System and method for tracking the relative location of mobile stations belonging to a pre-defined group of mobile stations
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group is in compliance with an acceptable location criteria, the method comprising:
- receiving mobile station tracking information including a mobile station identifier for each mobile station in the pre-defined group;
receiving current location coordinates corresponding to the mobile station identifier for each mobile station from a locator device;
calculating a relative location of each mobile station relative to at least one pre-determined target;
retrieving the acceptable location criteria for each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target from a location criteria database;
comparing the calculated relative location of each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target, with the retrieved location criteria to determine whether the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria;
notifying a subscriber if the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria; and
alerting the subscriber for each mobile station whose calculated relative location is not in compliance with the acceptable location criteria.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a method and apparatus for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group of two or more mobile stations is in compliance with acceptable location criteria. A group tracking server receives mobile station tracking information including a mobile station identifier for each mobile station. The server also receives current location coordinates corresponding to the mobile station identifier for each mobile station from a locator device. A relative location of each mobile station relative to one or more pre-determined targets the calculated. The acceptable location criteria for each mobile station relative to the one or more pre-determined targets is retrieved from a location criteria database. The calculated relative location of each mobile station relative to the one or more pre-determined targets compared with the retrieved location criteria to determine whether the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria. A subscriber is then notified if the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria.
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1. A method for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group is in compliance with an acceptable location criteria, the method comprising:
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receiving mobile station tracking information including a mobile station identifier for each mobile station in the pre-defined group; receiving current location coordinates corresponding to the mobile station identifier for each mobile station from a locator device; calculating a relative location of each mobile station relative to at least one pre-determined target; retrieving the acceptable location criteria for each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target from a location criteria database; comparing the calculated relative location of each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target, with the retrieved location criteria to determine whether the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria; notifying a subscriber if the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria; and alerting the subscriber for each mobile station whose calculated relative location is not in compliance with the acceptable location criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group is in compliance with an acceptable location criteria, the method comprising:
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receiving mobile station tracking information including a mobile station identifier for each mobile station in the pre-defined group; receiving current location coordinates corresponding to the mobile station identifier for each mobile station from a locator device; calculating a relative location of each mobile station relative to at least one pre-determined target; retrieving the acceptable location criteria for each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target from a location criteria database; comparing the calculated relative location of each mobile station relative to the one pre-determined target, with the retrieved location criteria to determine whether the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria; notifying a subscriber if the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria; identifying at least one mobile station having the calculated relative location that is not in compliance with the location criteria; alerting a user of the identified at least one mobile station that the calculated relative location of the at least one mobile station is outside an area of interest; and alerting the user of the identified at least one mobile station that the calculated relative location of the one mobile station is less than a minimum distance requirement relative to another mobile station.
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12. A method for monitoring a relative geographical location for a plurality of mobile stations identified in a pre-defined group comprising:
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identifying a present geographical location for each of the mobile stations identified in the pre-defined group; retrieving location criteria information for the plurality of mobile stations identified in the pre-defined group, the location criteria information indicating acceptable geographic proximity criteria for each mobile station relative to one or more pre-determined targets; comparing the identified present geographical location for each mobile station relative to one or more pre-determined targets with the retrieved location criteria information for each mobile station identified in the pre-defined group to determine whether the present geographic location is within acceptable limits of the location criteria; and outputting an alert indication to an output terminal for each one of the plurality of mobile stations whose present geographic location relative to the one or more pre-determined targets is not within acceptable limits of the location criteria. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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