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Method and apparatus for determining expected time of arrival    
United States Patent5987377   
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Inventor(s)Westerlage; Kenneth R. (Fort Worth, TX); Kennedy, III; William C. (Dallas, TX); Saunders; William C. (Dallas, TX); Beasley; Dale E. (Flower Mound, TX); Hoag; William L. (Madison, WI)
AbstractA system (10) for determining an expected time of arrival of a vehicle (40) equipped with a mobile unit (42) includes a dispatch (20) remotely located from the vehicle (40). The dispatch (20) generates destination information for the vehicle (40), the destination information specifying at least one destination. The mobile unit (42) includes a mobile communications device (90) to receive the destination information for the vehicle (40) generated by the dispatch (20). The mobile unit (42) also includes a positioning receiver (80) to determine a vehicle position. In response to the destination information received from the dispatch (20) and the vehicle position, the mobile unit (42) determines the expected time of arrival of the vehicle.



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Inventor     Westerlage; Kenneth R. (Fort Worth, TX); Kennedy, III; William C. (Dallas, TX); Saunders; William C. (Dallas, TX); Beasley; Dale E. (Flower Mound, TX); Hoag; William L. (Madison, WI)
Owner/Assignee     HighwayMaster Communications, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
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Publication Date     November 16, 1999
Application Number     09/033,565
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Filing Date     March 2, 1998
US Classification     701/204 340/994 701/208 701/213
Int'l Classification     G01Z 023/00
Examiner     Cuchlinski Jr.; William A.
Assistant Examiner     Pipala; Edward
Attorney/Law Firm     Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
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Parent Case     CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/387,221, filed Feb. 10, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,724,243, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Determining Expected Time of Arrival" by Kenneth R. Westerlage, Dale E. Beasley, William C. Kennedy III, William L. Hoag, and William C. Saunders, pending.-IN
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USPTO Field of Search     701/204 701/206 701/207 701/208 701/213 701/117 701/118 701/119 340/989 340/990 340/994 340/995
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