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A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit to obtain location information from an overhe

A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit to obtain location information from an overhead message stream transmitted from cellular telephone transmitter sites. The location is displayed on a display located in the vehicle or the microprocessor periodically instructs the mobile cellular unit to initiate a call to a host controller and, upon receipt of transmitting instructions from the host controller, transmits the location information for display on a screen connected to the host controller.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising:a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate th

[ I claim:] [1.] A system for communicating using a cellular telephone network, comprising:a host controller operable to determine an authorized telephone number list, the host controller further comprising a communication device coupled to a cellular telephone network and operable to communicate the authorized telephone number list using the cellular telephone network; anda mobile unit remotely disposed from the host controller and coupled to the cellular telephone network, the mobile unit operable to receive the authorized telephone number list communicated by the host controller, the mobile unit further comprising a memory operable to store the authorized telephone number list and a processor operable to inhibit a call made to a telephone number that is not included in the authorized telephone number list.