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`11111 HIIIII IO IIHI 111V 11111 IIII III 11111 III OII 11011 III liii liii
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`US007031728B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Beyer, Jr.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,031,728 B2
`Apr. 18, 2006
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`(f4) CELLULAR PHONE/PDA COMMUNICATION
`SYSTEM
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`(76)
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`inventor: Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr., 92 Lighthouse
`inlet Colony, FL (US)
`tpït
`L)r,.
`33469-3504
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`( s ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or stil) usted tinder 35
`U.S.C. 154Q) by (J days.
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`(21) App!. No.: 10/711,490
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`(22) Filed:
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`Sep. 21, 2004
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2006/0063539 Al
`Mar. 23, 2006
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`(51) hit. Cl.
`HO4Q 7/20
`(2006.01)
`(52) U.S. Cl ..................... 455/456.3; 455/457; 455142()
`(58) Fkdd of Classification Search .............. 455/456.3,
`455/4 I 8, 456. I , 4 ! 9. 556.2, 420, 88, 4 ! .2,
`455/4i.3, 4i6, 414.4, 4i2,2-4i2.i, 415,
`455/457, 404.2, 442,1, 427, 431, 500, 517,
`455/518, 519, 516, 564, 458, 463
`See application fi!e for conlp!ete search histosy.
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`(56)
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`ABSIRACI'
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`A ce!!ular PL)A communication system for a!!owing a p!u-
`rality of cellular phone users to monitor each others' ioca-
`lion and status. to initiale celluiar phone calls by touchnig a
`symbol on the dispiay screen with a stylus or finger which
`can also include conferencing calling. The system also
`provides for remote activation of a cellular phone by an
`initiator causing the remote cellular phone to annunciate
`audio announcements, to ca!! another phone number, to
`increase the volume of the speaker, to vibrate or to dispiay
`images or videos. Ail this is accomplished with a conven-
`tional cellular phone PDA that inciudes UPS navigation vithi
`an enhanced improved software program.
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`U.S. Patent
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`Apr. 18, 2006
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`U.S. Patent
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`Apr. 18, 2006
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`PROViDE PAR11CIPANTS EACH A CEW'HONE/POA/GPS
`WITH TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
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`PROViDE GEOGRAPHICAL DISPLAY
`IN EACH PHONE
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`PROVIDE A DATA8ASE OF FIXED LOCA11ONS
`LONGIIUDE
`AND THEIR LATITUDE
`AND THEIR PHONE NUMBERS
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`PROVIDE A DATABASE HAViNG A UST OF
`PARTICIPANTS AND CORRESPONDING CELLPHONE NUMBERS
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`IBOL GENERATOR THAT CREATES A
`PROVIDE A
`DISPLAY SYMBOL REPRESENTING A PARTICIPANT
`ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF EACH CELLPHONE
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`PROVIDE A MEANS TO CONTROL THE
`DISPLAY THROUGH THE USE OF
`LAYERED SOFT SWITCHES
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`PROVIDE SOFTWARE THAT PERMITS
`THE EXCHANGE OF GPS POSON
`DATA MESSAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND \IDEOS
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`PROVIDE SOFTWARE THAT AUTOMATICALLY
`INITIATES A CALL TO A PARI1CtPANT BY TOUCHING
`THE PARTICIPANT SYMBOL ON THE DISPLAY
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`PROVIDING SOFTWARE H/MNO PRESTORED
`AUDIO1 TEXT, OR VIDEO MESS3ES IN EACH
`CEIIPHONE ThAT CAN RE TURNED ON OR OFF
`REMOTELY BY ANOTHER PARTICIPANT
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`SET UP CONFERENCE
`CALLS 81 TOUCHING
`A PLURALITY OF
`SYMBOLS OR
`SYMBOL IDENTIFiERS
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`CELLULAR PHOE/P[)A CONTMUICATIO
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`This invention relates generally to an intcgratcd commu-
`nictions system using a plurIity of celluEr PDA/GPS
`phones for the management of a group ofpeople through the
`use of a cotumunications net and, specifically, provide each
`tiser with a cellular phone thai lias feaiure that peimit all the io
`users to know each other's locations asid status, to rapidly
`call anti coismiunicate data aniong the users by touching
`display screen symbols and to enable the users to easily
`access data concerning other users and ether database infor-
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`L)ESCRI[>TION OF RELAIED ART
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`The purpose of a communications systeni is to transmit
`information hearing signals -from a source, located at one 20
`point, to a user destination, located at another point some
`distance away. A communications system is generally coni-
`priseci of three basic eletnents: transmitter, infòrmation
`chaud and receiver. One forni of communication in recent
`years is cellular phone telephony. A network of communi-
`cation cells set up around ais area such as the United States
`allows multiple users to talk to each other, either on indi-
`vidual calls or on group calls. Seme cellular phone services
`enable a cellular phone to engage in conference calls with a
`small nwsiber of users. Furthermore, cellular conferetice 30
`calls casi be established through 800 number services. Cel-
`lular telephony also now includes systems that include
`Global Positioning System (C-PS) navigation that utiliis
`satellite navigation. These devices thus unite cellular phone
`cellular technology with navigation information and cono- 3i
`poter ïniòrmatïon transmission and receipt of data.
`Digital SMS (Sisiart Message Service) and TCP/IP nies-
`sages can he transmitted using cellular technology such as
`the various versions o:fGSM anti CL)MA or via a \VïFï local
`area network, One implementation of these (iFS location 40
`reporting cellular systems is ihr the data to go to a central
`site where die iufonisaiion is displayed for a person to
`nionitor the locatiosis of the units that have the coisibined
`(ìPS cellular phonc. Another implementation permits the
`cellular phone users to siso view the location of other CiPS 4i
`equipped units. A drawback ofthe current implementation is
`that these systems are either all on or all off. 'there is no way
`to selectively activate participants or to stop the participants
`front participatisig in tite network Another drawback of tite
`use of the curresit combined cellular phone PDA tecimology 50
`is thst when using the PDAIo display a map (thst also may
`depict georeferenced businesses, homes and other facilities'
`locations and phone numbers), and the operator wants to
`place a call, the cellular phone/PDA operator is required to
`obtain tite phone siumber by touciiing tite display screen at
`the correct location of that entity on the stiap to obtain tite
`phonc number, thcn thc operator has to memorize the phone
`number, then go to a different display to enter the phone
`number, to make the call anti then, ïfdesïred, go hack to the
`map display. Needless to say. tItis is a cumbersome process.
`Sending a text isnissage to a location, business. uniste or
`facility titat appears oit a PDA map display to another
`cellular phone can also be a cumbersome process as the PDA
`operator his to find the phone number on the msp displsy,
`memorize the phone number, then go to a different display 65
`to enter a text message. enter the text message, send the text
`niessage and then shift back to the situp display progrant.
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`Furthermore, -for a phone to send data concerning a new
`entity of interest (car, person, tank, accident, or other entity)
`tite operator titList type in the irribrination and the latitude
`and longitude of tite entity.
`In spite of the rapid advance in cellular phone technology',
`it would also hc desirable to actuate a remote cellular phone
`to annunciate în iodio message to alert the remote user that
`there is an emergency (or for another reason) anti that the
`calling cellular pionne should be called ïtniiieciiately. Fur-
`liienitore, it would be desirable to cause the remote phone io
`display a text message, photograph, video clip or video
`transmission, to announce the caller's naine and to be able
`to control a remote phone and cause the remote phone to call
`another phone number (as an example, to automatically
`establish an 800 number conference call), to vibrate, or
`increase tite loudness of an aimouncenient without any
`action by the reniote phone operator.
`The present software invention overcomes many of these
`problems shown in the prior art by providing a cellular
`phone/PDA/CìPS user: a) the ability to selectively pou each
`of the other ['DA/Cì[5S phones to start reporting their posi-
`tians and status information directly to all or selected users
`equipped with cellular phone/PDA communieaiioníGPS
`system in the communications net so that each of tite
`systems that the data is transmitted to is provided a display
`of the location, status and other information of the other
`users: b) the ability to exchange other entities of interest
`information and to assign these entities a category (car,
`person, lank, accident, or other entity) by touching tite
`display screen at their locatioits on tite Itiap, aitd selecting
`the appropriate category switcit; e) lite ability to ntake rapid
`voice and data call initiation to locations, businesses, homes
`1111(1 facilities whose phone number is available in a georef-
`erenceci database inc lucling the cellular phone/PDA/GPS
`systems ist a conmtunicatïoits stet by touching the display
`screen at tite appropriate locatioit on the PDA display aitd
`selecting a call switch; d) the ability to ittake rapid voice and
`data conference call initiation to locations. businesses,
`homes indi facilities whose phone number is available in a
`georeferenceci database including the cellular phone/[5L)A/
`GPS systents in a conimuitications net by touching tite
`display screen at
`tite appropriate locutiosts on the PDA
`display itioci selecting a confereitce call switcit e) the ability
`to remotely control from one cellular phone/PDA/GPS any
`of the other cellular phone/P[)A/GPS systems phones
`including the ability to control remote cellular phones to
`make verbal prerecorded announcements, place retLim calls,
`place calls to anotiter pitone nuntber, vibrate, execute text to
`speech softii'are, citastge sound intensity aitd process aitd
`display iitfomtatioit by touciting tite display screest at titeir
`location on the P[)A display and selecting the appropriate
`swïtch anti f) the ability to layer a suflicient number o:f
`switches or buttons on the I5DA display to perform the above
`functions without overlaying the snap.
`U.S. Patent Applicatiost No. 200310139150 publisited Jul.
`24, 2003 sitows a portable navigatioit aitd costuttunicatiost
`system. In one embodiment, the system combines within a
`single enclosure a GPS satellite positioning unit, mobile
`telephony using cellular phone technology and personal
`computïitg capable of wired or wireless interitet or ïittranet
`access usiitg a standard operating systent. Tite ppose of
`titis inveittiost is to provide portable navigation for ast
`iitdividual. However, to operate the device, one still needs to
`utilize a keypad with the telephone functions, U.S. Patent
`Application No. 2003/01391 5() described a wireless com-
`munication operating the I5DA in a conventional manner.
`Titere is no provision for displaying tite location of aliter
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`similarly equipped systems. There is no provision to cause
`other similarly equipped cellular phone P[)A users to trans-
`mit their location. There is no provision fòr enterin other
`esitities of interest by touching the display screen at their
`locations on a map. There is no provision for niaking a
`telephone call by touching the display screen at a net
`participant's symbol to initiate automatically the telephone
`call to that user or by touching multiple symbols to make
`conference calls. 'l'bere is no provision fbr sending text
`messages. photographs or videos by touching the net par-
`tieipant(s)' synibol(s) on the display screen to automatically
`send text messages, photographs or videos to that participant
`or participants There is no description or disclosure of a
`procedure to cause digital messages to he sent to a remote
`eellLllar phone that would enLise the eellLllar phone to make i
`verbal announcements, increase sound intensity, vibrate or
`to call back or to call another phone nuniber. There is no
`description of the uses of layered sod switches which
`confine the switches to a particular vicinity of the PDA's
`display screen.
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`A method and system employing cellular telephone colli-
`rnunïcations to provide the location information to a group 2
`of geographically dispersed people, and to enable tise rapid
`transmission of data concerning entities of interest to the
`members of the group and to coordinate the activities of the
`group through cinta tinti voice communications. Bach of the
`cellular telephones includes a vistial display with a touch 30
`screen, a global positioning system (UPS) receiver and
`navigation display, a CPU, memory, power supply, battery,
`niicrophone, speaker and commercially available software.
`To this is added: a) communications data and voice
`exchange software, h) a map database and a database of
`geographically referenced fixed locations including military
`bsises. homes, bus incIses, goveronierit fac il ities, street loca-
`tions and the like, each vitli a specified latitude and lungi-
`tude, along with, if available, phone numbers that are
`associated with ofeach ofthese entities. e) aisother database
`with the constantly updated GPS location and status of all
`the software equipped cellular phone/[5L)AICì['S systems
`that are part of the communications net.
`Each cellular phone/PDA/GPS system is identified on the
`display of the other phone systems by a symbol that is 4
`geiserated to indicate its identity. Tise synibol is placed at the
`correct geographical location and is correlated with the map
`on the display. Bach cellular phone/[5DAIG['S System may
`enter other entities (locations ofpeople, vehicles, buildings,
`facilities, and other entities) into its database. This ïniibrma-
`tion can be likewise transmitted lo all the other participants
`on tise comniunications net. Tise map, fixed entities, and
`cellular phone/PDA/GPS System communications net par-
`ticipants' latitude and longitude information is related to the
`display x, y display locations by a mathematical correlation
`algorithm.
`When the cellular piionelPDA/GPS System user uses his
`stylus or finger to touch one or snore of the symbols or a
`location on the cellular phone display, the system's software
`causes the stttttis tinti latitude and longitude information so
`concerning that symbol or location to be displayed.
`To operate the present invention, the operator ("cellular
`phone one" or "pitone one") starts the system by selecting
`the software which causes: a) the cellular phone to initiate (if
`it has not already been activated), b) the (liPS interithee to he s
`established, e) a map of the geographic area where the
`operator is located and operator's own unit symbol to appear
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`at the correct latitude tintI longitude on the map, d) the
`locations ofpeople, vehicles, buildings, and the like that are
`part of the database appear as symbols osi the map, e) the
`system selected item read out area (which provides ampli-
`fication infoniiation for the communications net participant
`or object that has been touched on thc display screen) to
`appear on the display, f) an insert area that contains various
`vtirying datti including: the list of net pttrtïcipttnts, a list of
`messages tO he read, an indication of what portion of the
`stiap is being displayed in niajor area and other inforniation
`to appear on tue display, and g) a row of primary software
`created "soft switches" tiiat are always present ou tite
`display. One of these soft switches when touched causes a
`matrix of software driven layered switches (soft switches) to
`appear on the display in place ofthe readout and insert areas.
`Some of these soft switches, when touched, cause the
`system's functions to occur. Other soft switciies cause yet
`another layer of soft switches to appear, replacing those that
`were previously displayed. The operator is provided an
`indication of where the operator is in the layer of switches,
`and is able to return to the previous layer or to cttuse the
`layered ss'itches to disappear anti only the basic switches to
`reniain. The operator can also use the phone's hardware
`pointing device (Navigation Pad)
`to control
`the soft
`switches. Ry using these soft switches, and hard switches
`that are part ofthe cellular phone, the operator can activate
`different maps, change map scales, select which fixed enti-
`ties tire desired to be displayed, display the information
`concerning the symbol the operator has touched, initiate
`phone voice calls, send messages (text, photographs and
`videos), enter symbols and infonisation representative of
`other entities, view the locations and statuses of the other
`communications net participants, establish conference calls,
`pre-estab lish conference sub-nets that, when activated.
`cause all tite phone numbers that are specified to be confer-
`enced for voice, text and photograph and video communi-
`cations, asid transmit messages to remote phones which
`cause the remote phones to make calls, verbal announce-
`ments, vibrate, increase sound levels and other functions. Tb
`initialize the communications net, the cellular phone one
`operator selects, iloin a list, the other users (or all of them),
`that the operator desires to be part of the communications
`net. The system tIten polis tite selected phones to activate
`and become part of the communications net. The selected
`phones then transmit their positions to ail the other phones
`in the established net. Through interaction with one or more
`other software enabled cellular phones, symbols tire gener-
`ated on the operators' displays based on the participants'
`latitude and longitude that is excitanged between tite cellular
`phones. The transmission of titis information is based oit an
`algorithm that considers time and or movement or upon a
`polling request. Fach ofthe cosumtinication net symbols on
`the display represent a different cellular phone remote from
`cellular phone one. Each of the cellular phones itas the
`phone numbers of all the pitones in the communications stet
`iii its database. Each of the phostes also has in its database
`the prc-establishcd phone numbers for the fixed locations:
`people, buildings, facilities, military bases, and other desired
`locations that can he ctilleti in its dattihase. The touch screen
`provided with the LCD display in the cellular phone
`includes x, y coordustates that are correlated with tite map osi
`the cellular pitone display and the geographic location of tite
`fixed sites and the cellular phoites in the commuitications
`net. Each cellular phone can enter objects of interest by
`touching the display screen at the object's location on the
`display screen map. 'ihe operator can then assign these
`objects a category (car, person, tank, accidesit, or other
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`category), The latitude and longitude c:fthese cbjects along
`with their category and other iniòrmation is then sent on the
`cotllnlLtnicatïons network. ßccause each of the receiving
`telephone units has software that automatically converts the
`received data to the correct map locatioii, the transmitted
`symbols appear at the correct location without operator
`intervention and their category information is available by
`touching the symbol on the display screen.
`Each cellular phone/PDA/UPS has the coinmLlnicatïons
`hardware along with the circuitry in software to initiate a io
`voice telephone call or transmit data niessages, photographs,
`or videos by touchiing the screen withi a stylus or finger at the
`symbol location displayed on the screen ofthe desired phone
`to be called and then selecting the 'call" software switch on
`the display touch screen. 'ihie software will then cause the i
`cellular phionc to call to the specific phone number repro-
`sented by the synibol on the screen. This is done automati-
`cally. This action alleviates completely the necessity of
`actually looking up a phone number and manually entering
`the phone numbers required to make a cellular phone call.
`A:ftirther benefit ofthe present invention is that more than
`one symbol casi be specïfiedto receive a cellular phone voice
`call asid or chata call, thus automatically conferencing them.
`The operator of thie cellular phone can conference a small
`number nf phones by touching the display screen locations
`of the communications net participant symbols that the
`operator wishes to conference by selecting a "conference"
`soft switch. 'ihis action will then cause the selected units to
`be conferenced together. The conferesice call can be
`expanded to a greater number of users by providing addi-
`tional software that would conference phiones by sending a
`digital message to the remote cellular phones from the
`operator cellular phone causing each of the remote cellular
`phones to chiai a specified 80() conference call number and
`cister each individual pIonne participant code. The originator 35
`phone calls the saine ni.unber and automatically enters the
`originator hiost code. Once all the phones have dialed the 800
`number and entered their appropriate participant and host
`numbers, the conference call will be established. Further-
`more, the operator o:f cellular phone one can pre-estabhish 40
`confèrence nets ihr voice and data exchange by either
`selecting them from a list or a table or by touching die
`display screen locations of the communication net partici-
`pant symbols that the operator wishes to conference and
`selecting ai 'conference net" soft switch. Once the operator 45
`has clone that, the software associates those communication
`net participants as being part of an established cocrference
`nel. When die cellular phone operator chiooses to call all thie
`net participallts, all the operator has to do is to select thie
`designated software switch for thiat net to conference thie so
`pre-selected conference participants together. That action
`will then place a call to all the conferences without further
`action. 'ihis method of conference calling can be also used
`to send text messages, phiotographs nid videos.
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`unique feature in whiichi cellular phone one can send a digital
`message using SMS, TCP/IP nr another protocol to another
`cellular phone on the communicatiem net by touching a
`display screen symbol on the geographical screen anti then
`selecting the appropriate software switch to transmit a so
`digital message thai would then remotely activate a program
`in the remote cellular phone to play a recorded audio file to
`amiounce an eniergency and that a call to cellular phione one
`is required immediately. Since each of the remote cellular
`phones has the same software as cellular phone one anti ss
`includes a PDA and the ability to receive digital messages,
`the ability to control remote cellular phones to snake verbal
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`announcements, display images, place return calls, place
`calls to another phone number, vibrate, change sound inten-
`sity amid process and display pre-storecl chata, inlages auch
`video can be achieved.
`In accordance with the present isivention, a iuiultiple
`cellular phone communication network is set up using the
`invention. Each cellular phone contains the same software
`auch circuitry that includes cellular phone technology, (iFS
`navigation technology, anch a FDA for displaying maps,
`georeferenced symbols, and dala concerning symbols of
`interest and software created soft switches, flansmitting amid
`receiving digital SMS, TCP/IP amid other protocol messages.
`To establish each other's communication net I[[ addresses,
`the cellular phones first exchange SMS messages (or use
`another inethoci) that identifies their IP acichresses. bach
`phone diesi trasisniïts to all others its location amicI status in
`accordance withi ami established ahgorithmm that is based osi
`time and or movement. Each cellular phone is also able to
`poll the other cellular phones to transmit their locations.
`Each user is able to transmit to sill the other users: text
`messages, photographs and videos. Using the present inven-
`tion. a cellular telephione networlc can be set up in which all
`of the parties in the network have ahniost automatic amicI
`instauit access to and status ofomy and all othier parties in thie
`nctwnrlc by touching the display screen symbol of the party
`he desires to initiate voice and data calls, thus, instantly
`activating the calls. This is an immense time saver in dealing
`with a cellular phone network f or all the parties combined,
`It is an object of this invention to provide an improved
`cellular telephone comniunication uietwork among a plural-
`ity of cellular phones for greatly increasing thie call up asid
`initiation speed of each of the cellular phones with each
`other.
`And yet another object ofthis invention is to enable each
`participant to autoniatically exchiange TP addresses using
`SMS or another digital niessage format.
`Aiid yet anothier object of this invention is to enable eachi
`participant in the communications net to poll the other net
`participants to report or cease reporting their locations and
`status on the communication net.
`Auch yet another object ofthis invention is to enable each
`participasit in the comnniLsnicaliosis miel to be able to easily
`transnuit entities ofinterest to thie other participants of thie net
`by touching the display at the entities' location on the map
`and causing a symbol to be entered and then entering the
`entities' categor' iaformation.
`And yet another object of this invention is to provide for
`initiating a cellular phone telephione call lo another phione by
`touching the othier phone' s symbol osi the screen of the
`cellular phione, which automatically activates the telephone
`call.
`And yet another object of this invention is to provide a
`cellular phone network that provides for instant conference
`calling among a plurality ofcellular phones by touching the
`screen of specific synibohs for initiating thie calls.
`\.uid yet anothier object of this invention is to provide a
`cellular phone nettvork that provides for instant conference
`voice, text, photographs oincl vicIen exchange by pre-estab-
`lishing coirferencing sub-nets and the subsequent activation
`of cille of those sub-siets to establish a conference call.
`And yet still asiother object of this invention is to provide
`a cellular phone that allows for remote alarm activation osi
`another cellular phone to cause a remote cellular phone to
`make verbal announcements, display images, place return
`calls, place COIls to another phone number, vibrate, change
`sout'ici intensity and process and display pre-storeci diatI,
`isnages 011cl vido.
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`AG ISTX_O O O 0 5694
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`Case 2:17-cv-00513-JRG Document 175-16 Filed 08/14/18 Page 9 of 14 PageID #: 7522
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`US 7,031,728 B2
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`in accordance with these and other objects which will
`become apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now
`be described with particular reference to the accompanying
`drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. i shows a front plan view of a cellular phone/PDA
`and display in accordance with the present invention.
`[ICi. 2 shows af ront plan view ofthe cellular phone/PDA io
`01f FIG. i t'ith a diffèrent display.
`FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of the operation of the present
`invention.
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`F)ETAII,ED DESCRIPF[ON
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`Refèrring now to the drawings and, in particular, FIG. i,
`the present invention is shown generally at 10 that includes
`a small haiidheld cellular plione/PDA conmumications sys-
`tom in housing I 2 that includes an on/off power switch I 9,
`a microphone 38, and an LCï) display 16 that is also a touch
`screen system. The small area 16a is the Navigation Bar that
`depicts the telephone, GPS and other status data ami the
`active software. With the touch screen system, the screen
`symbols are entered thmugli GPS inputs or by tise operator 23
`using a stylus or finger 14 by maisipulatively directing the
`stylus or finger 14 to literally touch display screen 16. The
`soft switches dïsphtyedl on the screen are likewise activated
`by using a stylus or finger 14 and physically and manipu-
`latively directing the stylus or finger to literally touch 30
`display screen 16. TIse display x, y coordinates of the
`touched point are known by a CPU in tite PDA section of the
`communication system that can coordinate various informa-
`tioti contained in the FDA portion relative to the x, y
`coordinate position on the screen. insidie housing 12 is 3
`contained the conventional cellular phone elements includ-
`ing a modem, a CPU for use with a PDA and associated
`circuitry comiected to a speaker 24 and a microphone 38. A
`GPS navigational system that can determine the latitude and
`longitude ofthe cellular phone can be internal or external to 40
`the housing 12. PL)A/cellular phone units such as these are
`currently oit sale arid soldi as a complete unit (or with an
`external comiected GPS) tIsai can be used for cellular
`telephone calls and sending cellular SMS and TCP/IP or
`other Islessages using the PDA' s display and computer. The 4
`G[5S system is capable of determining the latitude and
`longitude and through SN4S, TCPtl[ \ViFi or other digital
`messaging software, to also transmit this latitude and Ion-
`gitude infbrmation to other cellular phones via cellular
`coniiiuuiications, WiFi or radio. Tise unit includes a pair of 50
`cellular phone hardware activating buttons 20 to turn the
`cellular phone on and 22 to turn the cellular phone off.
`Navigation Pad, actuator 18 is similar to a joy or toree stick
`in that the actuator 18 manually provides movement com-
`mands that can be used by tise PDA's software to move a 55
`cursor. Switches 26 and 28 are designed to quickly select an
`operator specified software prograni. Device 24 is the sys-
`tern's speaker. Device 38 is the system's microphone.
`Switch 19 at the top left of the unit is the power on and
`power off switch.
`The heart of lise invention lies in lise soflvare applications
`provided in tise system. Mounted inside housing 12 as part
`of tite PDA is the display ftmctioii screen and the CPU. The
`CPU includes databases that provide for a geographical map
`and geore:ferenced entities that is shown as display portion 65
`16h that includes as part of the display various areas of
`interest iii the particular local map section.
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`\Vhen locldng at display 16, the software switches which
`appear at the very bottom of the display 1M are used to
`control many of the software driven functions of the phone.
`The software drawn and controlled switches are activated
`through the operator's use of the Navigation Pad 18, or a
`small track ball, force stick or similar hardware pointing
`device, Alternatively, the operator may chose to activate the
`software switch matrix by touching the screen with his
`finger or stylus at the switches' locations. When some of the
`software switches are activated, it will cause yet different
`software switches to appear. The bar ciisplay 16d siiows tue
`software switches "ZM IN, (zoom in)" "ZM 01 (zooni
`out),", "CENT (center)" '(fRAB, fjasn/grah)" at the bottom
`(lit, the screen. These software switches are for the operator
`to perform these functions. 'l'ho "SWITH (switch)" software
`switch at the lower right causes the matrix of layered
`software switches to appear above the bottoni row of
`switches. Through use of the software switches, one can also
`manipulate the geographical map or chart display. When
`looking at FiG. 1, permanent geographical locations and
`buildings are shown. For example, the police station is
`shown afldl wiien the symbol is touched by the stylus or
`finger, the latitude and longitude of die symbol's location, as
`shown in display section 16e, is displayed at the bottoni left
`of the screen.