Patent ID: 7986961
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A mobile computer communication interface comprising: a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver operative to receive location information corresponding to a physical location of the mobile computer communication interface; a transceiver operative to send and receive wireless communications to and from a host computer, and to transmit situational awareness (SA) data associated with a user of the mobile computer communication interface to the host computer, the SA data associated with the user including the location information and at least one status condition associated with the user; a touch-screen display operative to receive inputs from the user corresponding to at least one status condition associated with the user and to remotely display outputs provided by the host computer, the outputs including the SA data associated with the user and SA data associated with at least one additional user, the SA data associated with the at least one additional user including location information and at least one status condition associated with the at least one additional user; and a controller operative to at least one of wirelessly access and remotely control the host computer in response to inputs from the touch-screen display.