IP Library Granted Patent US 6,954,648
Granted Patent B2
US 6,954,648 · App. 09/839,096 · Granted Oct 11, 2005

Mobile telephone system capable of effectively utilizing GPS information even if direct reception by a mobile telephone apparatus is difficult

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Patent No.
US 6,954,648
App. No.
09/839,096
Granted
Oct 11, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a mobile telephone system including a mobile telephone base station ( 20 ) connected to a telephone network ( 40 ) and a mobile telephone apparatus ( 10 ) which includes a first GPS unit for receiving a GPS wave as a first received GPS signal to obtain position data of the mobile telephone apparatus by information processing with reference to the first received GPS signal and a radio section for transmitting, by radio communication, the position data of the mobile telephone apparatus to the mobile telephone base station to make the mobile telephone base station inform the telephone network of the position data of the mobile telephone apparatus, the mobile telephone base station includes a mobile telephone base section for transmitting, by radio communication, position information of the mobile telephone base station to the mobile telephone apparatus to enable the mobile telephone apparatus to use the position information of the mobile telephone base station instead of the position data of the mobile telephone apparatus. Preferably, the mobile telephone base station further includes a second GPS unit for receiving the GPS wave as a second received GPS signal to obtain the position information of the mobile telephone base station by information processing with reference to the second received GPS signal. The mobile telephone base section is connected to the second GPS unit to be supplied with the position information of the mobile telephone base station from the second GPS unit.

Claims (19)

1. A mobile telephone system comprising:

a mobile telephone base station connected to a telephone network; and

a mobile telephone apparatus which comprises a first GPS unit for receiving a GPS wave as a first received GPS signal to obtain position data of said mobile telephone apparatus by information processing with reference to said first received GPS signal and a radio section connected to said first GPS unit for transmitting, by radio communication, the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus to said mobile telephone base station to make said mobile telephone base station inform said telephone network of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus;

said mobile telephone base station comprising a mobile telephone base section for transmitting, by radio communication, position information of said mobile telephone base station to said mobile telephone apparatus to enable said mobile telephone apparatus to use the position information of said mobile telephone base station instead of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus, wherein:

said mobile telephone base station further comprises a second GPS unit for receiving said GPS wave as a second received GPS signal to obtain the position information of said mobile telephone base station by information processing with reference to said second received GPS signal; and

said mobile telephone base station being connected to said second GPS unit to be supplied with the position information of said mobile telephone base station from said second GPS unit.

2. The mobile telephone system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said mobile telephone base station transmits, by radio communication, the position information of said mobile telephone base station to said mobile telephone apparatus by including said position information in report information which is reported to said mobile telephone apparatus.

3. A mobile telephone system comprising:

a mobile telephone base station connected to a telephone network; and

a mobile telephone apparatus which comprises a first GPS unit for receiving a GPS wave as a first received GPS signal to obtain position data of said mobile telephone apparatus by information processing with reference to said first received GPS signal and a radio section connected to said first GPS unit for transmitting, by radio communication, the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus to said mobile telephone base station to make said mobile telephone base station inform said telephone network of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus;

said mobile telephone base station comprising a mobile telephone base station for transmitting, by radio communication, position information of said mobile telephone base station to said mobile telephone apparatus to enable said mobile telephone apparatus to use the position information of said mobile telephone base station instead of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus,

wherein the radio section of said mobile telephone apparatus transmits, when said first GPS unit does not receive the GPS wave and does not obtain the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus, the position information of said mobile telephone base station to said mobile telephone base station by radio communication instead of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus to make said mobile telephone base station inform said telephone network of the position information of said mobile telephone base station instead of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus.

4. The mobile telephone system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said mobile telephone apparatus further comprises a display section for displaying map information specified by one of the position information of said mobile telephone base station and the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus, said mobile telephone apparatus receiving, upon display of said map information in said display section, said map information through said mobile telephone base station from said telephone network by transmitting said one of the position information of said mobile telephone base station and the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus through said mobile telephone base station to said telephone network.

5. A mobile telephone system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said map information is obtained by the use of a homepage of an internet connected through a router to said telephone network.

6. A mobile telephone system comprising:

a mobile telephone base station connected to a telephone network; and

a mobile telephone apparatus which comprises a first GPS unit for receiving a GPS wave as a first received GPS signal to obtain position data of said mobile telephone apparatus by information processing with reference to said first received GPS signal and a radio section connected to said first GPS unit for transmitting, by radio communication, the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus to said mobile telephone base station to make said mobile telephone base station inform said telephone network of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus;

said mobile telephone base station comprising a mobile telephone base section for transmitting, by radio communication, position information of said mobile telephone base station to said mobile telephone apparatus to enable said mobile telephone apparatus to use the position information of said mobile telephone base station instead of the position data of said mobile telephone apparatus,

wherein said mobile telephone apparatus further comprises a control section for carrying out power supply intermittent control to intermittently energize said first GPS unit so that said first GPS unit is intermittently turned on under said power supply intermittent control.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND CONVEYING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037209 FRAME: 0592. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037279/0685 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LCC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037209/0592 →
NOTICE OF TERMINATION Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034244/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029216/0855 →