the stylus 14. The
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`operator then touches a "call" software switch from a matrix of displayed soft switches that
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`would overlay the display area 16c. Immediately, the cellularPDA/cell phone will initiate a
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`cellular telephone call to the cellularPDA/cell phone user at the geographical location shown
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`that represents symbol 30. A 10 second cellularPDA/cell phone user (communication net
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`participant) is represented by symbol 34 which10 is a small square (but could be any shape or
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`icon) to represent an individual cellular phone device in the display area. The ring 32 around
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`symbol 30 indicates that the symbol 30 has been touched and that a telephone call can be
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`initiated by touching the soft switch that says "call." When this is done, the telephone call is
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`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
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`can15 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 PDA/cell phone call the police station or
`20 any other specific geographical facility displayed on the cell display map, including: buildings,
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`Exhibit 1020
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`20 locations of people, vehicles, facilities, restaurants, and the like, whose cellularPDA/cell
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`phone
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`numbers and, if available, E-mail addresses, IP addresses and their URLs are previously
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`stored in the database, by touching a specific facility location on the map display using the stylus
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`14 and then touching the cellular phone call switch. As an example, the operator/user can touch
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`and point to call a restaurant using a soft switch by touching the restaurant location
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` 5 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
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`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 regular phone numbers
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`that had been previously stored in the phone's database. Furthermore, this symbol
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`10 hooking and soft switch technique can be used to go to a fixed facility's website or to 10
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`automatically enter the fixed facility's E—mail address in an e-mail.
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`Each cellular phone/PDA/GPScell phone user device is identified on the map display
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`of the other participants users' phone devices by a display symbol that is generated on each user
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`phone display to indicate each user's identity. Each symbol is placed at the correct geographical
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`15 location on the user display and is correlated with the map on the display. The operator of15 each
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`cellular phone/PDA/GPScell phone device may also enter one or more other fixed entities
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`(buildings, facilities, restaurants, police stations, etc.) and geo-referenced events such as fires,
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`accidents, or other events into its database. This information can be likewise transmitted to all
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`the other participants on the communications net. The map, fixed entities, events and cellular
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`phone/PDA/GPScell phone
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`20 device communication net participants' latitude and longitude information is20 related to the
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`and "y" location on the touch screen display map by a mathematical correlation algorithm.
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`When the cellular phone/PDA/GPScell phone device user uses a stylus or finger to touch
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`one or more of the symbols or a location displayed on the cellular phone map display, the system's
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`software causes the status and latitude and longitude information concerning that symbol or
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`location to be displayed. In order to hook a symbol or "track" such as another net participant which
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`represents an entity on the geo-referenced map display, or a fixed geographical entity
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`such as a
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`restaurant, police station or a new entity observed by a cell phone user which is discussed below,
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`the operator points at or near the location of a geo-referenced symbol appearing on the cellular
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`phone/PDA/cell phone display that represents a specific track or specific participant or other
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`entity. The hook application software determines that the stylus is pointed close to or at the
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`location
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`close to or at the location of the symbol and puts a circle, square or other indication around the
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`symbol indicating that
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`amplification information concerning the symbol is to be displayed and indicating that additional
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`data or change in data can be made to the indicated symbol. The hook application code then sends
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`a message to the display application code to display the net participant, facility or entity's
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`amplifying data. The display application code retrieves the primary data
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`15 primary data and amplification data concerning the symbol or entity from the database and
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`displays the information at the correct screen location. The operator can then read the
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`amplification data that relate
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