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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:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Richard Burtner, Ashburn, VA (US);
Abdul Rana, Great Falls, VA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Burtner, Ashburn, VA (US);
Abdul Rana, Great Falls, VA (US);
Assignee:
SkyBitz, Inc., Sterling, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for satellite aided location tracking and data services using geosynchronous (GEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites with global locating system. In one embodiment, a mobile terminal is designed for communication with both GEO and LEO satellites. This dual satellite functionality enables the asset tracking service to provide service across international service areas without hardware modification or reconfiguration of the mobile terminal device.