Remote locator system using A E911-enabled wireless system

• US 20050026589A1
• Filed: 05/10/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan Holland, Timothy A. Brisson
• Original Assignee: Bryan Holland, Timothy A. Brisson
• Inventors: Brisson, Timothy A., Holland, Bryan
• Application Number:
  US10/843,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20050026589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/09 providing processing capability normally carried out by the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0054 of actual mobile position, i.e. position calculation on base station
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0231 Emergency, distress or locator beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A locator system is disclosed, including a GPS-enabled mobile station in communication with an E911-enabled wireless network. The mobile station may include a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card configured to cause the mobile station to generate location information and forward the information to a subscriber.

Claims

1. A locator system comprising:

a GPS-enabled mobile station in communication with a E911-enabled wireless network, the mobile station including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card;

a subscriber in network communication with said wireless network; and

said SIM card being configured to cause the mobile station to generate location information and forward said information to said subscriber.

2. The locator system of claim 1, wherein said mobile station is further configured to send its location at predetermined intervals to said subscriber.

3. The locator system of claim 1, wherein said mobile station is further configured to transmit location data to a subscriber when nearing forbidden zones as pre-defined by the subscriber.

4. The locator system of claim 3, wherein said mobile station is further configured to generate and transmit said location information without intervention from the user of said mobile station.

5. The locator system of claim 3, wherein said subscriber is allowed to enter locations of interest into a web page, and be notified when said mobile station is near one of said locations of interest.

6. The locator system of claim 5, wherein one of said locations of interest is entered as a street address into said web page, and said system is configured to convert said address into location coordinates.

7. The locator system of claim 6, wherein said system queries the location of said mobile station, and alert the subscriber if the mobile station arrives at location coordinates corresponding to said address.

8. The locator system of claim 7, wherein said subscriber is allowed to associate a time element with one of said addresses.

9. The locator system of claim 8, wherein said subscriber is notified if the mobile station does reach said address at a specified time.

10. A locator system comprising:

GPS-enabled mobile station means for communicating with a E911-enabled wireless network, the mobile station including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card;

subscriber terminal means in network communication with said wireless network; and

said SIM card comprising means for generating location information and forwarding said information to said subscriber.

11. The locator system of claim 10, said mobile station further comprising means for sending its location at predetermined intervals to said subscriber.

12. The locator system of claim 10, said mobile station further comprising means for transmitting location data to a subscriber when nearing forbidden zones as pre-defined by the subscriber.

13. The locator system of claim 12, said mobile station further comprising means for generating and transmitting said location information without intervention from the user of said mobile station.

14. The locator system of claim 12, further comprising means for allowing a subscriber to enter locations of interest into a web page, and means for notifying said subscriber when said mobile station is near one of said locations of interest.

15. The locator system of claim 14, wherein one of said locations of interest is entered as a street address into said web page, and said system further comprises means for converting said address into location coordinates.

16. The locator system of claim 15, further comprising means for querying the location of said mobile station, and alerting the subscriber if the mobile station arrives at location coordinates corresponding to said address.

17. The locator system of claim 16, further comprising means for associating a time element with one of said addresses.

18. The locator system of claim 17, further comprising means for notifying said subscriber if the mobile station does reach said address at a specified time.