Patent ID: 7091851

Claim:
A communication accessory device for use with a portable communication device, comprising: a network system that automatically assembles a wireless network among other portable communication devices and control devices in an area and automatically assigns a unique identification number to each portable communication device; at least one communication system that receives and transmits voice and data communications over the wireless network using at least one of High Frequency (HF) communications, Very High Frequency (VHF) communications, Super High Frequency (SHF) communications, Ultra High Frequency (UHF)/microwave communications, public safety band communications, cellular communications, satellite communications, and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) communications; a positioning system that automatically and periodically determines a position of the device and automatically transfers the position to at least one of the control devices via the wireless network; and wherein the communication accessory device forms at least one coupling with the portable communication device.