Patent ID: 7844258
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system to provide an indication to a user of a first wireless communication device located in a vehicle that a communication is waiting or wanted, the system comprising: a first wireless communication device located in a cab portion of the vehicle and available to the user in the vehicle, wherein the first wireless communication device comprises a display indicator; a second wireless communication device located in a trailer portion of the vehicle, wherein the second wireless communication device comprises a satellite communication device; a dispatch center; a wired data link coupling the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device; a first wireless communication network connecting the first wireless communication device to the dispatch center; and a second wireless communication network facilitating two-way data communication between the second wireless communication device and the dispatch center, wherein when the first wireless communication device is outside of the first wireless communication network, the dispatcher can alert the user of the first wireless communication device that the communication is waiting or wanted by causing the second wireless communication device to send a signal over the wired data link to the first wireless communication device causing the display indicator to indicate said alert.