Auxiliary switch activated GPS-equipped wireless phone

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2007-01-16

2007-01-16

Beamer, Temica (Department: 2681)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C455S404100, C455S403000, C455S520000, C340S539110

Reexamination Certificate

active

09750865

ABSTRACT:
A wireless phone having an internal GPS-receiver is turned on by an auxiliary switch coupled to a Microwire bus for turning on the phone and the internally carried GPS receiver so that the phone can be made to call a predetermined number and report location. If the switch closure is a result of paging, a phone can be paged to report location whether or not the phone is initially off. This accommodates such applications as Alzheimer patients, truck-tracking, kid-tracking, pet-tracking and in general any application in which a wireless communications device such as a cell phone can be caused to report location, with the phone initially in an off condition. Alternative activations through the closure of specialized switches responsive to airbag deployment, car alarm activation, medical condition alerts, and perimeter violations, provides local activation of the system.

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