Method and apparatus for locating mobile units tracking another or within a prescribed geographic boundary
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a portable mobile remote unit;
a network of communication units;
means to obtain the location of the portable mobile remote unit;
means to obtain geographic boundary information in order to disclose a global location at the network;
means to provide the location of the portable mobile remote unit to the network upon determination that the portable mobile remote unit is within the geographic boundary obtained at the network;
means to determine and report to the system upon request that, another mobile remote unit has maintained relative proximity to the mobile remote over a period of time.
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Abstract
A mobile location reporting communication system consists of a network of communication sources and targets managed by one or more control stations. In the system, a communication source may request for the location of a mobile communication target from the network. The target conveys its location to the network and that information is provided to the source. In the invention a mobile communication source request for the location of mobile communication targets that are present in a prescribed geographic boundary The network provides to the source only remote targets that are present in the prescribed boundary. Also in the invention, a concealed or clandestine mobile portable target, close to the mobile portable source, may be tracking the source. The source may invoke a method that may the result of mobile targets that have traveled a pre-specified distance with the source while maintaining proximity to the source.
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5 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a portable mobile remote unit;
a network of communication units;
means to obtain the location of the portable mobile remote unit;
means to obtain geographic boundary information in order to disclose a global location at the network;
means to provide the location of the portable mobile remote unit to the network upon determination that the portable mobile remote unit is within the geographic boundary obtained at the network;
means to determine and report to the system upon request that, another mobile remote unit has maintained relative proximity to the mobile remote over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A communication system for providing the location of portable mobile remote units, in a geographic region to a wireless consumer requesting that information comprising:
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i) means for the wireless consumer to specify and forward to a network, geographic boundary information describing the geographic region where the location of portable mobile remote units are required by the wireless consumer;
ii) means to request that all portable remote units within said geographic boundary (i) establish their location at the network;
iii) means to verify at the network, after said request (ii) that a portable remote unit according to (ii) responded with location information;
iv) means to provide to the wireless consumer the location of a portable mobile remote unit that exist in the geographic boundary defined by the wireless consumer after the verification of (iii). - View Dependent Claims (5)
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