Manual reporting of location data in a mobile communications network

A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:

• determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
• identifying the location as location information;
• synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format;
• and
• transmitting the location information through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TDD transmission;
• re-transmitting the location information as a TTY/TDD message;
• and
• repeating the re-transmission when the location of the GPS receiver changes more than a predetermined value.

A method of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:

• determining a location of a GPS receiver disposed in a mobile phone;
• identifying the location as location information;
• synthesizing the location information into a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) compatible format;
• and
• transmitting the location information in a blank and burst mode through the mobile communications network as a TTY/TDD transmission, the blank and burst mode comprising the steps of:
• muting voice communications,
• transmitting the TTY/TDD transmission, and
• reactivating voice communications.

A mobile phone capable of transmitting location information gathered by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a GPS receiver;
• and
• a Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) synthesizing module in communication with the GPS receiver and the transceiver whereby the transceiver transmits location data to the PSAP.

A mobile phone capable of transmitting location information gathered by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to a Pubic Safety Answering Point (PSAP), comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a GPS receiver;
• a Teletype (TTY/TTD) synthesizer in communication with teh GPS receiver and the transceiver;
• and
• a microprocessor in communication with the transceiver, wherein the microprocessor stores a GPS algorithm.

In a mobile phone, a method executable as a computer program capable of reporting a location of a Global Positioning System receiver in a mobile communication network, comprising;

• a location determination module;
• a GPS to Teletype/Telephony Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) synthesizing module;
• and
• a transmission module.