Method and system of data collection and mapping from a remote position reporting device
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system, method, and computer-program product for tracking and mapping a position of mobile object. A global position satellite receiver and information from at least two global position satellites is used to determine a position of a mobile object with the global position satellite receiver. The position of the mobile object is reported via the Internet to a recipient in search of the mobile object. A remote position reporting device of the monitoring system can be part of or attached to any mobile object such as a child, a skier, a car, and expensive items. The remote position reporting device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, monitoring software and an Internet access module. The monitoring software (e.g., a dynamic link library) supports multiple data formats and multiple protocols to communicate the position information. The GPS receiver provides the monitoring software with position information at prescribed times, and the monitoring software records the position information. The monitoring software communicates the position information at prescribed times to a desired party through the Internet access module. The recipient of the position information can provide the information to a mapping software application that identifies the remote position reporting device and the current location of the device on a map. The mapping software can place all the previous position information from the remote position reporting device on the map to show the path of the device. The mapping software can use the services of a POP3 server or an FTP server to obtain position information at any time to map the current location and the past location of the remote position reporting device.
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41 Claims
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21. A computer-implemented position tracking system, comprising:
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means for selecting a destination of position information related to a remotely located device;
means for transmitting said position information to said selected destination;
means for receiving said position information from the remotely located device via a wide area network using a protocol; and
means for mapping the received position information as location indicators on a map. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for mapping a position of a position reporting device, comprising:
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selecting a destination of the position information related to said position reporting device;
transmitting said position information to said selected destination;
receiving said position information from the position reporting device via a wide area network using a protocol; and
mapping the received position information as location indicators on a displayable map. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium; and
a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to map a position of a position reporting device, the computer program code mechanism comprising a first computer code device configured to select a destination of position information related to the position reporting device; and
a second computer code device configured to transmit the position information to said selected destination via a wide area network using a protocol. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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