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Method for reducing capacity demands for conveying geographic location information over capacity constrained wireless systems

US6718237B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2002
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/029
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention enables efficient communication of location identification of remote movable objects or vehicles over capacity-constrained wireless communications systems by transmitting only the truncated latitude and longitude coordinate data relative to a dynamically alterable and previously unknown coordinate reference anchor.

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