Patent ID: 8913960
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communication in a communications system, where the communication system comprises a satellite network device, including a satellite transmitter, global positioning system receiver circuitry, and a short range non cellular wireless transceiver, and a graphical user interface device, physically separate from the satellite network device, the graphical user interface device including a user interface and short range non-cellular wireless transceiver, where the graphical user interface device and satellite network device are capable of communicating with each other over a short range non-cellular wireless communications link; the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a command at the satellite network device over the short range non-cellular wireless transceiver from the graphical user interface device, and b) the satellite network device, in response to said command, transmitting data through the satellite transmitter, where said data includes at least user device identity data.