Method and apparatus for transmitting message from short-range wireless device over a satellite network
AssigneeGlobalstar L.P.
InventorsPaul A. Monte, Alfonso Bravo, Jonathan Beech
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Abstract
A communications system including a SN Device including a satellite transmitter and a local wireless transceiver and a GUI Device, separate from the SN Device. The GUI Device includes a user interface and local wireless transceiver capable of establishing a wireless link with the SN Device. The GUI Device transmits command information to the SN Device and the SN Device transmits at least location data to a satellite network.
Claims15
A method of communication in a communications system, where the communication system comprises a satellite network device, including a satellite transmitter, global positioning system receiver circuitry, and a short range non cellular wireless transceiver, and a graphical user interface device, physically separate from the satellite network device, the graphical user interface device including a user interface and short range non-cellular wireless transceiver, where the graphical user interface device and satellite network device are capable of communicating with each other over a short range non-cellular wireless communications link;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a command at the satellite network device over the short range non-cellular wireless transceiver from the graphical user interface device, and
- b) the satellite network device, in response to said command, transmitting data through the satellite transmitter, where said data includes at least user device identity data.
A communications system comprising:
- a) a satellite network device including a satellite transmitter, global positioning system receiver circuitry, and a short range non cellular wireless transceiver;
- b) at least one graphical user interface device, separate from the satellite network device, the graphical user interface device including a user interface and short range non-cellular wireless transceiver capable of establishing a wireless communications link with the satellite network device;
- c) wherein the satellite network device transmits data to at least one of said at least one graphical user interface device through the short range non-cellular wireless transceiver and the at least one of said at least one graphical user interface device, upon receipt of said data, displays a portion of said data on the associated user interface;
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- d) wherein the satellite network device and the at least one graphical user interface device each have a housing and there is no physical connection between the satellite network device housing and the at least one graphical user interface housings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.