GPS enabled cell phone location tracking for security purposes
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
- enacting a boundary violation notification rule that includes a geographic boundary and an action;
determining a location of the wireless terminal by accessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal;
comparing the location of the wireless terminal to the geographic boundary of the boundary violation notification rule; and
when the location of the wireless terminal compares unfavorably to the geographic boundary, executing the action by;
taking a picture using a camera contained within the wireless terminal;
sending a message from the wireless terminal to a destination device via a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the message including the location of the wireless terminal and the picture, the picture available to assist in locating a user of the wireless terminal.
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Abstract
A wireless terminal enacts a boundary violation notification rule that includes geographic boundary and an action or a mobility violation notification rule that includes a mobility parameter and an action. The wireless terminal determines its location and/or rate of motion by accessing the GPS receiver of the wireless terminal. The wireless terminal then compares its location to the geographic boundary and/or its rate of motion to the mobility parameter. When comparison is unfavorable, the wireless terminal executes the action by sending a message to a destination device via its wireless interface and a supporting wireless network infrastructure. This message may be sent to a partnered wireless terminal, a partnered landline terminal, a monitoring location, or to another location to which the message is relevant. In addition to sending the message, the wireless terminal may also issue an audible alarm, take a picture, or perform another action.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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enacting a boundary violation notification rule that includes a geographic boundary and an action; determining a location of the wireless terminal by accessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal; comparing the location of the wireless terminal to the geographic boundary of the boundary violation notification rule; and when the location of the wireless terminal compares unfavorably to the geographic boundary, executing the action by; taking a picture using a camera contained within the wireless terminal; sending a message from the wireless terminal to a destination device via a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the message including the location of the wireless terminal and the picture, the picture available to assist in locating a user of the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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enacting a mobility violation notification rule that includes a mobility parameter and an action; determining location information and a rate of motion of the wireless terminal by accessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal; comparing the rate of motion of the wireless terminal to the mobility parameter of the mobility violation notification rule; and when the rate of motion of the wireless terminal compares unfavorably to the mobility parameter of the mobility violation notification rule, executing the action by; taking a picture using a camera contained within the wireless terminal; sending a message from the wireless terminal, to a destination device via a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the message including the location information of the wireless terminal and the picture, the picture available to assist in locating a user of the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33)
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22. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface; camera; a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface, to the user interface, to the camera, and to the GPS receiver and operable to; enact a boundary violation notification rule that includes a geographic boundary and an action; determine a location of the wireless terminal by accessing the GPS receiver; compare the location of the wireless terminal to the geographic boundary of the boundary violation notification rule; and when the location of the wireless terminal compares unfavorably to the geographic boundary, execute the action by; directing the camera to take a picture; and sending a message from the wireless terminal to a destination device via the wireless interface and a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location of the wireless terminal and the picture, the picture available to assist in locating a user of the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface; a camera; a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface, the user interface, to the camera, and the GPS receiver and operable to; enact a mobility violation notification rule that includes a mobility parameter and an action; determine a rate of motion and a location of the wireless terminal by accessing the GPS receiver; compare the rate of motion of the wireless terminal to the mobility parameter of the mobility violation notification rule; and when the rate of motion of the wireless terminal compares unfavorably to the mobility parameter of the mobility violation notification rule, execute the action by; directing the camera to take a picture; and sending a message from the wireless terminal to a destination device via a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location of the wireless terminal and the picture, the picture available to assist in locating a user of the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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