Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-01
2010-12-14
D'Agosta, Stephen M (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S404200, C455S456100, C455S456300, C455S456400, C455S456500, C455S456600, C455S457000, C455S418000, C455S419000, C455S420000, C379S102010, C342S357490, C342S357490
Reexamination Certificate
active
07853271
ABSTRACT:
A wireless communication device transmits location information associated with a mobile worker, and provides an option to the mobile worker to disable such location transmissions. The use of the location transmission function is enhanced by interlocking the location tracking function with one or more other functions of the wireless communication device. When the tracking function is disabled, one or more other functions that the mobile worker finds valuable are also disabled, thus reducing the likelihood that the mobile worker will disable location tracking. Rules may be implemented to disable the other functions only in the event that disabling the tracking function violates a violated. Location monitoring for such workers is thereby enhanced.
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D'Agosta Stephen M
Patel Ashish L.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
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