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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ikuo Tsujimoto, Nara, JP;
Junichi Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Chiayee Steve Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Lionel Jacques Garin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashutosh Pande, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 ; G01S 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 ; G01S 5/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a GPS system that uses call-processor intelligence to determine the mode of operation of a GPS receiver located in a GPS terminal. The modes are selected based on the availability of network facilities, the GPS information that can be acquired, or user input requirements.