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`BACKGROUND OFTHE INVENTION
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`1.
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`Field of Invention
`This invention relates to location and navigational systems and to the
`determination of local and remote position information in ad-hoc landline and
`wireless systems, including the utilization of unique identification addresses,
`such as telephone numbers or Internet Protocol
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`purposes as providing real-time location information, maps,
`routing, and
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`Description of the Related Art
`Navigational systems, defined as systems that provide a unit's local
`position and a way of planning a course around the unit's local position,
`sometimes to a remote position, suchas in-vehicle navigations systems do,
`are well knowin the art. Typically, an in-vehicle navigation system consists of
`a display screen, processing unit, storage unit, and user input mechanism.
`The storage system typically contains,
`for example, maps and travel
`information used for navigational purposes. Travel information may include
`such items as points of
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`theaters, municipality
`locations, and thelike.
`Determining a local position in a navigation system has typically been
`done by integrating or connecting Global Positioning System (GPS)
`technology into the local navigational system. New positioning determination
`systems include network-assisted wireless location systems, such as TOA
`(Time-of-Arrival), and network assisted GPS systemsfor determining the local
`navigation system’s position. The units location is then displayed on the
`device and is available for various applications, such as in the case of a
`commuter seeking the shortestroute to a location in a specific area or a user
`wanting to find the nearest gas station.
`Destination locations are typically determined by manually accessing
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`system, such as a DVD disc or CD-ROMdiscs. Location information is found
`by searching through categories of information until the desired location is
`found, or alternatively,
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`referencing telephone numbers. with
`addresses by meansof the local storage system. Conventionally, numerous
`discs, or even numerous sets of discs, are required to provide adequate
`detailed geographic coverage,
`including address and telephone information
`about a given metropolitan area. Thatis, conventional in-vehicle navigation
`systems require that an extensive collection of storage discs be carried within
`the vehicle. Additionally, prior art DVD and CD-ROM disc based systems
`require periodic updating. That is, even after a user has purchased a set of
`discs, new replacement discs must be acquired,for example, as new roads
`and points of interest information are updated.
`As an additional drawback, some navigation systems that do not have
`the storage capability, such as wireless PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant) or
`typical cell phones, are not able to implement cross referencing of telephone
`numbers to addresses locally due to the large memory and storage size
`requirements of such an operation and low computational power of
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`devices. Furthermore, since most businesses and individuals can change
`their telephone numbers numerous times while at
`their current address
`determining destination locations from telephone numbers on a locally-stored
`database inherently causes the information to be out of date and inaccurate.
`These and other changes, such as a new telephone line or an area code
`change, would invalidate the current version of locally-stored DVD or CD-
`ROM disc information. As a further drawback, mobile navigation devices and
`stationary landline computing devices are not always associated with
`telephone numbers,but rather Internet Protocol (IP) addressesorthelike.
`Convention art systems are typically incapable of obtaining position
`information over dynamically-configured connections such as, for example,
`current fleet
`tracking systems that require predefined user and/or device
`configurations before the transfer of position information is possible. Current
`systems for determining the location of numerous mobile navigation devices
`typically require users to register each device's network address,orthe like,
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`into a database. These types of systems typically have user/asset account
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`creation proceduresthat are static and not dynamic. Each remote unit, which
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`has access to its current position information from a connected positioning
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`device or other positioning means, has an application that responds to a
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`requestfor position information from a centralized server. These systems are
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`viable options for organizations that must govern the tracking of assets that
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`belong to the organization. However, should an outside system or individual
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`desire to track another organization’s asset for a short period of time and for
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`one time only, the organization must then provide the network address of that
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`asset as well as possibly providing permission to the outside organization or
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`individual for the duration of their tracking needs. Once the permitted tracking
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`has been accomplished, the system must shut down the outside account and
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`possibly change the network address for security purposes. Additional
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`security measures may be necessary to disable access by the outside userif
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`the system hasa firewall or other network security system in piace.
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`Thus, a need exists for a system that determines local and/or remote
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`position information which does not require an extensive collection of DVD or
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`CD-ROMdiscs, which is able to provide location and destination address or
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`position information given a telephone number, and which is up-to-date and
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`reliable and can be accessed via a networked online server(s). Additionally,
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`the need exists for a system that determines local and/or remote position
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`information of devices that are not always associated by telephone numbers,
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`but IP addresses or the like, and which can obtain such position information
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`SUMMARYOF THE INVENTION
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`it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system
`for obtaining real-time remote and/or local position information in various
`environments for a plurality of purposes, such as mapping,
`routing, and
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`direction finding.
`It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for
`entering a telephone number by various means such as by using numeric,
`alphanumeric, speech-enabled interface, or software Application Interface
`(API), or
`the like,
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`the purpose of determining position information
`associated with the telephone numberby searching a networked database.
`It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method for
`entering a unique identification token, such as an e-mail address, that can be
`used on a networked server system utilizing authentication and authorization
`procedures,
`in order to determine position information and to pass that
`information between a plurality of unique users or applications on various
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`devices. The duration of the position information transfer can be governed by
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`a defined transfer period that can be set prior to the start of the transfer or at
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`any time thereafter.
`It is yet another object of the invention to provide an alternative form of
`Caller-ID (Map Caller-ID) to a local computing telephone device for display of
`the callers position information. Alternatively, using another computing
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`device, a caller's position information is transferred to a predefined local
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`computer, via the Internet, telephone, or wireless network, and the position
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`position and route information, such as driving directions, as well as the ability
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`to provide azimuth, elevation, altitude, altitude difference, line-of-sight (LOS)
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`distance, and curved earth LOS distance measurements, between the local
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`and remote positions calculated from the position information obtained using
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`the methods previously described.
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`It is a further object of this invention to enable a local device, such as a
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`wireless telephone or PDA,
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`to acquire loca! or remote position information
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`through the methods described above, and to pass any or all of
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`information to an additional navigation or computing device, such as anin-
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`vehicle navigation system or a mobile computer,
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`in order for that additional
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`navigation or computing device to make better use of the acquired position
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`information, such as for improved route calculation and/or improved display.
`This passing of information to an additional device can occur via another (or
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`same)wireless, infrared or dedicated wired connection.
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`this invention to provide means for
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`downloading a predefined set of data containing telephone numbers
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`correlated to position-specific information, such as latitude and longitude
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`coordinates address information, and/or map information of varying size and
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`resolution, from a networked server to a mobile device. The data transfer can
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`occur via a wireless link, such as a cellular telephone or Bluetooth connection,
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`via an infrared connection, or via a dedicated wired connection, such as a
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`serial or USB connection. The information contained in the batch transfer
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`consists of either a subset of or the entire dataset stored on the networked
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`server. The data batch transfer can also employ geographical boundary
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`restrictions. The data can be updated incrementally, when differences
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`between the local and networked servers database is found, or when
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`necessary, such as when a mobile system expects to travel out-of-range ofits
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`expected wireless coverage zone (as initiated by a push or pull architecture
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`with the online networked server) and data updates are obtained for the
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`region(s) where wireless connectivity will not be available.
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`devices, telephone (both wired and wireless) devices, and devices with voice-
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`over-iP (VoIP) capability.
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`These and other objects are met by the position determination,
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`mapping, and routing system disclosed herein that assist the user, or a
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`software application, in determining local and/or remote position(s) by using
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`an online database and/or networked authentication and authorization
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`connection server. There are three primary cases that apply to this invention:
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`1) landline-to-landline systems, 2) landline-to-mobile systems, and 3) mobile-
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`to-mobile systems. The objective of each of these systems is the same, to
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`determine either or both of the local and remote devices’ position information.
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`In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, for a
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`landline-to-landline application, such as a call made between two standard
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`telephones, a user can dial a telephone number to a remote device. The act
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`of dialing the telephone number to another remote landline telephone, such as
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`a residential telephone, triggers the transfer of position information, such as in
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`the form of a map, to either one or both of the local and/or remote telephone
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`devices.
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`If the local and/or remote telephone devices do not incorporate a
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`display unit, the position information can be routed to an adjacent computing
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`and/or display device, such as a personal computeror cable television’s set
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`fop box, that is connected to a network, such as a telephone or wireless
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`networkor the Internet. In this case, users whoareinitiating or receiving the
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`telephone calls have their local telephone numbers stored into a database
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`that resides on a secure network. Once the user has logged on to the
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`personal computer via authentication and authorization procedures, any call
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`that originates or is destined to their telephone number can identify the
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`position of the other landline telephone number, based on predetermined
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`privacy settings associated with the other
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`landline telephone number.
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`Alternatively, the user placing the call can obtain similar information about the
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`destination telephone number.
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`landline-to-mobile application, such as a call made between a standard
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`telephone and a wireless telephone, a user (or application) can dial a
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`telephone number to a remote location.
`mobile telephone dials or specifies a landline telephone number, such as a
`business telephone number,
`the system would correlate the business
`telephone number
`to position-relevant
`information,
`such as address
`information and latitude and longitude coordinates. If the mobile telephoneis
`connected to a position determination system, the mobile telephone would be
`able to provide navigational information, such as route information in the form
`of real-time driving directions, or else a map and address of the destination
`telephone numbercan be displayed on the mobile telephone.
`In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, for
`the mobile-to-mobile application, which is slightly similar to a lancline-to-
`mobile
`application,
`position information
`can be obtained in various
`embodiments.
`In one embodiment,
`if a mobile device user specifies a
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`the system
`telephone number of another position-enabled mobile device,
`would query the remote mobile device and verify its privacy setting.
`If there
`are no privacy settings, the system would request the position information
`from the remote mobile device and forward it back to the local mobile device.
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`The local mobile device would then be able to navigate in real-time to the
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`remote mobile device. In another embodiment, the destination remote mobile
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`device receiving the telephone call obtains the position information from the
`calling local mobile device, based on permission settings of the calling local
`mobile device, for the performance of various operations, such as mapping
`and calculating driving directions. In this case, the calling local mobile device
`has privacy settings that determines the period of the position transfer to the
`destination remote mobile device. The period setting can be set for the
`duration of the call or for a predetermined length of time, and the position
`transfer can be terminated by the calling or receiving device at anytime. The
`calling local mobile device can also choose notto revealits local position to
`the destination remote mobile device for privacy purposes at anytime and can
`conversely enable position transfer permissions at anytime and for any period
`of time or as long asthe call is active.
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`In order to determine the position information of a remote landline or
`wireless device in order to obtain driving directions to that device or other
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`related information about that device, in one embodiment, a user caninitiate a
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`position request by entering a unique identification token, such as an e-mail
`address. The remote user that is logged on to a wireless or landline position-
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`enabled computing device is verified by the networked server's authentication
`and authorization protocol procedures. The server queries the remote party of
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`the position request for permission on whether the position request can be
`granted based oncriteria such as duration of request. If granted, both parties
`have access to each other's position information, which can be usedforreal-
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`terminate the transfer, either after a pre-defined time period ends or abruptly
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`due to manualintervention by either party, the position transfer is preferably
`terminated by the system. In another embodiment, each device has privacy
`settings that allow the device to prevent or limit other calling devices from
`obtaining position information. These privacy settings can include allowance
`of position information transfers only when a voice or video connection is
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`established and/or only with the device owner’s permission. Other settings
`may include allowing any remote device to request position information for
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`Wireless and/or landline devices are not always suited to post-process
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`the local and remote position information obtained from some of the methods
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`previously described.
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`In one embodiment, a wireless telephone that obtains
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`both local and remote position information can pass the obtained position
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`data. This
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`resources, such as a small display area,
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`low processing capability,
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`memory, and short battery duration,
`system that typically has an abundance of these resources.
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`posses wireless capability, for the wireless telephone to pass the remote
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`processing and display of the route and map information. In this embodiment,
`the connection between the wireless telephone and in-vehicle navigation
`system can be established via a wireless connection, such as a Bluetooth
`connection, an infrared connection, or a wired connection suchas a serial or
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`USBcable.
`Mobile devices do not always have access to a networked server for
`obtaining the latest updated database information, such as when wireless
`hardware access is not possible or when there is a lack of wireless network
`coverage. For this reason, another embodiment of the present invention
`provides a means to download batches of position information while the
`mobile device is connected using, for example, a wireless, infrared, or wired
`connection to the online networked database server, such as, for example, a
`mobile device connected to a PC as a conduit to the Internet and thus
`connected to the online networked database server. This can apply to
`wireless devices that have a predefined wireless coverage chart stored
`internally for the purpose of determining when a device is near the boundary
`of wireless coverage. If the mobile device is near such a boundary, the device
`can request, or pull, data from the online server that is necessary until the
`device is within the expected wireless coverage again. Alternatively,
`the
`system would correlate the mobile device’s position to a wireless coverage
`chart, and upon a boundary edge, the system would send, or push, data for
`the area where there is no wireless coverage from the online server to the
`mobile device. In another embodiment, a mobile device, such as an in-vehicle
`navigation system, prior to leaving for a destination would download a batch
`of information for a specific geographical region from an online networked
`database server, since the car might not have Wide Area Network (WAN)
`access, such as a mobile Internet cellular telephone with Internet access
`would.
`In this embodiment,
`the in-vehicle navigation system preferably
`downloads
`the information from either a wireless,
`infrared, or wired
`connection to a networked online server. This data transfer can beinitiated
`from various public points, such as, for example, a car garage or a gas station
`with a wireless networked-enabled hub.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG.
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`illustrates how a typical landline-to-landline connection can be
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`established using a plurality of different telephone and/or computing devices.
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`FIG. 2 illustrates how a typical landline-to-mobile connection can be
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`established using a plurality of different telephone and/or computing devices.
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`FIG 3.
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`illustrates how a typical mobile-to-mobile connection can be
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`established using a plurality of different telephone and/or computing devices.
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`FIG 4.
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`illustrates an example of a Map Caller-ID indicator on a
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`computing device display unit or television display.
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`FIG 5. illustrates an example of a Map Caller-ID indicator and a display
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`window detailing a plurality of various possible features utilizing the position
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`and/or address location information of the remote caller and local device or
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`person thatis called.
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`FIG 6.
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`illustrates an example of using a mobile telephone to obtain
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`position information of the remote device and possibly the local device’s
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`position information and then pass that information to another more capable
`processing and/or display device such as anin-vehicle navigation system via
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`someform of wired, wireless, or infrared connection to process and/or display
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`illustrates an example of using a wireless connection to
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`download a set of correlated telephone-to-address and/or position dataset
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`information when a wireless connection is not possible or unnecessary.
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`FIG 8. illustrates several predefined wireless coverage areas overlaid
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`with a driving route that extends within and outside the wireless coverage
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
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`The various embodiments of the present invention will be described
`with reference to Figs. 1 - 9.
`In the landline-to-landline example, asillustrated
`in FIG. 1, a user places a telephonecall from a standard telephone 5 and 54
`to a destination telephone, such as anotherlandline telephone 8 and 55. The
`landline standard telephonesare typically connected to the telephone network
`2 through a dedicated landline connection 9a and 9b. The telephone number
`that
`is dialed is known to the telephone network 2. When a standard
`telephone 5 and 54 is used to place a telephone call the telephone network 2
`updates the online database and application server (ODAS) 3 with the
`originating and destination telephone numbers.
`In one embodimentthis is
`typically done using a signaling system 7 (SS7) architecture via a connection
`10 to the ODAS3. The de