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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy James Iverson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kai Cheung Kwong, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ken J. Ju, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pak Chiu Leung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Son Hoanh Phuoc Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/100 ;
Abstract
Internet nodes having global positioning receivers or the like are configured for communicating position information over the Internet, using an Internet protocol (IP). Preferably, information packets according to the protocol include some or all of a source identifier, a time stamp and/or an indicator of the type or format of the position information. Preferably, end-users may provide for encryption, passwords or other features for controlling the entities which can receive or use the position information.