Location finder
First Claim
1. A method of reporting a location, comprising:
- determining whether a location finding device is within a first distance of a first location; and
when the location finding device is not within the first distance of the first location;
determining whether a wireless access point is available, and transmitting information indicative of a location of the location finding device to a server via the wireless access point, when the wireless access point is determined to be available.
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Abstract
A system and a method for reporting a location are provided. A location finding device determines whether the location finding device is located within a first distance of a first location or area. When the location finding device determines that the location finding device is not located within the first distance of the first location, the location finding device determines whether a wireless access point is available. When a wireless access point is determined to be available, the location finding device reports information indicative of a location of the location finding device to a server via the wireless access point.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of reporting a location, comprising:
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determining whether a location finding device is within a first distance of a first location; and
when the location finding device is not within the first distance of the first location;
determining whether a wireless access point is available, and transmitting information indicative of a location of the location finding device to a server via the wireless access point, when the wireless access point is determined to be available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A location finding device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless access device; and
a global positioning system receiver configured to receive global positioning system satellite signals, wherein the location finding device is configured to determine a current location of the location finding device using the received global positioning system satellite signals and report the current location to a server via the wireless transceiver when an absence of signals periodically transmitted from a device is detected by the location finding device.
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14. A location finding device comprising:
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means for determining whether a location finding device is within a first distance of a specific location or area;
means for determining whether a wireless access point is available; and
means for reporting information indicative of a location of the location finding device to a database server via the wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server for receiving location information from a locator device, the server comprising:
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a database configured to store information associated with a plurality of users, and a processing device configured to;
receive a signal transmitted from the locator device associated with a first one of the users, and identify contact information associated with the first user stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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