Wearable location monitoring and communications system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring from a variable endpoint breaches of a boundary rule set by a remote wearer of a wireless communication device, said device capable of determining its current geographic location, storing said boundary rule set, comparing said current location to said rule set to determine if said wearer has breached said rule set, and communicating notification of said breach to a communications network, said method comprising:
- storing in a server operably connected to said communications network the logical identity of at least one endpoint accessible through said network and at least one routing condition associated with each said endpoint;
receiving from said wireless communication device a notification of a breach including at least one parameter of said breach;
determining the endpoint designated to receive said notification based on said at least one parameter and the at least one routing condition stored in said server; and
communicating said notification to the designated endpoint.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring from variable endpoints the location of a remote wearer of a wireless communications device is disclosed. The device is capable of determining its current geographic location from GPS signals or the like and comparing such location to a stored set of rules defining permissible or impermissible geographic zones. Upon breach of such rules, the device will automatically report notification of the breach to a central server which will communicate notification to a designated endpoint based on previously stored routing conditions. Endpoints are capable of querying or sending a message to the device directly. Further, the system provides for a network-accessible communications center, such as an Internet website, through which users of the system may send and receive data to the device, or modify the boundary rule sets or routing conditions as needed in near real time.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring from a variable endpoint breaches of a boundary rule set by a remote wearer of a wireless communication device, said device capable of determining its current geographic location, storing said boundary rule set, comparing said current location to said rule set to determine if said wearer has breached said rule set, and communicating notification of said breach to a communications network, said method comprising:
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storing in a server operably connected to said communications network the logical identity of at least one endpoint accessible through said network and at least one routing condition associated with each said endpoint;
receiving from said wireless communication device a notification of a breach including at least one parameter of said breach;
determining the endpoint designated to receive said notification based on said at least one parameter and the at least one routing condition stored in said server; and
communicating said notification to the designated endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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