Method for providing geographic dependent instructions to a user of a communications unit

Patent 5678194 Issued on October 14, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 14, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Motorola, Inc.

Application

No. 209778 filed on 03/10/1994

US Classes:

701/207Employing position determining equipment

Examiners

Primary: Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
Assistant: Le, Thanh Cong

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Crilly; Daniel C., Markison; Timothy W.

Foreign Patent References

404152724 JP 05/13/1992

International Class

H04B 007/26

Abstract

Geographic information may be automatically transmitted to communication units (102, 103) by a communication resource controller (101). The communication resource controller (101) upon receiving location coordinates, accesses a data base (124) to determine localized geographic dependent information. Having retrieved this information, the communication resource controller (101) transmits this information to the communication units (102, 103). Upon receipt of this information, the communication units (102, 103) determine whether it is pertinent to them. If the information is pertinent, the communication units (102, 103) display the information.