Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combined global positioning system receiver and radio
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Application No.: US11955603Application Date: 2007-12-13
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Publication No.: US07456784B2Publication Date: 2008-11-25
- Inventor: Lawrence W. Beason , Thomas H. Walters , Ronald B. Kabler
- Applicant: Lawrence W. Beason , Thomas H. Walters , Ronald B. Kabler
- Applicant Address: TW
- Assignee: Garmin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Garmin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: TW
- Agent Samuel M. Korte
- Main IPC: H04B7/185
- IPC: H04B7/185

Abstract:
A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080100508A1 COMBINED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER AND RADIO Public/Granted day:2008-05-01
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