SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND LOCATING USING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
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1. A method for tracking and locating, the method comprising:
- fixing a tracking device to a person, pet, or thing to be tracked;
on a computing device;
recording pertinent information about the person, pet, or thing to be tracked;
taking a picture of the person, pet, or thing to be tracked;
storing said picture and information;
creating a group of contacts to be contacted in the event that the person, pet, or thing goes missing for a relatively short period of time;
creating a second group of contacts to be contacted in the event that the person, pet, or thing goes missing for a relatively long period of time;
tracking the person, pet, or thing using data sent from said tracking device to said computing device;
providing an option to send said picture and stored information to said first and second groups of contacts; and
sending said picture and stored information to said first or second group of contacts dependent on user'"'"'s choice.
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Abstract
A system and method is configured for tracking and locating a person, pet, or thing to allow pertinent information to be quickly and efficiently communicated, with as little action required of the user as possible, to those in a position to facilitate locating of the person, pet, or thing, since users may be under a great deal of stress because of the inability to locate the person, pet, or thing and be unable to effectively communicate such information.
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1. A method for tracking and locating, the method comprising:
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fixing a tracking device to a person, pet, or thing to be tracked; on a computing device; recording pertinent information about the person, pet, or thing to be tracked; taking a picture of the person, pet, or thing to be tracked; storing said picture and information; creating a group of contacts to be contacted in the event that the person, pet, or thing goes missing for a relatively short period of time; creating a second group of contacts to be contacted in the event that the person, pet, or thing goes missing for a relatively long period of time; tracking the person, pet, or thing using data sent from said tracking device to said computing device; providing an option to send said picture and stored information to said first and second groups of contacts; and sending said picture and stored information to said first or second group of contacts dependent on user'"'"'s choice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for tracking and locating, the system comprising:
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a tracking device fixed to a person, pet, or thing to be tracked; a computing device in communication with said tracking device, wherein said computing device is in communication with a data network capable of communicating a message, including images, to a plurality of computing devices; and wherein said computing device is configured to programmatically send out an alert containing recorded information about a tracked person, pet, or thing and a recent photograph of said tracked person, pet, or thing to at least a first and second user-defined group of contacts in response to a user request or predefined trigger, wherein said first user defined group of contacts comprises friends, family and others who may have knowledge of the location of said tracked person, pet, or thing and said second group of contacts comprises emergency personnel who could assist in retrieving the lost person, pet, or thing. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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