Portable locator system and method
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1. A locator system comprising:
- a remote locator device, said device comprising;
a receiver configured to receive signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters and generate positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver;
a cellular modem operatively coupled to said locator device to transmit said positional data;
said locator device including power conserving software for carrying out the operation of monitoring synchronization of said receiver with said radiolocation transmitters, reducing power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is lost, and restoring power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is reestablished;
said cellular modem being configured to provide said position data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication; and
wherein said positional data is provided to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet.
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Abstract
A tracking and locating system and method which provides for a lightweight and portable tracking locator device. The locating system is easily transferable from one user to another user or from a first object to second object. The locating system also provides power saving and conserving features. The locating system further provides positional information of such locator devices in the form of hypertext markup language pages viewable on the Internet.
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18 Claims
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1. A locator system comprising:
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a remote locator device, said device comprising; a receiver configured to receive signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters and generate positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver; a cellular modem operatively coupled to said locator device to transmit said positional data; said locator device including power conserving software for carrying out the operation of monitoring synchronization of said receiver with said radiolocation transmitters, reducing power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is lost, and restoring power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is reestablished; said cellular modem being configured to provide said position data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication; and wherein said positional data is provided to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A locator device comprising:
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receiver means disposed in said locator device for receiving signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters and generating positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver; cellular modem means for transmitting said positional data operatively coupled to said locator device; microprocessor means for controlling the operation of said locator device coupled to said receiver means and said cellular modem means; power conserving program means for managing power usage operatively disposed within said locator device; said cellular modem means being configured to provide said position data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication; and wherein said positional data is provided to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing the location of a locator device comprising:
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generating, by a receiver disposed in said locator device and configured to receive signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters, positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver; transmitting, by a cellular modem coupled to said locator device, said positional data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication with said locator device; monitoring synchronization of said receiver with said radiolocation transmitters; reducing power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is lost, and restoring power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is reestablished; and providing said positional data to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A program storage device, tangibly embodying a set of instruction executable by a machine for performing a method of providing the location of a locator device comprising, said method comprising:
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generating, by a receiver disposed in said locator device and configured to receive signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters, positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver; transmitting, by a cellular modem coupled to said locator device, said positional data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication with said locator device; monitoring synchronization of said receiver with said radiolocation transmitters; reducing power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is lost, and restoring power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is reestablished; and providing said positional data to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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