System and method for integrating location information into an internet phone system
AssigneeCSR Technology Inc.
InventorsTimothy Dennis McCarthy, Daniel A. Cookro, Parham Shabaniani
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Abstract
A system and a method for integrating the receipt and transmission of location information into VoIP phone systems. The system may include a location device that includes a SATPS receiver and an antenna together with one or more connectors that allow connection of the location device to other devices, such as a VoIP telephone and a router, that are connected to and made a part of a VoIP phone system. A method of operating such a system is also disclosed.
Claims13
A location device for receiving Satellite Positioning System (SATPS) signals for use in a Voice over Internet Protocol (“VolP”) phone system, the location device comprising:
- a receiver receiving the SATPS signals;
- a first connector integrally connecting the location device to a communication device, wherein said first connector includes a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) connecting the location device to said communication device;
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- a digital processor inside the location device, determining the location of the location device based on the SATPS signals, and inserting the determined location into a VoIP data stream received from the communication device;
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- wherein the communication device is configured to receive the VoIP data stream including the determined location from the location device and transmit the VoIP data stream including the determined location over the VoIP phone system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.