Appeal No. 2005-0347 Page 2
Application No. 09/993,335
Invention
Appellant’s invention relates to an apparatus and method for obtaining
benefits associated with an Assisted Global Positioning Satellite device without
requiring complete integration of a GPS device with a cellular handset.
Furthermore, the present invention facilitates a GPS handheld or mobile device
configured to operate without subscription to a cell phone service provider, and
thus eliminates fees for such subscription. An aspect of the present invention is
a GPS handheld device that comprises a cellular acquisition signal receiver or
front end. It will be appreciated that circuitry required to receive an acquisition
signal comprises only a portion of a complete cellular handset. Particularly, a
transmitter portion for communicating with a basestation of a cellular network is
not included in the GPS handheld device. Furthermore, a digital signal processor
and application processor(s) configured for modulating, demodulating, voice
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