Multi-user global position tracking system and method
US6838998B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/0202
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An Internet based personal tracking system for tracking the position of a portable location unit by a remote user comprising a web host connected to the Internet having a computer storage medium, a portable location unit having a processor for receiving geo-position information, and generating geo-position data representing the position of said location unit, a transceiver included in said location unit for transmitting said position signal to said web host in response to a call signal being received from said web host, a power supply for supplying power to said processor and said transceiver; and a computer program residing on said web host having an input module for receiving a tracking request signal from the remote user via the Internet, a processing module for processing said tracking request signal, and a communication module for initializing communication with said location unit in response to tracking said request signal, and a location module for outputting said call signal to said location unit and for receiving said geo-position data from said location unit; and a display module for outputting said position dataset to the remote user via the Internet for display of the l…
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