Attorney Docket No.:
`10963.3829
`METHOD OF PROVIDING A CELLULAR PHONE/PDA
`COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
`DESCRIPTION
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`METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND
`VOICE NETWORKS
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[0001]
`No.
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`This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial
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`13/751,453 filed January 28, 2013, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent
`Application
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`Serial No. 12/761,533 filed on April 16, 2010, now U.S. Patent No. 8,364,129 issued January 29,
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`2013, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/615,472 filed
`on
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`December 22, 2006, now U.S. Patent No. 8,126,441 issued on February 28, 2012, which is a
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`continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/308,648 filed April 17, 2006,
`now
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,630,724 issued on December 8, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of
`U.S.
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`Patent Application Serial No. 10/711,490, filed on September 21, 2004, now U.S. Patent No.
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`7,031,728 issued on April 18, 2006.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Field of the Invention
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`[0002]
`each
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`A communications method and system using a plurality of cellular phones
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`having an integrated Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and Global Positioning System
`(GPS)
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`receiver for the management of two or more people through the use of a
`communications
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`n e t w o r k . T h e m e t h o d a n d s y s t e m p r o v i d e e a c h u s e r w i t h a n i n t e g r a t e d
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`This invention relates generally to an integrated
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`communications system using a plurality of cellular/PDA/GPS phones for
`the management of a group of people through the use of a communications
`net and, specifically, to provide each user with a cellular/PDA/GPS/phone that has
`softwareAdvanced Communication Software application programs and databases
`that permit all the users to continuously know each other's locations
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`(hereinafter referred to as ACS) and databases used in conjunction with a remote Server
`that
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`enable a user to quickly establish a communication network of cell phone participants
`having a
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`common temporary ad hoc network using mobile wireless communication devices.
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`and status, to rapidly call and communicate voice, high speed internet data,
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`photographs and video clips among the users by touching display screen
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`symbols and to enable the users to easily access data concerning other
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`users and other database information.[0003]
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`The invention includes a method and
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`communication system to quickly set up and provide ad hoc, password protected, digital and
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`voice networks to allow a group of people to be able to set up a network easily and rapidly,
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`especially in an emergency situation.
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`Description of Related Art
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`The purpose of a communications system is to transmit information
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`bearing signalsdigital messages from a source,
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`located at one point,
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`to a user
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`destinationdestination(s), located at another pointother point(s) some distance away. A
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`communications system is generally comprised of three basic elements: transmitter, information
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`channel and receiver. One form of communication in recent years is cellular phone telephony. A
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`network of cellular communication systems set up around an area such as the United States allows
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`multiple users to talk to each other, either on individual calls or on group calls. Some cellular
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`phone services enable a cellular phone to engage in conference calls with a small number of users.
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`Furthermore, cellular conference calls can be established through 800 number services. Cellular
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`telephony also now includes systems that include Global Positioning System (GPS)
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`navigation that utilizes satellite navigation. These devices thus unite cellular phone technology
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`with navigation information, computer information transmission and receipt of data.
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`(Para 3)
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`Digital Smart Message Service (SMS) and TCP/IP messages can be
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`transmitted using cellular technology such as various versions of GSM and
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`CDMA or via a WiFi local area
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`[0005]
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`The method and operation of communication devices used herein are described in
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`U.S. Patent 7,031,728 which is hereby incorporated by reference and U.S. Patent No. 7,630,724.
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`[0006]
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`Military, first responder, and other public and private emergency groups need to be
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`able to set up ad hoc digital and voice networks easily and rapidly. These private networks may
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`be temporary or longer lasting in nature. The users need to be able to rapidly coordinate their
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`activities eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web and or identifying others by
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`name, phone numbers or email addresses so that all intended participants that enter the agreed
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`ad hoc
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`network. One implementation of these GPS location reporting cellular
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`systems is for the data to go to a remote central site where the information
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`is displayed for a person to monitor the locations of the cellular units that
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`have the combined cellular GPS phone. Another implementation permits the
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`cellular phone users to also view the location of other GPS equipped units.
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`A drawback of the current implementation is that these systems are either
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`all on or all off. There is no way to selectively activate participants or to
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`stop the participants from participating in the network or for participants to
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`set their reporting intervals that is based on time or distance traveled. The
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`use of the current combined cellular phone/PDA technology has drawbacks
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`when calling. When an operator makes a cellular phone call using the PDA
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`to display a map (that also may depict geo-referenced businesses, homes
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`and other facilities' locations and phone numbers), the cellular phone/PDA
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`operator is required to display the numeric phone number by touching the
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`display screen at the correct location of that entity on the map, memorize
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`the numeric phone number, and select a different display to physically enter
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`the phone number to make the call and then, if desired, go back to the map
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`display. Needless to say, this is a cumbersome process. Sending a text
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`message or an email to a location, business, home or facility that appears
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`on a PDA map display or to another cellular phone can also be a
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`cumbersome process as the PDA operator has to find the phone number or
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`email address of the location on the map display, memorize the phone
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`number or email address, then go to a different display to enter a text
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`message, enter the text message, send the text message and then shift
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`back to the map display program. Furthermore, for a phone to send data
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`concerning a new entity of interest, not currently on the geo-referenced
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`map display (car, person, tank, accident, or other entity), the operator must
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`type in the information and the latitude and longitude of the new entity of
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`interest.
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`(Para 4)
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`U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0139150 published July 24, 2003
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`shows a portable navigation and communication system. In one
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`embodiment, the
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`system combines within a
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`single enclosure a GPS satellite positioning unit, mobile telephony using
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`cellular phone technology and personal computing capable of wired or
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`wireless internet or intranet access using a standard operating system. The
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`purpose of this invention is to provide portable navigation for an
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`individual. However, to operate the device, one still needs to utilize a
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`keypad with the telephone functions. U.S. Patent Application No.
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`2003/0139150 described a wireless communication system operating the
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`PDA in a conventional manner.
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`network name and password are both digitally and voice interconnected. When a user or users
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`leave the network, no data concerning the network participants need be retained.
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`[0007]
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`Coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster presents several
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`problems as there are voice and digital data (text messages) communications that need to be
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`constantly occurring up and down the chain of command. As an example, communications are
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`required from a police chief to a police captain to a police lieutenant to a police sergeant to a
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`policeman and then back up the same chain of command. Digital data exchange of GPS data or
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`other means provides the location component of the units. Digital chat, text messages, white
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`boards and photo video exchange provide extensive collaboration. However, during a disaster,
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`other first responders such as fire departments must become engaged. While the fire
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`department users may have voice and digital data (text messages) communications up and
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`down their chain of command, these individuals do not have the ability to cross communicate
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`necessarily with police units without a substantial degree of immediate coordination. The
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`method and system in accordance with the present invention described herein discloses how
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`digital communications along with Personal Computer (PC) and PDA devices can be used to
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`quickly establish user specific password protected private ad hoc voice and data networks to
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`enable both data and voice communications up and down their chain of command and
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`simultaneously with different, not pre-known, organizations responding to a disaster. The
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`invention defines a method of accomplishing this by providing all personnel that need to
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`communicate with each other with a PC or PDA which are interconnected to a Server using
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`cellular or other communications.
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`There is no provision for displaying the location of other similarly
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`equipped systems. There is no provision to cause other similarly equipped
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`cellular phone/PDA users to transmit their locations. There is no provision
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`for entering other entities of interest by touching the display screen at
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`their locations on a map. There is no provision for making a telephone call
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`by touching the display screen at a net participant's symbol or entered
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`facility (police station, fire station, etc.) symbol to initiate automatically the
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`telephone call to that user or by touching multiple symbols to make
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`conference calls. There is no provision for sending text messages,
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`photographs or videos by touching the net participant(s)' symbol(s) on the
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`display screen to automatically send text messages, photographs or
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`videos to that participant or participants. There is no provision to go to a
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`facility's web site or to automatically fill in a facility's E-mail address.
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`There is no description or disclosure of a procedure to cause digital
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`messages to be sent to a remote cellular phone that would cause the
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`cellular phone to make verbal announcements, increase sound intensity,
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`vibrate or to call back or to call another phone number. There is no
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`description of the uses of layered soft switches which confine the
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`switches to a particular vicinity of the PDA's display screen.
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`[0008]
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`Applicant's communication system and method described herein is embodied in the
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`Advanced Communication Software (ACS) application programs developed by applicant and
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`installed in the integrated PDA/GPS cell phones used herein and remote Servers.
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`(Para 5)[0009]
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`A plurality of cellular phone/WiFi/Internet Protocol (IP) capable
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`PDA/GPS devices each having ACS application softwareprograms and databases to
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`provideprovides a communication network having: a)in conjunction with a remote Server
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`that provides the ability to: a) establish an ad hoc network of devices so that the devices can
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`either broadcast to a group or selectively polltransmit to each of the other; each PDA / GPS
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`phone devices with each participant to start reporting itsstarts by requesting
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`access to the Server and identifying a mutually agreed to network name and password and
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`once granted, reports its GPS position and status information directly to all or
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`selected users equipped with the same cellular phone/PDA
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`communication/GPS devices in the communications net; the Server then
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`routes the data to all signed on network participants so that each of the devices that the
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`data is transmitted to is provided a display of theexchange location, status and
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`other information of the other users; (b) the ability of each of the cellular
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`phone/PDA devices to report to another device at an operator selected
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`time rate or at a rate based on distance traveled; c) the ability to
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`exchange other entities' of interest information and to assign these
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`entities a category (car, person, tank, accident, or other event) by
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`touching the display screen at the entity's location on the displayed map,
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`and selecting the appropriate category switch; d) the ability to make
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`rapid voice and data call initiation to any other participant in the cellular
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`phone/WiFi net whose phone number is
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`force the received information to the recipient's display and enable the recipient to acquire
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`additional information
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`available in a geo-referenced database including the cellular phone/PDA/GPS devices in
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`a communications net by touching the display screen at the appropriate map location on the
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`PDA map display and selecting a call switch; e) the ability to make rapid voice, and
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`conference call initiation to locations, businesses, homes and facilities whose phone
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`numbers are available
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`in a geo-referenced database
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`including
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`the cellular
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`phone/PDA/GPS devices in a communications net by touching the display screen at the
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`appropriate other user locations on the PDA map display and selecting a conference
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`call switch; f) the ability to access a facility's URL or to automatically fill in their E-mail
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`address; g) the ability to remotely control from one cellular phone/PDA/GPS any of the
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`other cellular phone/PDA/GPS systems phones including the ability to control remote
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`cellular phones to make verbal prerecorded announcements, place return calls, place
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`calls to another phone number, vibrate, execute text to speech software, change sound
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`intensity, remotely control software and functions resident on the remote phone and
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`process and display information by touching the display screen at theira remote phone's
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`location on the PDA display; (c) make calls to or send data to remote phones by touching their display
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`symbols and selecting the appropriate soft switch; and g) the ability to(d) layer a sufficient number of soft
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`switches or buttons on the PDA display to perform the above functions without overlaying the map.; and (e)
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`allow a polling mode in each cell phone that permits a user to contact other cell phone users that have a
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`common interest or relationship with a password and identifier for communication and to establish
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`quickly a temporary ad hoc network especially in an emergency. [00010] A communication Server acts as
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`a forwarder for IP communications between any combination of cell phone/PDA users and/or PC based
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`users. Network participant location, identity and status messages are sent to the Server by each user.
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`Network participant entered tracks are also sent to the Server. Because this network participant location
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`and track data is of
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`(Para 6)
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`It is an object of this invention
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`to provide an improved cellular telephone
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`communication network among a plurality of cellular phones for greatly decreasing
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`the operator actions necessary to establish calling and conferencing between each of
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`the cellular phones.
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`(Para 7)
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`And yet another object of this invention is to enable each participant to
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`automatically exchange IP addresses using SMS or another digital message
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`format.
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`(Para 8)
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`And yet another object of this invention is to enable each participant in the
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`communications net to poll the other net participants to report or cease reporting their
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`locations, identity and status on the communication net.
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`(Para 9)
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`And yet another object of this invention is to enable each participant in the
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`communications net to be able to easily transmit an entity of interest to the other
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`participants of the net by touching the display screen at the entity's location on the
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`map and causing a symbol to be generated on the screen and entered and then
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`entering the entity's category information.
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`interest to all the network participants, the Server forwards the data received from one
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`participant to all other participants, causing their displays automatically, without any
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`operator action, to display the received information, 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.
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`[00011] 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, preformatted
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`messages, photographs, video, Email and Uniform Resource Locator (URL) data from one
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`network participant to other selected network participants.
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`[00012] The above functions can also be accomplished using peer to peer WiFi, WiMax or
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`other peer to peer communications. However, for use with cellular communications and to
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`assure the level of security that cell phone companies require, a centralized static IP
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`routable Server is used.
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`[00013] 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, and the like) or can be
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`pushed to network participants (i.e. symbology and soft switch changes, and the like). The
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`Server is used to establish an ad hoc network within certain groups using an ad hoc event
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`name and password. [00014] This invention provides a method and a system establishing
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`an ad hoc password protected digital and voice network that can be temporarily set up or
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`longer lasting in nature. The invention described herein allows users to rapidly coordinate
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`their activities without having to pre-enter data into a web or identify others by name, E
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`mail addresses or phone numbers. Essentially the users that establish the ad hoc and
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`password protected digital and voice networks are required to enter the Server's IP
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`address and an ad hoc event name and a password. In the case of military and first
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`responders, the name of the user's unit may also be used. This action
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`causes the specific PDA or PC of the user to commence reporting directly to the Server's IP
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`address. Once the Server receives the initial IP message from the user's PDA or PC, the
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`server can commence to exchange data with the user's PDA or PC. The initial IP message
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`may also contain additional data such as a license number and, if desired, a phone number
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`manually entered or automatically acquired by the ACS. The IP address of the PDA and
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`PC unit sending the initial IP message is stored by the Server. The Server then responds
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`with a message notifying the user that his PC / PDA is connected to the Server. The user
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`PDA/PC then reports its GPS location and other status information directly to the Server.
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`This information is retained by the Server even when there are no other devices initially
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`communicating with the Server. When the other user's devices sign on to the Server with
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`the same ad hoc event name and password, the Server software then recognizes all the
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`users and stores their IP addresses in the Server. Thus the Server has all the users IP
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`addresses stored and can pass location and status information among the ad hoc network
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`participants even though the network participants have not entered other network
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`participants' names, phone numbers or email addresses. Thus one of the purposes of the
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`invention is to allow an ad hoc network to be formed on a temporary basis in a rapid
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`manner.
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`[00015] When using the PTT feature, the ACS can enable the network participant to: 1.
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`PTT with all that are in the ad hoc digital network, or 2. PTT with select specific network
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`participants, by touching their symbol(s) and then selecting PTT soft switch or 3. Specify a
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`group of the network participants by assigning their symbols or unit names to a list of
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`network participants and then associating the list with a soft switch whose function is to
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`enable the operator to have PTT communications with all in the list.
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`[00016] Since only one person is transmitting on a PTT voice network at any given time, the
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`receiving network participant's ACS can relate the PTT IP address to the IP address of the unit
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`transmitting his identification on the digital ad hoc network. This information can then be
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`used by the other PTT networked participant's ACS to: 1. flash the transmitting unit's
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`name on their PDA / PC screens or 2. if a photograph has been attached to the ad hoc
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`digital network symbol of the PTT transmitting person, to flash that photograph on the
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`receiving unit's PDA / PC display. [00017] It is an object of this invention to enable each
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`participant in the communication network to join other ad hoc network participants to
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`form an ad hoc digital and voice network with other cell phone users rapidly for
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`coordinating member activities.
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`(Para 10)
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`And yet another object of this invention is to provide for
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`initiating a cellular phone telephone call to another phone by touching
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`the other phone's symbol on the screen of the cellular phone, which
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`automatically activates the telephone call.
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`(Para 11) And yet another object of this invention is to provide a cellular
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`phone network that provides for instant voice conference calling and the
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`exchange of free text, preformatted messages, photographs and video
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`among a plurality of cellular phones by touching the display screen of
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`specific geo-referenced map symbols for initiating the calls.
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`(Para 12)
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`And yet another object of this invention is to provide a cellular
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`phone network
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`that provides
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`for
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`instant conference voice,
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`text,
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`photographs and video exchange by preestablishing conferencing sub-nets
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`and the subsequent activation of one of those sub-nets to establish a
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`conference call.
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`(Para 13)
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`But yet still another object of the invention is to provide for a
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`communication system that uses cellular telephone network that allows for
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`photographs and video clips to be transferred ("pushed") between and
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`among the cellular phone users across multiple cellular carriers, between
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`smart phone and PCs.
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`(Para 14)
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`[00018] In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent
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`hereinafter, the instant invention will now be described with particular reference to the
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`accompanying drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`(Para 15)
`[00019] Figure 1 shows a front plan view of a cellular phone/PDA/GPS having a
`touch screen display in accordance with the present invention.
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`Figure 2 shows a front plan view of the cellular phone/PDA of
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`Figure 1 with a different touch screen display.
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`[00020] Figure 2 shows the screen IP address entry menu.
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`[00021] Figure 3 shows ad hoc net names and password screen entry name.
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`[00022] Figure 4 shows a screen entry identifying user.
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`[00023] Figure 35 shows a flow chart of the operation of the present
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`inventionnetwork as users sign on to the network.
`(Para 18)
`Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram depicting GPS satellites, a
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`plurality of cellular phone/PDA units, the cellular phone company, the
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`internet and the command server that allows automatic shifting between
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`high speed cellular internet communications and voice communications.
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`[00024] Figure 56 shows a process flow diagram of the transfer
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`protocol in accordancechart that depicts how a group commander can command
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`networked PDAs / PCS and radios to load a Push To Talk (PTT) channel.
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`[00025] Figure 7 shows a flow chart that depicts how networked radio units respond to
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`of the Push-to-Talk (PTT) Commanded Channel.
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`[00026] Figure 8 shows a PDA screen geographical display that represents the area covered
`by
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`with the present inventionnetwork.
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`Figure 6 shows a flow diagram for automatic shifting between
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`voice and high speed cellular internet communications.
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`[00027] Figure 9 shows a diagram that enables determining location, status, ViOP, PTT, and
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`video communication between radios and cell phones.
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`[00028] Figure 10 shows a diagram that describes enabling non RFID equipped PDA phones to
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`receive RFID tag data.
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`PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
`[00029] A method and communication system that joins a communications network of
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`participants using handheld cell phones having integrated PDA and GPS circuitry with
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`ACS application programs that allow a participant having an ACS equipped cell phone to
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`provide an ad hoc and password protected digital and voice network.
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`[00030] A communication Server acts as a forwarder for IP communications between any
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`combination of cell phone/PDA users and/or PC based user. Network participant location,
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`identity and status messages are sent to the Server by each user. Network participant
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`entered tracks are also sent to the Server. Because this data is of interest to all the network
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`participants, the Server forwards the data received from one participant to all other
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`participants, thus providing the information necessary for all network participants to know
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`the identity, location and status of all other network participants.
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`[00031] The Server allows the set up of the ad hoc network with an ad hoc event name and a
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`password.
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`[00032] 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 free text, preformatted
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`messages, photographs, video, email and URL data from one network participant to other
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`(Para 21)
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`[00033] Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, to Figure 1, the
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`present invention is shown generally at 10 that includes aa small handheld
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`cellular phone 10 is shown that includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a global
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`positioning system receiver (GPS) communications device integrated in housing 12 that
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`includes an on/off power switch 19, a microphone 38, and ana Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
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`display 16 that is also a touch screen system. The small area 16a is the navigation bar that depicts
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`the telephone, GPS and other status data and the active software. AGIS software refers to
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`the application software used in this invention. AGIS is a trademark of AGIS
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`Corporation. Each cell phone includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and databases that
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`store information 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 screen 16,
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`the screen symbols are entered through GPS inputs or by the operator using a stylus 14 (or
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`operator finger) by manipulatively directing the stylus 14 to literally touch display 16. The soft
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`switches 16d displayed on the display 16 are likewise activated by using a stylus 14 and physically
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`and manipulatively directing the stylus to literally touch display 16. The display x, y coordinates of
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`the touched point are known by a CPU in the PDA section of the communication system in
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`housing 12 that can coordinate various information contained in the PDA portion relative to the
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`x, y coordinate position on the display 16. Inside housing 12 is contained the conventional cellular
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`phone elements including a modem, a CPU for use with a PDA and associated circuitry connected
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`to speaker 24 and microphone 38. A GPS navigational receiver that receives signals from
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`satellites that can determine the latitude and longitude of the cellular phone housing 12 can be
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`internal or external to the housing 12. Conventional PDA/cellular phone units such as
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`thesephones are currently on sale and sold as a complete unit (or with an external connected
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`GPS) that can be used for cellular telephone calls and sending cellular Short Message Service
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`(SMS) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) TCP/IP or other messages using the PDA's
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`display 16 and computer (CPU). The GPS system including a receiver in housing 12 is capable of
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`determining the latitude and longitude
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`and through SMS, TCP/IP, WiFi or other digital messaging software, to also transmit this latitude
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`and longitude information of housing 12 to other cellular phones in the
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`communication network via cellular communications, WiFi or radio. 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 phone off.
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`Navigation pad actuator 18 is similar to a joy or force stick in that the actuator 18 manually provides movement
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`commands that can be used by the PDA's software to move a cursor on display 16. Switches 26 and 28 are
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`designed to quickly select an operator specified network software program. Speaker 24 and microphone 38 are
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`used for audio messages. Switch 19 at the top left of device 10 is the power on and power off switch for the
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`entire device.
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`(Para 22)
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`[00034] The heart of the invention lies in the AGIS software applicationsapplicant's ACS
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`application programs provided in the device. The ACS programs are activated by clicking on an icon on the
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`display to turn the ACS programs on or off. Mounted within housing 12 as part of the PDA is the display 16 and
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`the CPU. The internal CPU includes databases and software application programs that provide for a geographical
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`map and georeferenced entities that isare shown as display portion 16b that includes as part of the display various
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`areas of interest in the particular local map section.
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`(Para 23)
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`[00035] 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 functions of the cellular
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`phone and PDA. The software drawn and controlledsoft switches are activated through the operator's
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`use of the navigation pad 18, or a small track ball, force stick or similar hardware display cursor pointing device.
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`Alternatively, the operator may choose to activate the software switch matrixswitches by touching the screen
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`with a stylus 14 (or finger) at the switches' 16d locations. When some of the software switches are activated,
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`different software switches appear. The bar display 16d shows the software switches "ZM IN (zoom in)," "ZM
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`OT (zoom out)," "CENT (center)" and "GRAB
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`(pan/grab)" at the bottom of the screen. These software switches are forenable the operator to
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`perform these functions. The "SWITH (switch)" software switch at the lower right causes a matrix
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`of layered software switches (soft switches) to appear above the bottom row of switches. Through
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`use of the software switches, the operator can also manipulate the geographical map 16b or chart
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`display. When looking at Figure 1, display symbols depicting permanent geographical locations
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`and buildings are shown. For example, the police station is shown and, when the symbol is
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`touched by the stylus or finger, the latitude and longitude of the symbol's location, as shown in
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`display section 16c, is displayed at the bottom left of the screen. The bottom right side of display
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`16c is a multifunction inset area that can contain a variety of information including: a) a list of the
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`communication link participants; b) a list of received messages; c) a map, aerial photograph
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`or satellite image with an indication of the zoom and off setoffset location of the main map display, w