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`III III H IIH 1101 IH III IHO III III HI IDI II HI II
`US009467838B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Beyer, Jr. et aL
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,467,838 B2
`*Oct 11, 2016
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`(f4)
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`(72)
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`Inventors:
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`IFTllOD To P[«)VI[W AI) I1OC ASE)
`PASSWOR[) PRO L F ( TE E) DI[ lIAI AN[)
`VOICE NETWORKS
`(71) AppLicant: Advanced Ground tnformation
`Systems 1nc, Jupiter, FL (liS)
`[S'Ialcoltn K Beyer, Jr., Jupiter, FL
`(liS); Christopher R. Rice, Rediotic1,
`WA (US)
`( 73) Assignee: Advanced Ground Information
`Systelils, hic., Jupiter, FL (US)
`Subject to any dïsclaitner, the term of this
`patent is extended or adj usted under 35
`U.S.C. 154Q) by (J days.
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
`(21) App!. No. : 14/529,978
`Oct. 31, 2014
`(22) Filed:
`Prior Publication Data
`(65)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`US 2015/0264167 Al
`Sep. 17, 2015
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`This application is a cositinuation-in-part of US. patent
`application Ser. No. 14/027,410 filed on Sep. 16, 20T3,
`which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser No.
`13/751 ,43 filed Jais. 28, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,538,393
`issued Sep. 17, 2013, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
`paient application Ser No. 12/761,533 filed osi Apr. 16,
`2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,364,129 issued Jan. 29, 2013,
`which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application
`Ser. No. 111615,472 filed on Dec. 22, 2006, 'tow U.S. Pat.
`No. 8,126,441 issued on Feb. 28, 2012, which is a continu-
`ation-in-part of liS. patent application Ser. No. 11/308,648
`filedApr. 17, 2006, 'tow U.S. Pat. No. 7,630,724 issued on 20
`Dec. 8, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent
`application Ser No. 10/711,490, filed on Sep. 21, 2004, now
`U.S. Pat. No. 7.031,728 issuedo,iApr. 18, 2006. All of the
`preceding applications are incorporated herein by reference
`in their entirety.
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`at
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`BACKGROUND (I)F THE INVENTION
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`1 . Field of the invention
`Aco,nniunications stiethod asid systeni using a plurality of
`cellular phones each having an integrated Personal Digital
`Assistant (PDA) nial Global Positioning System (GPS)
`receiver for the management of two or snore people through
`the use of a conimuriications network. The method and
`system provide each user with an integrated handiield eel-
`lular/PDA/OPS/phonc that has Advanced Communication
`Software application programs (hereinafter referred to as
`ACS) sud databases used in cosijunctiosi with a remote
`Server that enable a user to quickly establish a communi-
`cation network ofcell phone participants having a common
`temporary ad hoc network using mobile wireless comnou-
`nictition devices.
`The invention includes a method and communication
`systessi to quickly set up and provide ad hoc, password 4î
`protected, digital and voice networks to allow a group of
`people to be able to set up a network easily and rapidly,
`especially in an emergency situation.
`2. Description of Related Art
`The purpose of a coniniunications system is to transmit
`digital messages from a source, located at one point, to user
`destination(s), located at other point(s) some distance awtty.
`A communications system is generally comprised o:f three
`ï,ifbrniatïo,i
`and
`transmitter,
`channel
`elements:
`basic
`receiver. One form of communication in recent years is 55
`cellular pitone telephony. A network of cellular communi-
`cation systems set up around an area such as the United
`States allows multiple users to talk to each other, either on
`individual calls or on group calls. Some cellular phone
`services enable a cellular phone to engage in conference 60
`calls with a small siumber of users. Furthermore. cellular
`conference calls casi be established througi 800 number
`services. Cellular telephony also now includes systems that
`include G[S ntvigation that utilizes satellite navigation.
`These devices thus unite cellular phone technology with ta
`navigation information, computer information transmis, ion
`and receipt of data.
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`The method and operation of communication devices
`used herein are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,031,728 which
`is hereby incorporated by reference and U.S. Pat. No.
`7,630,724.
`Military, first responder, and other public and private
`emergency groups need to be able to set up ad hoc digital
`and voice networks easily and rapidly. These private net-
`works may be temporary or longer lasting in stature. The
`users need to be able to rapidly coordinate their activities
`eliminating the need -for pro-entry o-f data into a weh and or
`identifying others by name, phone numbers or email
`addresses so that till intended participants that enter the
`agreed ad hoc network isanie and password are both digitally
`duRI voice miereonnected. \Vhen a user or users leave the
`network, iso data concerning the network participants need
`he retained,
`Coordinating different organizations at the scene of a
`disaster presents several problems as there are voice and
`digital data (text messages) communications that need to be
`constantly occurring up cinch clown the chain of command. As
`an example, conilhiunications are required front a police
`chief to a police captain to a police lieutenant to a police
`sergeant to a policeman and then back up the same chain of
`commtind, Digital data exchange o-f C/PS cInta or other means
`provides the location component of the units. L)ïgïtal chat,
`text messages, white boards asid photo video exchange
`provide extensive collaboratio,i. However, during a disaster,
`other first responders such as fire departments must become
`engaged. While the fire department users may have voice
`titldl digital data (text messages) communications tip and
`down their chain ofcoiumand, these individuals do not have
`the ability to cross co,mnunicate necessarily with police
`cisiits without a substantial degree of immediate coordina-
`tion. The isiethod mid systeili in accordance with the present
`invention described herein discloses how digital communi-
`cations along with Personal Computer (PC) and PUA
`devices can be used to quickly establish user specific pass-
`word protected private ad hoc voice and data networks to
`enable both data and voice communications tip and clown
`their chaut of comniand and simultaneously svitli different,
`not pre-knowis, organizations responding to a disaster, The
`invention defines a method of accomplishing this by pro-
`viding till personnel that need to communicate with each
`other with a PC or PL)A which are interconnected to a Server
`using cellular or other communications.
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`SU MMARY OF' 't'FIE iN\ÌLiN'l'ION
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`Applicant's comniunicatio,i system and method described
`herein is enibodiecl in the Advanced Comniunication Soft-
`ware (ACS) application programs developed by applicant
`0111cl installed in the integrated PDAIGPS cell phones used
`herein and remote Servers.
`A plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) capable PDAIGPS
`devices each having ACS application programs and data-
`bases provides a communication network in conjunction
`with a remote Server that provides the ability to: a) establish
`an titi hoc neta'ork of devices sci that the devices can either
`broadcast tc) a group or selectively transmit to each of the
`other: each PDA/GPS phone starts by requesting access to
`the Server and identifying a mutually agreed to network
`nonne asid password and once g'a,ited. reports its GPS
`positioil and status; the Server then mutes the data to all
`signed on network participants so that each of the devices
`exchange location, sttitus and other information; (b) force
`the received information to the recipient's display anti
`enable the recipient to acquire additional information by
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`Server. When the other user's devices sign on to the Server
`with the same sd hoc event name and password, the Server
`softwsre then recognizes all the users and stores their IP
`addresses in the Server. Thus the Server has all the users IP
`addresses stored and can pass location and status informa-
`tion aiiioiig the ad hoc sietwork participants even thought tite
`network participalits have not entered other network portici-
`pailts ' llames. pItone numbers or email addresses . Thus oiie
`of the purposes of the invention is to allow an ad itoc
`network to be fornied on a temporary basis in a rapid
`niamser.
`ç\rite13 using the PTT feature, the ACS can estable lite
`network participant to: i . PTT with all that are in the ad hoc
`digital network. or 2. PTT with select specific network
`participants, by touching their symbol(s) and then selecting
`v_t,._t, soft switch or 3, Specify a group of the network
`participants by assigning their symbols or unit names to a list
`of network participants and then associating the list with a
`soft switch whose function is to enable the operator to have
`E EIIT communications with all in the list.
`Since only one person is transmitting on a PTT vcïce
`network at any given time, the receiving network portici-
`point's ACS csn reiste the t TT IP address to the IP address
`of the unit transmitting his identification on the digital ad
`hoc network. This in-formation can then he used by the other
`PTT networked participant's ACS to: I . flashs the transmit-
`ting unit's naisse on their PDA/PC screens or 2. if a photo-
`graph itas beest attached to the ad hoc digital network symbol
`of the PTT transmitting person, to fiasit litat photograph on
`the receiving unit's PDA/PC display.
`It is ait object of this inveittiolt lo enable each participant
`ill the conisnunication network to .ioin other ad hoc network
`participants lo fornt an ad hoc digital and voice network with
`other cell pilone users rapidly for coorchittating member
`activities.
`In accordance with these and other objects which will
`become apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now
`be described with particular reibrence to tite accompattying
`drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAVY'INGS
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`FIG. i shows a froitt plan view of a cellular phone/PDAI
`015 having s touch screen.
`FIEf, 2 shows the screen iF address entry menu.
`FlG. 3 shots's ad hoc net names and password screen entry
`baule.
`FIG. 4 shows a screen entry identifying user.
`FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of the network as users sigit on
`to the network.
`FIEf, 6 shows a flow chart that depicts how a group
`commander can command networked PL)As/PCS anti raciios
`to load a Pusit To Talk (PIT) citannel.
`FIG. 7 shows a flow chart tisaI depicts how networked
`radio units respond to receipt of the Push-to-Talk (PTT)
`Coittinonded Channel.
`FIG. 8 shows a PDA screen geogrsphicsl display that
`represents the area cot'ereci by the network.
`FlG. 9 shows a ciiagramthat enables cieternoining location,
`status, ViOP, PTT, suich video communication between radios
`and cell pitones.
`FIG. 10 shows a diagram that describes ettabling itou
`RFII) equipped FDA phones to receive RFlF) tag data.
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`PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE
`INVEft[K)N
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`A method and communication system that joins a com-
`munications itetwork of participants using handheld cell
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`touching the display screen at a remote phone's location on
`the PL)A dip1ay; (e) make calls to or send data to remote
`phones by touching their display symbols and selecting the
`appropriate soft switch; (d) layer a sufficient siumber of soft
`switches or buttons on the PDA display to perfoim the above
`fhnctions without overlaying the map; and (e) allow a
`polling mode in each cell phone that permits a user to
`contact other cell phone users that have a common interest
`or relationship with a password aoci identifier for commu-
`nication asid to establish quickly a teinporary ad hoc network io
`especially in an emergency.
`A communication Server acts as a forwarder for IP
`communications between sny combination of cell phone/
`PDA users author PC based users. Network participant
`location. identity aoci status messages are sent to the Server i
`by each user. Network participant entered tracks are also
`sent to the Server. Because this network participant location
`and track data is of interest to all the nertvork participants,
`the Server forwards the data received -from one participant to
`all other participants, causing their displays automatically,
`without any operator action, to display the received infor-
`mation, thus providing tise ïrrtòrmatïon necessaly ihr all
`network participants to lmow the identity, location and status
`of all other network participants.
`T1e Server also acts as a forwarder ofdata addressed -from 2
`one psrticipsnt to one or more addressed participants, thus
`permitting the transmission o:f free text, pre:tòrmatted mes-
`sages, photographs, video, hmail ami Uniform Resource
`Locator (URL) data from one network participant to other
`selected network participants.
`The above functions can also be accomplished using peer
`to peer \ViFi, WiMax or other peer to peer communications.
`I lowever, for use with cellular conimunications antI to
`assure the level of security that cell phone companies
`require, a centralized static IP mutable Server is LisecI.
`The IP Server also fills another role of being a database
`from which data can be requested by network participants
`( ic. maps, satellite images, and the like) or can he pushed to
`network participants (i.e.
`symbology antI soft
`switch
`changes, and the like). The Server is used to establish an ad 40
`hoc network st'ithin certain groups using an ad hoc event
`1351151e and password.
`Tisis invention provides a method and a systeni establish-
`ing an ad hoc password pmtected digital and voice network
`that csn he temporarily set up or longer Issting in nature. The 45
`invention described herein allows users to rapidly coordinate
`their activities without having to pre-enter data into a web or
`identify others by name, E mail addresses or phone numbers.
`Essentially tise users that establish the ad hoc and password
`protected digital and voice networks are required to eitler the so
`Server's lIP address and an a-d hoc event name snd a
`passvorcI. in the case of military anti first responders, the
`name ofthe user's unit may also he used. this action causes
`the specific PDA or PC of the user to conitnence reporting
`directly to the Server's IP address. Once the Server receives
`the initial IP message front tise user's PDA or PC, tise server
`can commence to exchange data with the user's PliA or PC.
`The initial f[) message may also contain additional cIato such
`as a license number anti, if desired, a phone number manu-
`ally entered or automatically acquired by the ACS. Tite IP so
`address of the PDA and PC unit sending the initial IP
`message is stored by tise Server. The Server then responds
`with a Islessage notifying the user that his PCJPDA is
`connected to the Server. The user PDA/PC then reports its
`(liPS location anti other status information directly to the ss
`Server. 'this itiformation is retained by the Server even when
`there are no other devices initially coninlunicaling with die
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`phones having integrated PL)A and GES circuitry with ACS
`applicationprograms that allow a participant haviug anACS
`equipped cell phone to provide an ad hoc and password
`protected digital and voice network.
`A communication Server acts as a forwarder for IP
`communications between any combination o-f ccli phonc/
`P[)A users andor PC based user, Network participant loca-
`tion, identity and status messages are sent to the Server by
`each user. Network participant entered tracks are also sent to
`the Server. Because tisis data is of interest lo all the network io
`participants, the Server forwards the data received from one
`participant to all other participants, titus providing the infor-
`mation necessary for all network participants to know the
`identity, location and status of all ether network participants.
`'ftc Server allows the set up of the ad hoc network with i
`an ad hoc event name and a password.
`The Server also acts as a forwarder ofdata addressed from
`one participasit to one or more addressed participants, titus
`permitting the transmission o-f -free text, prcformattcd mes-
`sages, photographs, video, email anti tiRi data from one 20
`network participant to other selected netvork participants.
`Refèrring now to the drawings and, in particular, to FIG.
`1, a small handiseld cellLtlar phone 10 is shown that includes
`a PDA and a UPS conmiunications device integrated in
`housing 12 that includes an on/off power switch 19, a 2
`microphone 38, and s Liquid Ctystal [)isplay LC[)) display
`16 that is also a touch screen system. The small area 16e is
`the navigation bar that depicts the telephone. tiPS and other
`status data and the active software. Bacio cell phone includes
`a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and databases that store 30
`information useful in tite comorninication network. Tite CPU
`also includes a symbol generator for creating touch screen
`display symbols discussed herein. With the touch screen 16,
`the screen symbols are entered thmugh tiPS inputs or by the
`operator using a stylus 14 (or operator finger) by manipu- 35
`latively directing the stylus 14 to literally touch display 16.
`Tise soft switches 16d displayed on the display 16 are
`likewise activated by using a stylus 14 and physically and
`manipulatively directing the stylus to literally touch display
`16. The display x, y coordinates of the touched point are 40
`known by a CPU in the PDA section of the communication
`system ist housing 12 that can coordinate various infonna-
`tioii contained in the PD1 relative to tise x. y coordinate
`position on the display I 6. Inside housing I 2 is contained the
`conventional cellular phone elements including a modem, a 45
`CPU for use with a PL)A on-id associated circuitry connected
`to speaker 24 and microphone 38. A GPS navigational
`receiver that receives signals front satellites that can deter-
`mine tise latitude and longitude of tite cellular phoste housing
`12 cast be iitterital or external to tite itousing 12. Conveit- so
`tional PDA/cellular phones are currently on sale and sold as
`a unit (or with an external connected GE>S) that can he used
`for cellular telephone calls and sending cellular Short Mes-
`sage Service (SMS) and Transmission Control Protocol
`(TCP) TCP/IP or othermessages usiitg the PDAs display 16 55
`aitd computer CPU. Tite UPS systeitt includiitg a receiver in
`housing 12 is capable of determining the latitude and
`longitude sind through SMS, TCP/IP, 'sViti or other digital
`messaging software, to also transmit this latitude and Ion-
`gitude information f housing 12 to other cellular pilones in 60
`the communication netsvork via cellular continunications,
`WiFi or radio. Tite device 10 includes a pair of cellular
`phoite itardware activating buttons 20 to turn tite cellular
`phone on and 22 to turn the cellular phone ofF Navigation
`pad actuator 18 is similar to a joy or force stick in that the 65
`actLlator 18 manLially provides movement commands that
`can be used by tite PDA's software to move a cursor on
`
`6
`display 16. Switches 26 and, 28 are designed to quickly
`select an operator specified network software program.
`Speaker 24 astil microphone 38 are used for audio messages.
`Switch 19 at the top left of device 10 is tile power on and
`power off switch for the entire device.
`The heart nf the invention lies in the applicant's ACS
`application programs provided in the device, The ACS
`programs are activated by clicking on an icon on the display
`to turn the ACS programs on or off. Mounted within housing
`12 as part of the PDA is the display 16 and the CPU. Tite
`internal CPU includes databases aitd software application
`pr