Beacon enhanced telecommunications system and method

摘要

A public switched telecommunications network including a beacon transmitter associated with a station in such network and transmitting periodic beacon signals containing information regarding the location of said beacon and station. A portable receiver is provided for receiving such information and reproducing such location information to permit the carrier of said receiver to locate said station. The location information may be visually or audibly reproduced. The station may be a public pay station and/or a cellular station. The receiver may be associated with a portable cellular transceiver for establishing communications with a cellular transceiver disposed adjacent the beacon.