US 10,820,147 C1 (12,550th)
Mobile wireless device providing off-line and on-line geographic navigation information
Mark Jefferson Reed, Tucson, AZ (US); and Stephen Michael Palik, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Traxcell Technologies, LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to TRAXCELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,196, Feb. 24, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,820,147, issued Oct. 27, 2020, Appl. No. 16/788,498, Feb. 12, 2020.
Application 90/015,196 is a continuation of application No. 16/557,277, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,743,135.
Application 16/557,277 is a continuation of application No. 16/116,215, filed on Aug. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,448,209.
Application 16/116,215 is a continuation of application No. 15/880,852, filed on Jan. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,390,175.
Application 15/880,852 is a continuation of application No. 15/717,138, filed on Sep. 27, 2017, granted, now 9,918,196.
Application 15/717,138 is a continuation of application No. 15/468,265, filed on Mar. 24, 2017, granted, now 9,888,353.
Application 15/468,265 is a continuation of application No. 15/297,222, filed on Oct. 19, 2016, granted, now 9,642,024.
Application 15/297,222 is a continuation of application No. 14/642,408, filed on Mar. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,510,320.
Application 14/642,408 is a continuation of application No. 11/505,578, filed on Aug. 17, 2006, granted, now 8,977,284.
Application 11/505,578 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/255,552, filed on Sep. 24, 2002, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/383,528, filed on May 28, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/352,761, filed on Jan. 29, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/335,203, filed on Oct. 23, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/383,529, filed on May 28, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/391,469, filed on Jun. 26, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/353,379, filed on Jan. 30, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/381,249, filed on May 16, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/327,327, filed on Oct. 4, 2001.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Mar. 22, 2024.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [G01S 5/02525 (2020.05); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-24 is confirmed.
1. A wireless communications system including:
a first radio-frequency transceiver within a wireless mobile communications device and an associated first antenna to which the first radio-frequency transceiver is coupled, wherein the first radio-frequency transceiver is configured for radio-frequency communication with a wireless communications network;
a first processor within the wireless mobile communications device coupled to the at least one first radio-frequency transceiver programmed to receive information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communications device and generate an indication of a location of the wireless mobile communications device with respect to geographic features according to mapping information stored within the wireless mobile communications device, and wherein the first processor determines user navigation information and displays the user navigation information according to the location of the wireless mobile communications device with respect to the geographic features and a destination specified at the wireless mobile communications device, wherein the first processor further sends the user navigation information to the network as a number of segments, wherein at least one other processor outside the network updates the user navigation information in conformity with traffic congestion information accessible to the at least one other processor outside the network by computing a numerical value for the segments corresponding to the expected time to travel through the segments, updates the user navigation information in conformity with the numerical values for the segments, and sends the updated user navigation information to the wireless mobile communications device;
at least one second radio-frequency transceiver and an associated at least one second antenna of the wireless communications network to which the second radio-frequency transceiver is coupled; and
a second processor coupled to the at least one second radio-frequency transceiver programmed to acquire the information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communications device, wherein the second processor selectively acquires the information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communications device dependent on the setting of preference flags, wherein the second processor acquires the information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communications device if the preference flags are set to a state that permits tracking of the wireless mobile communications device, and wherein the second processor does not acquire the information indicative of the location of the wireless mobile communications device if the preference flags are set to a state that prohibits tracking of the wireless mobile communications device.
2. The wireless communications system of claim 1, wherein the first processor is further programmed to:
determine whether or not the mapping information stored within the wireless mobile communications device is sufficient to display the navigation information;
responsive to the first processor determining that the mapping information is sufficient, the processor displaying the navigation information;
responsive to the first processor determining that the mapping information is not sufficient, the first processor requesting additional mapping information from at least one other processor outside the wireless communications network; and
responsive to the first processor requesting additional mapping information from at least one other processor outside the wireless communications network, the first processor receiving the additional mapping information from the at least one other processor outside the wireless communications network and the first processor displaying the navigation information using the additional mapping information.