Method and system for automatically initiating a telecommunications connection based on distance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6542748
APP PUB NO 20020111173A1
SERIAL NO

09876145

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A method and system for connecting proximately located telecommunications units are disclosed. The method and system may be used in a location aware telecommunications system that can determine the location of a telecommunications unit (TU) being used within the system. A user of a mobile telecommunications unit (MU) is connected to a TU when the MU is within a predetermined distance of a predetermined geographic location meeting predefined criteria. The TU to which the MU is connected may be automated or manually operated. In some embodiments, multiple MUs are connected when they are within a predetermined proximity to each other and a predefined criteria is met.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • GOOGLE LLC;TELCONTAR (A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hendrey, Geoffrey R San Francisco, CA 40 3151
King, Joseph D Hudson, NH 26 3097
Koopman, Jr Philip Pittsburgh, PA 1 171
Tanaka, Hirohisa A Menlo Park, CA 7 3416

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