System and method for automatically setting a remote timepiece with the correct time
OwnerEvans V. Roberts JR.inventor
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Abstract
Setting a remote timepiece with the correct time using a time stamp transmitted over a data channel of a wireless telecommunications system. A data message is created which includes an address for the remote timepiece and a time stamp. The time stamp may include time and date information. The data message is transmitted over a data channel of the wireless telecommunications system. Based upon the address, the data message is received by the remote timepiece. The remote timepiece extracts the time stamp from the data message and uses the time stamp to set the remote timepiece in accordance with the time stamp.
Claims20
In a wireless telecommunications system, including a wireless switch for transmitting messages to a remote timepiece located within an area of the wireless telecommunications system served by the wireless switch, a method for setting the remote timepiece, comprising the steps of:
- (a) creating a data message having an address for the remote timepiece and a time stamp, the data message formatted for transmission by the wireless switch over a data channel of the wireless telecommunications system;
- (b) transmitting the data message to the remote timepiece using the data channel of the wireless telecommunications system;
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- (c) receiving the data message by the remote timepiece based on the address,
- whereby the remote timepiece extracts the time stamp from the data message and uses the time stamp for setting the remote timepiece in accordance with the time stamp.
In a wireless telecommunications system, including a wireless switch for transmitting messages to a remote timepiece located within an area of the wireless telecommunications system served by the wireless switch, the wireless switch including a clock, a method for transmitting a time stamp to the remote timepiece, comprising the steps of:
- (a) creating the time stamp using an output of the clock, the time stamp including an hour, a minute, and a second;
- (b) creating a data message using the time stamp, the data message addressed to the remote timepiece;
- (c) transmitting the data message to the remote timepiece over a data channel of the wireless telecommunications system;
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- (d) repeating steps (a)-(c) to transmit an updated time stamp including an updated hour, an updated minute, and an updated second in place of the time stamp.
A system for providing periodic data messages over a data channel of a wireless telecommunications system, each data message including a time stamp, comprising:
- a wireless switch for creating and transmitting the data messages over the data channel within an area of the wireless telecommunications system served by the wireless switch, the data messages including a first data message including a first time stamp corresponding to a first time and a subsequent data message including a subsequent time stamp corresponding to a subsequent time;
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- a remote timepiece located in the area for receiving the first data message and for using the first time stamp to set the remote timepiece to the first time, and for receiving the subsequent data message and for using the subsequent time stamp to set the remote timepiece to the subsequent time.
A method to automatically set a remote timepiece based upon a time stamp transmitted over a data channel of a wireless telecommunications system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) scanning the data channel for a data message addressed to the remote timepiece, the data message including the time stamp;
- (b) once the data message is detected, then receiving the data message;
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- (c) setting the remote timepiece to a time corresponding to the time stamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.