WIRELESS REMOTE LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Abstract
A wireless subscriber unit for a tracking and locating system and method is disclosed. The locating system provides positional information of remote locator devices in the form of images viewable by subscribers over a network.
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39 Claims
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28. A locator system for a portable locator device comprising:
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the locator device including an antenna operable to receive signals from a plurality of transmitters for use in radiolocation, a CPU configured to transmit the radiolocation-data in a periodic manner to a server computer, a wireless communication interface operable to transmit radiolocation-data; and the server computer having a CPU and computer readable medium storing a server-software program, the software program configured to receive the radiolocation-data transmitted by the locator device, receive a request from a client for a position data of the locator device, and provide the position data based on the radiolocation data to the client in response to the request from the client, wherein the client receives the position data without any communication between the client and the locator device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for tracking and locating a portable locator device comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal for use in radiolocation at the portable locator device; transmitting radiolocation-data through a wireless communication network from the portable locator device to a server computer in a periodic manner; computing a present location of the locator device using the radiolocation data; at the server, receiving a request from a client for the present location of the locator device; providing the present location to the client by the server, wherein the client receives the present location without any communication between the client and the locator device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A locator system for a portable locator device comprising:
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a portable locator device, the locator device including an antenna operable to receive signals from a plurality of transmitters for use in radiolocation, a CPU configured to transmit the radiolocation-data in a periodic manner to a server computer, a wireless communication interface operable to transmit radiolocation-data; and the server computer having a CPU and computer readable medium storing a server-software program, the software program configured to receive the radiolocation-data transmitted by the locator device, receive a request from a client for a position data of the locator device, and provide the position data based on the radiolocation data to the client in response to the request from the client, wherein the locator device is not provided with information regarding the request for the position data of the locator device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method for tracking and locating a portable locator device comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal for use in radiolocation at the portable locator device; transmitting radiolocation-data through a wireless communication network from the portable locator device to a server computer in a periodic manner; computing a present location of the locator device using the radiolocation data; at the server, receiving a request from a client for the present location of the locator device; providing the present location to the client by the server, wherein the locator device is not provided with any information regarding the request from the client and the provision of the present location to the client. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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