Patent ID: 7630724

Claim:
A method of providing a PDA cellular phone communication network for designating participating users displayed symbolically on a geographical map, each user having a similarly equipped cellular phone that includes CPU, GPS navigational system symbol generator and a touch screen display comprising the steps of: selecting screen icons for establishing rapid voice initiation and communication to the users of the cellular telephone PDA/GPS network system using a touch screen; transmitting high speed internet selected text messages, photographs and video to other cellular phone users by touching each user's geo-located symbol on the touch screen; establishing a network of cellular phone PDA devices for said users having the same operating software that permits either voice communication and low speed communication or high speed internet communications; communicating by icon selection with a remote server for receiving and transmitting over the internet high speed internet communications or low speed communications to each of the user's cellular phones in the cellular phone network; selecting symbols on said display touch screen representing other participants having similar cellular phones forming a communication network; selecting by screen icon application software in each cell phone or a server for automatic triggering of stored selectable individual criteria and subject type and range for netting of said cell phone in a like group; selecting icons for communicating with said remote server with the selectable criteria and subject matter and cell phone numbers and IP addresses of the selected user's having the criteria and subject matter; selecting application software in each cell phone or server for utilizing a list of approved net participants that can join a net; selecting screen icons for communicating a position report and status information from one among all of the other users equipped with cellular phone/PDA/GPS system and its associated software and displaying the user's symbol on the map display at the correct location; selecting a screen icon for transmitting rapid voice call initiation to the users of the cellular phone/PDA/GPS navigational system using a touch screen and the users' symbols; and selecting a screen icon for transmitting rapid transmission of free, operator selected text messages, photographs and video to another cellular phone using the touch screen.