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Parental alert and child tracking device which determines if a child has deviated from a predicated travel route

US8115625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2007
Grant dateFeb 14, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W99/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system is provided including a first detection unit detecting a position of a first terminal, a second detection unit detecting a position of a second terminal, and a notification area determination unit determining a notification area based on the detected position of the second terminal, wherein, within the notification area, position information regarding the position of the first terminal is not notified. The system also includes a first route prediction unit predicting a route from a position of the first terminal to the notification area, a time calculation unit calculating a time period required for arriving at the notification area when the first terminal travels along the predicted route, and a notification unit permitting the notification when the first terminal does not arrive at the notification area after the time period elapses from the current time, and suppressing the notification while the time period does not elapse.

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