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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. 28, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Mark W. Kroll, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark W. Kroll, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kroll Family Trust, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention covers the use of multiple internal antennas to locate a nuisance cell phone which is being inappropriately operated. For a largely 1-dimensional layout like an airplane, an embodiment teaches the location being done by using differential timing teaches the use of either differential timing or a bearing angle technique. For a largely 2-dimensional layout, such as a theater, the invention uses either differential timing or a bearing angle approach.