PERSONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving communication indicative of initiation of a security period associated with a user of a mobile device; and
if the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period sending a notification with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user.
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Abstract
A personal security system takes advantage of location determination capabilities of a mobile communication services to provide personal security features to one or more communities of users. One method includes a user initiating a security period from a mobile device and specifying an end condition for that security period. If the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period a notification is sent with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving communication indicative of initiation of a security period associated with a user of a mobile device; and if the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period sending a notification with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing mobile devices to users in a plurality of communities of users; monitoring communication at a server from the users indicative of initiation and termination of security periods associated with the users; and based on the monitored communication, sending notifications with information characterizing users and locations associated with said users, recipients of the notifications being determined based on the corresponding communities to which the users belong. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a communication server including a communication link to a location based server for obtaining location information associated with mobile devices for users in a community; wherein the communication server is configured to receive communication indicative of initiation of a security period associated with a user of the mobile devices, and if the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period send a notification with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. Software comprising instructions embodied on a machine-readable medium for causing a processing system to:
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receive communication indicative of initiation of a security period associated with a user of a mobile device; and if the user does not terminate the security period, at the end of the security period send a notification with information characterizing the user and a location associated with the user.
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