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A method and system implementation for combining and accessing telephony numbering and geographical position so direct access to information, services and goods may be invoked through the use of various telephone networks. The existing telephone networks throughout North America and the world use st

A method and system implementation for combining and accessing telephony numbering and geographical position so direct access to information, services and goods may be invoked through the use of various telephone networks. The existing telephone networks throughout North America and the world use standardized numbering plans for connecting to, or switching any subtended device to any other device within the network. The U.S. government has orbited a series of communication satellites which provide a signaling method for determining precise geographical location throughout the world. This system is called the Global Positioning System (GPS) and provides several levels of service. Each GPS satellite continually transmits a navigation location signal which may be received on the ground, sea, or in the air and when combined with signals from other GPS satellites used to pinpoint navigational position in two or three dimensions. This invention allows for the storage, transmission, communication, and access to geographical positioning data determined by GPS Or any other method by using the North American or other land based public switched, cellular, satellite, radio, or other telephone system and related intelligent networks.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A telecommunication system for use with a plurality of user devices operated to receive global positioning system (GPS) location identifier signals representative of the current location of the user device and operated to periodically transmit such GPS location identifier

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A telecommunication system for use with a plurality of user devices operated to receive global positioning system (GPS) location identifier signals representative of the current location of the user device and operated to periodically transmit such GPS location identifier signals to said telecommunication system and operated to transmit a querried user device directory number to said telecommunication system when operating as a querrying user device, said telecommunication system also being for use with a plurality of user devices not operated to receive GPS location identifier signals, said telecommunication system comprising:data storage means operated to store a plurality of predetermined directory numbers, each associated with a particular user device, and further operated to store a GPS location identifier associated with the directory number of the user device transmitting the corresponding GPS location identifier signal, and further operated to store a predetermined location identifier associated the directory number of each of a plurality of user devices that do not transmit GPS location identifier signals;data processing means connected between said data storage means and said user devices;said data processing means being operated in response to said querried directory number to retrieve the location identifier of said querried directory number, from said storage means and transmit it to said querrying user device.