Patent ID: 8165632

Claim:
A system for communicating information in a wireless network between at least one user and a communication system, comprising: a) a position reporting microphone, comprising: i) a speaker-microphone set, comprising: (A) a speaker element operatively coupled to a microphone element; (B) a PTT circuit member, electrically connected to the microphone element, wherein the PTT circuit member is adapted to electrically activate the microphone element; ii) a position acquisition controller, operatively connected to the speaker-microphone set, comprising: (A) a position information receptor, adapted to receive positioning data from at least one external transponder system; (B) a signal converter, operatively coupled to the position information receptor, wherein the signal converter converts the positioning data received by the position information receptor into a quantity of positioning digital data; iii) a data manager element electrically coupled to the position acquisition controller, wherein the data manager is adapted to parse the quantity of positioning digital data into a digital format, and; b) an existing two-way radio operatively coupled to the position reporting microphone, wherein the existing two-way radio is external to the position reporting microphone, wherein the position reporting microphone is adapted to be wirelessly connected to the existing two-way radio.