MOBILE UNIT LOCATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY REPORTING TO A CENTRAL CONTROLLER AND SUBSCRIBER THE PROXIMITY OF MOBILE UNITS TO A DESTINATION
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1. A proximity notification system comprising:
- a communication center for communicating with mobile units over a wireless communication network and communicating with a subscriber;
each of said mobile units including;
position tracking means for tracking its navigational position;
a memory for storing information on a target; and
means, coupled to said position tracking means and said memory, for determining if said mobile unit lies within said target, and upon determining that said mobile unit lies within said target area, communicating a signal to said communication center indicating that said mobile unit lies within said target area, whereby said communication center generates a message based upon said signal communicated from said mobile unit, and communicates said message to said subscriber.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing proximity notification to subscribers of a distributed system. The system includes mobile units having location receivers and stored information regarding target subscribers wherein upon a mobile unit reaching a given proximity criteria, the target subscriber is notified.
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1. A proximity notification system comprising:
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a communication center for communicating with mobile units over a wireless communication network and communicating with a subscriber;
each of said mobile units including;
position tracking means for tracking its navigational position;
a memory for storing information on a target; and
means, coupled to said position tracking means and said memory, for determining if said mobile unit lies within said target, and upon determining that said mobile unit lies within said target area, communicating a signal to said communication center indicating that said mobile unit lies within said target area, whereby said communication center generates a message based upon said signal communicated from said mobile unit, and communicates said message to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A proximity notification system comprising:
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a communication center for communicating with mobile units over a wireless communication network and communicating with a subscriber;
each of said mobile units including;
position tracking means for tracking its navigational position;
a memory for storing information on a target; and
means, coupled to said position tracking means and said memory, for determining if said mobile unit lies within said target, and upon determining that said mobile unit lies within said target, communicating a notification signal to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A proximity notification method comprising:
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communicating with a plurality of mobile units from a communication center over a wireless communication network;
receiving at said communication center subscriber information from a subscriber;
position tracking each of said mobile units;
selecting one of said mobile units to travel to said subscriber;
storing target information relating to said subscriber in said selected mobile unit;
determining at said selected mobile unit when said mobile unit lies within a target area specified in said target information;
communicating a signal to said communication center indicating that said selected mobile unit lies within said target area; and
generating a message based upon said signal communicated from said mobile unit at said communication center; and
communicating said message to said subscriber.
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