| US 7,456,784 B2 | ||
| Combined global positioning system receiver and radio | ||
| Lawrence W. Beason, Olathe, Kans. (US); Thomas H. Walters, Gardner, Kans. (US); and Ronald B. Kabler, Olathe, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Garmin Corporation, (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/955,603. | ||
| Application 11/955603 is a continuation of application No. 11/425961, filed on Jun. 22, 2006, granted, now 7,330,150. | ||
| Application 11/425961 is a continuation of application No. 10/299339, filed on Nov. 19, 2002, granted, now 7,196,659, filed on Mar. 27, 2007. | ||
| Application 10/299339 is a continuation of application No. 10/043033, filed on Jan. 09, 2002, granted, now 6,492,941, filed on Dec. 10, 2002. | ||
| Application 10/043033 is a continuation of application No. 09/306938, filed on May 07, 1999, granted, now 6,373,430, filed on Apr. 16, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0100508 A1, May 01, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 342—357.1 [342/357.09; 342/419] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A communication and navigation apparatus, comprising:
a navigation receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of sources;
a computing device coupled with the navigation receiver for calculating a location of the apparatus as a function of the received
signals;
voice communication equipment for permitting voice communications with another communication and navigation apparatus;
a radio receiver coupled with the computing device for receiving from the other apparatus a radio signal indicative of a location
of the other apparatus;
a display coupled with the computing device for indicating the location of the other apparatus; and
a radio transmitter coupled with the computing device for transmitting to the other apparatus a radio signal indicative of
the location of the communication and navigation apparatus.
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