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System for providing a simultaneous data and voice channel within a single channel of a portable cellular telephone to provide position-enhanced cellular services (PECS)

US6226529A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 1994
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/6041
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An accessory device for portable telephones which provides simultaneous functionality of a hands-free accessory device and a data-in-voice modem enabling a portable telephone to be used in a vehicle such that the driver can be engaged in a hands-free conversation at the same time as data (such as GPS position information) is being sent over the same cellular voice channel.

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