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US 2014/0273946 A1Published application
Providing mobile devices to share positions
AssigneeSeong Sang Investments LLC
InventorRichard B. Himmelstein
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Abstract
Providing on a graphic display, of a cellular phone, an audio-visual interface (AVI) with a global positioning system (GPS) position of another cellular phone is disclosed. The cellular phone may have an authorized security level to see the another cellular phone's position on a real-time map on the AVI. The AVI on the cellular phone may be configured to initiate a communication over a cellular network with the another cellular phone.
Claims20
A cellular phone comprising:
- a cellular data network interface device;
- circuitry configured to provide, on a graphic display, an audio-visual interface (AVI), wherein a global positioning system (GPS) position of at least one other cellular phone with an authorized security level is displayed on a real-time map on the AVI;
- wherein the AVI provides a log having identifying information of the at least one other cellular phone and the AVI initiates a communication function with the at least one other cellular phone;
- and
- wherein the communication function utilizes the cellular data network interface device.
2 more elements
A method performed by a cellular phone, the method comprising:
- providing, on a graphic display by the cellular phone, an audio-visual interface (AVI), wherein a global positioning system (GPS) position of at least one other cellular phone with an authorized security level is displayed on a real-time map on the AVI;
- wherein the AVI provides a log having identifying information of the at least one other cellular phone and the AVI initiates s a communication function with the at least one other cellular phone;
- and
- wherein the communication function utilizes a cellular data network interface device.
1 more element
A method performed by an administrative device, the method comprising:
- sending, by the administrative device via a cellular data network to another cellular phone, a global positioning system (GPS) position of at least one cellular phone with an authorized security level, wherein the position is configured to be displayed on a real-time map on an audio-visual interface (AVI);
- providing, by the administrative device to the another cellular phone via the cellular data network, a log having identifying information of the at least one cellular phone;
- and
- providing, by the administrative device via the cellular data network, a communication function for communication between the at least one cellular phone and the another cellular phone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.