System and method for automatically recording position information

• US 8,068,853 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2009
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cheng, Chien-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US12/406,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20100173646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 987 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.4, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/457, 370/310.2, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method and system for automatically recording position information of an electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving a header notification from the electronic device; receiving a WAP query message comprising query information and position information of the electronic device; forwarding the WAP query message to a content server; and transmitting the position information of the electronic device to a corresponding GPS database so as to continuously record position information of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A computing system for automatically recording position information of an electronic device, the system comprising:

a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway configured for receiving WAP query messages from the electronic device, the WAP query messages including query information and position information of the electronic device, wherein the WAP gateway sends the position information of the electronic device to a Global Positioning System (GPS) database upon receipt of the WAP query messages so as to continuously record position information of the electronic device, the WAP gateway connects to the electronic device by a push over-the-air protocol, forwards the WAP query message to a content database by a push access protocol located over a wireless session protocol (WSP), and adds at least two headers to wireless session protocol (WSP) headers for respectively storing a GPS address of the electronic device and an IP address of the GPS database.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position information comprises the GPS address of the electronic device and the IP address of the GPS database, the WAP gateway further configured for sending the GPS address of the electronic device to the GPS database according to the IP address of the GPS database.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the WAP gateway further provides a query interface for querying relevant GPS addresses of the electronic device within a specific period.

4. A computer-implemented method being executed by a processor of an electronic computer for automatically recording position information of the electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a header notification from the electronic device by a push access protocol;

receiving a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) query message comprising query information and position information of the electronic device;

forwarding the WAP query message to a content server by the push access protocol located over a wireless session protocol (WSP);

transmitting the position information of the electronic device to a corresponding Global Positioning System (GPS) database upon receipt of the WAP query messages so as to continuously record position information of the electronic device; and

adding at least two headers to wireless session protocol (WSP) headers for respectively storing an GPS address of the electronic device and an IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the position information includes the GPS address of the electronic device and the IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting the GPS address of the electronic device to the corresponding GPS database according to the IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

querying relevant GPS addresses of the electronic device within a specific period.

8. A tangible and non-transitory computer-readable medium for automatically recording position information of an electronic device, the computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive a header notification from the electronic device by a push access protocol;

receive a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) query message comprising query information and position information of the electronic device;

forward the WAP query message to a content server by the push access protocol located over a wireless session protocol (WSP);

transmit the position information of the electronic device to a corresponding Global Positioning System (GPS) database upon receipt of the WAP query messages so as to continuously record position information of the electronic device; and

add at least two headers to WSP headers for respectively storing a GPS address of the electronic device and an IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

9. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8, wherein the position information includes the GPS address of the electronic device and the IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

10. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the electronic device, further cause the electronic device to:

transmit the GPS address of the electronic device to the corresponding GPS database according to the IP address of the corresponding GPS database.

11. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the electronic device, further cause the electronic device to:

query relevant GPS addresses of the electronic device within a specific period.