Patent ID: 8154440
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G01S,G06Q,G08B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a system comprising: a receiver receiving signals from a plurality of satellites; a cellular telephone transmitting voice communications to and receiving voice communications from other cellular telephones; a processor coupled to said receiver which calculates a location of said receiver from said satellite signals, said processor including means to receive data; a storage device coupled to said processor, said storage device storing data representative of waypoints, routes, maps and data supplied by a user; said means to receive data comprises an input device coupled to said processor for receiving data supplied by a user, said data including waypoints and information related to each said waypoint; means for transmitting to a base station a plurality of waypoints that have been traversed during a period of time via wireless technology; said cellular telephone including a polling device, said polling device includes means for sending a signal to a server or other cellular telephones in the reception area and said other cellular telephones, in response to receiving said signal, broadcasting their way point to said cellular telephone sending said signal, said signal includes a GPS position or location; and said information related to each said waypoint can include an emergency support function (ESF) designation, whereby the locations of said other cellular telephones can be determined on a map based on said waypoints received by the server.