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To: TShirtPrinter who wrote (11606)	4/8/2000 9:04:00 PM
From: A.L. Reagan	Respond to of 29986

If Onstar uses Globalstar, which seems to be the only game in town, the effect will be incredible. If you can wade through the .pdf pages on the link I posted just a bit back, you will see a functional diagram as Figure 1 (about on page 27) which looks EXACTLY like what we are talking about. This patent uses the Globalstar system as its example, and does not appear to use Snap-Track technology. It does appear that the user terminal must be turned on in order to transmit signals to the satellite. The base station/gateway equipment appears to be as simple as a garden variety PC! The invention appears to use the Doppler effect to calculate location by calculating the radius of the earth using the Newton-Raphson method.... uh oh, I'm getting way out my league here! Anyway, if some one can confirm what I think we have here, it looks potentially GIGANTIC because we are not talking about a whole lot of additional silicon or gateway infrastructure to achieve the desired end. The magic seems to be in the software algorithms which the Q patented last month. (Maybe the Q will bail out Bernie and us yet!) And I don't know of any analysts who even have this G* potential on their radar screens. This system appears to be a whole lot more useful than terrestrial systems triangulating off cell towers. If this is really likely to happen within a reasonably close-in time period, and we can get a handle on the G* revenue model for it, see ya Hymowitz!

To: TShirtPrinter who wrote (11606)	4/9/2000 12:22:00 AM
From: WR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29986

OmniTRACS system Qualcomm has successfully implemented Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) in multi-user cellular communications applications and owns and operates OmniTRACS, an international satellite-based track fleet and position location service. Qualcomm designs and manufactures subscriber terminals and gateways. Qualcomm plans to offer its OmniTRACS system to Globalstar service providers as an incremental service. Globalstar has been exclusively licensed to use Qualcomm's CDMA technology for mobile satellite applications. globalstar.com

To: TShirtPrinter who wrote (11606)	4/9/2000 6:07:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 29986

Gidday Tony, OmniTRACS is part of Wireless Business Solutions. Q! owns 6% of Globalstar, but with this vendor financing business, there might be a deal underway to boost that up a long way. QUALCOMM buying a chunk of Globalstar at $12 would be a pretty good deal for Q!. It would give Globalstar some credibility and help get the show on the road. QUALCOMM has cash. Globalstar needs it. Why funnel it through the banking middleman? I suspect they are sorting it out as we speak and Globalstar will NOT run out of cash. Yes, Globalstar is part of Dr J's thinking [and whoever else in QUALCOMM way back then]. Ericy will no doubt claim they invented it in 1890 and dispute the IPR. OmniTRACS was going to use the data capabilities of Globalstar, but I doubt that's the case right now, but maybe they are negotiating. I agree that new cars will all have Globalstar in 5 years or maybe 10 [since things take longer than I think] as costs come way down. It's not much fun being out of communication range in a car [unless it is, in which case you can turn it off]. It would stop car stealing too since the secured position location system would make cars squeal for help and call the gendarmes, who would locate it within a couple of metres. Crime would be more difficult as anonymity and privacy are desirable for crimes - people pushing the HELP button would see an early arrival of armed response. Maurice PS: A point about CDMA is that jamming is not easy to do. The spectrum commotion would bring a response. It would be like being a criminal with a flashing red light on your hat. Determined theft would still be possible. But casual criminals would find life difficult. It's already not all that easy to pinch a modern car.