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`1936 S ANDREWS A VENUE
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`The application has been amended as shown in the "Listing of Claims" below and is
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`summarized as follows:
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`Claims 1-10 and 20 have been withdrawn after elections of restriction.
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`Claim 13 is cancelled.
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`Begin Amendment:
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`Listing of the claims:
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`11. (Currently Amended) A method of providing a PDA cellular phone
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`communication network for designating participating users displayed symbolically on a
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`geographical map, each user having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes
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`CPU, GPS navigational system symbol generator and a touch screen display
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`comprising the steps of:
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`providing selecting screen icons for establishing rapid voice call initiation and
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`communication to the users of the cellular telephone PDNGPS network system using a
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`touch screen;
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`IJro¥idin:g transmitting high speed internet rapid transmission of operator selected text
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`messages, photographs and video to other cellular phone users HSfA9 by touching tA-eif
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`each user's geo-located symbol on the touch screen;
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`IJro¥idin:g establishing a network of cellular phone PDA devices for said users having the
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`same operating software that permits either voice communication and low speed
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`communications or high speed internet communications;
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`providing communicating by icon selection with a remote server that can receive for
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`receiving and transmit transmitting over the internet high speed internet
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`communications or low speed communications to each of the users' cellular phones in
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`the cellular phone network;
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`providing selecting symbols on said display touch screen representing other participants
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`having similar cellular phones forming a communication network;
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`providing selecting by screen icon application software in each cell phone or a server
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`for automatic triggering of stored selectable individual criteria and subject type and
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`range for netting of said cell phone in a like group;
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`providing selecting icons for communicating with said remote server with the selectable
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`criteria and subject matter and cell phone numbers and IP addresses of the selected
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`user's having the criteria and subject matter;
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`providing selecting application software in each cell phone or a server to utilize for
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`utilizing a list of approved net participants that can join a net;
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`selectively polling or reporting position selecting screen icons for communicating a
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`position report and status information from one user among all of the other users
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`equipped with the cellular phone/PDA/GPS system and its associated software and
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`displaying the user's symbol on the map display at the correct location;
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`providing selecting a screen icon for transmitting rapid voice call initiation to the users of
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`the cellular phone/PDNGPS navigational system using a touch screen and the users'
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`symbols; and
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`providing selecting a screen icon for transmitting rapid transmission of free, operator
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`selected text messages, photographs and video to another cellular phone using the
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`touch screen.
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`12.(Previously Amended) A communication system as in claim 11, including:
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`displaying the selected user's symbol's velocity as a line emanating from the
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`symbol whose direction is representative of heading and whose length is representative
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`of speed that is seen by the other participants in the communication networks as in
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`claim 11 when the symbol's velocity is transmitted to them.
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`13. (Cancelled)
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`14. (Currently Amended) A method for providing a communication a neti.vork for
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`designated participating users as in claim 13, i.vherein : A method for providing a cellular
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`phone communication network for designated participating users, each having a
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`similarly equipped cellular PDA phone that includes a CPU, a GPS navigational system,
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`and a touch screen display comprising:
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`Selectively activating one or more touch screen icons for activating transmission
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`of selectively polling position and status information from one user among all of the
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`other users equipped with said cellular phones and its associated software;
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`activating a touch screen icon for automatically reporting position and status to a
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`server for appropriate transmission or directly to one or more other participant users'
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`cell PDA phones in said communication network based on predetermined condition;
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`sa-ia activating a touch screen icon for reporting position and status based on a
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`predetermined condition that includes distance traveled since last report; and
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`the user has the ability to mal<:e selecting a touch screen icon establishing voice
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`conference calls and to send sending free text, operator selected messages,
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`photographs, and video to all other network participants within a distance determined by
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`the initiator of the voice call, free text, operator selected messages, photographs, and
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`video.
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`15. (Currently Amended) A method for providing a communication network for
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`designated participating users as ln_claim 4-J 1.1,wherein:
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`sa-ia selecting an icon for creating a predetermined condition is having specific
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`users automatically reporting at specific times and/or distances traveled by the reporting
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`user.
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`16. (Previously Amended) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network for designated participating users as in claim 4J 1..1, wherein:
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`transmitting an alert automatically activated by previously entered information,
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`or obtained from a database about fixed facilities or entered tracks that reach a
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`minimum predetermined distance from a cellular phone user.
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`17. (Previously Amended) A method for providing cellular phone
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`communication network for designated participating users, each having a similarly
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`equipped cellular phone that includes a CPU, a GPS navigational system, and a touch
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`screen display comprising:
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`generating a map of a geographical display on each user's ceil phone
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`display screen;
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`selectively polling position and status information from one participating user
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`between one or more of the other participant users equipped with similarly configured
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`cellular phones and its associated software;
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`providing rapid voice call initiation from one participating cell phone user
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`between and among the participating users of the cellular phone network system using
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`a touch screen;
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`providing one or more symbols on said map displayed on touch screen
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`representing other user participants, each user having a similar cell phone forming the
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`communication network;
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`calling one or more participant users by touching the screen symbol
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`representing another participant user on the touch screen mad touching a call switch;
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`adding a new track symbol representing an object, person or event, fixed or
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`mobile, to the geographical display by touching the geographical display at the location
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`of the new track to be added;
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`assigning a category to the new track to be added on the geographical display
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`screen, said category being an object, person or event;
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`selecting an appropriate category switch for identifying the new track
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`selected;
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`selectively attaching text, photographs video clips, voice recordings, Email
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`address and URL addresses to the track so that when the user receiver of the track
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`touches the symbol associated with the track, the user receives this information; and
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`sending to one or more of the other participant users of the cellular telephone
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`network information concerning the new track including the new track's location and
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`category and attached data to the other participant users.
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`18. (Currently Amended) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network for designated participating users, each user having a similarly equipped
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`cellular phone that includes a CPU, GPS navigational system, an interact message
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`transmitter and receiver and a touch screen display comprising:
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`providing accessing a database in each cell phone that includes a geographical
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`map of a predetermined area for user viewing on the touch screen display;
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`providing accessing an application program in each cell phone for generating
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`one or more symbols representative of one or more participating users, each of whom
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`have a similarly equipped cellular phone;
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`providing accessing a database in each cell phone that includes cellular
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`telephone numbers of each of the participating users having similarly equipped cellular
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`phones, said database including the generation of one or more symbols associated with
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`a particular participating user;
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`calling a participating user by touching the symbol on the map display and
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`touching a call switch;
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`providing connecting each of the cell phones witA- to an internet connection
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`capability;
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`exchanging IP addresses using SMS or other digital message format between
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`and among each of the network participant users so that communications eaA- between
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`participants can then be is established via IP or transmission of a network participant's
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`IP address to a server which then transmits data to other network participants using the
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`IP address previously \Vhich they have also sent to the server.
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`19. (Currently Amended) A method of providing a cellular phone
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`communication network for designated participating users, each having a similarly
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`equipped PDA cellular phone that includes a CPU, a GPS navigational system and a
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`touch screen display comprising:
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`providing selecting an icon that establishes rapid voice call initiation and
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`communication to the users of the cellular telephone PDNGPS network system -l::IBtR§-
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`by touching their symbol on the phone's a touch screen;
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`providing transmitting high speed internet rapid transmission of operator
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`selected text messages, photographs, voice recordings and video to other cellular
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`phone users using the touch screen;
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`providing accessing a server for establishing high speed internet
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`communications between said cellular phone network users and said server; and
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`establishing generating at the server networks that can enable enabling
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`anonymous voice and data communications so that neither the originator of the phone
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`call or data transmission nor the receiver of the phone call or data transmission need to
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`know the other's phone number, name or other identifier other than a symbol location on
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`a map.
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`20. (Withdrawn) A method of providing a cellular phone the ability to request geo(cid:173)
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`referenced maps, images or data concerning an area; and
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`providing the operator the ability to request geo-referenced data for an area by pointing
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`at the center of the area for the requested information, then selecting a range scale and
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`then taking an action to request the data from a server where the data is held.
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`21. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone
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`communication network as in Claim 18 comprising the additional steps of:
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`pushing photographs or video clips files between and among each of the
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`cellular telephone participant users across multiple cellular carriers and between smart
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`phone and PCs.
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`22. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone
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`communication network as in Claim 18 comprising the additional steps of:
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`enabling data exchange between network participants who have common
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`cellular phone numbers in their phone's or PC's database;
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`23. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone
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`communication network as in Claim 18 including the additional steps of:
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`adding a new cell phone participant into a communication network of
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`participating users by having the new cell phone participant transmit an identifier, a ceil
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`phone number and an IP address in an initial message to other participant users or to a
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`server for retransmission of the data to other network participants;
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`24. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone
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`communication network as in Claim 18 including the additional steps of:
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`sending each participating user directly or to a server for retransmission the
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`geographic location of the sender of a message;
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`25. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network as in Claim 18 including the additional steps of:
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`automatically calling the nearest fixed location from a particular group
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`including: police stations, fire stations, or EMTs or other fixed locations by one or more
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`of the cellular phone network participants;
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`26. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network as in Claim 18 including the additional steps of:
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`entering on a user's touch display screen a new track by touching the display
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`screen at the correct map location and selecting the type Of symbol to be displayed,
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`causing that symbol identifier to be transmitted to the other network participants either
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`directly or through a server and as the track's location moves, sending new location
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`data to the other participants relative to the new track so that each of the participating
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`user's display is updated with the new track's position.
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`27. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network as in claim 17 including the additional steps of:
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`displaying track symbols received from other network participants on the ceil phone's
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`touch display screen at the correct geographic location superimposed on a geographic
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`map mid further display the identity of the symbol and the text of the transmitted location
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`and other received data when the track symbol is touched or selected by a different
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`means.
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`28. (Previously Presented) A method for providing a cellular phone communication
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`network as in claim 17 including the additional steps of:
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`amplifying an entered track symbol on a user's touch screen display with free
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`text, preformatted messages, photographs or video or other digital files and transmitting
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`the data to the other participants either directly or through a Server so that each of the
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`participating network users' can receive and view the information associated with the
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`track symbol by touching the geographic located map symbol.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 11-19, and 21-28 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner's statement ofreasons for allowance: The prior art made of
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`2.
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`3.
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`record and relied upon by the examiner in the prosecution of this Application, fails or even
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`suggest "A method of providing a PDA cellular phone communication network for
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`designating participating users displayed symbolically on a geographical map, each
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`user having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes CPU, GPS navigational
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`system symbol generator and a touch screen display comprising the steps of: selecting
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`screen icons for establishing rapid voice call initiation and communication to the users
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`of the cellular telephone PDNGPS network system using a touch screen;
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`transmitting high speed internet selected text messages, photographs and video to
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`other cellular phone users by touching each user's geo-located symbol on the touch
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`screen; establishing a network of cellular phone PDA devices for said users having the
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`same operating software that permits either voice communication and low speed
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`communications or high speed internet communications; communicating by icon
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`selection with a remote for receiving and transmitting over the internet high speed
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