System and method for improved communication bandwidth utilization when monitoring location information
DCFirst Claim
1. A method to provide location information on a webpage for a user in a personalized user format comprising:
- providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring;
providing a graphical mapping module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising one or more tile mapping controls as part of a wizard menu enabling the user to reposition graphical mapping tiles for the one or more groups of tracking devices from multiple mapping service providers, the graphical mapping tiles initially requested by the user on at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, whereby the user repositions the graphical mapping tiles received as part of the initial request without re-accessing the websites of the mapping service providers;
providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login;
providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices;
providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and
displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal.
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Abstract
A personalized format webpage is generated to monitor location information. A graphical mapping module is disclosed to provide mapping tiles from multiple mapping service providers in response to user request for location information of a tracking device associated with an object or an individual. A wizard menu enables the user to reorient an initial request for mapping tiles in a different layout or view format without requiring additional access to a mapping service provider website. Alert messages associated with the tracking device are generated in accordance with selected alert zones. Dashboard management tools may be included or associated with a software file readily accessible and functionally equipped to interpret user requests for mapping reorientation and zoom capabilities.
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10 Claims
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1. A method to provide location information on a webpage for a user in a personalized user format comprising:
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providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring; providing a graphical mapping module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising one or more tile mapping controls as part of a wizard menu enabling the user to reposition graphical mapping tiles for the one or more groups of tracking devices from multiple mapping service providers, the graphical mapping tiles initially requested by the user on at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, whereby the user repositions the graphical mapping tiles received as part of the initial request without re-accessing the websites of the mapping service providers; providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login; providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices; providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An expanded cellular communication system interface comprising:
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a user dashboard interface module configured to monitor a group of tracking devices in accordance with user selected coverage zones; wherein the user selected coverage zones comprise regions associated with one or more mapping areas determined to be at least one of an alert on enter and an alert on exit; an alert module configured to generate an alert message in accordance with detecting a breach condition of one or more of the user selected coverage zones; and an identification module configured to be user selectable to remotely set control variables of an individual or an object associated with a tracking device of the group of tracking devices to partially establish conditions determining if the breach condition of one or more of the user selected coverage zones occurred; and a graphical tile mapping module for accessing user requested graphical mapping tiles for the group of tracking devices from multiple graphical mapping service providers in accordance with entries in a stored look-up mapping service provider table as to having historically quickest response time based on at least one of variables including time of day or current available Internet Bandwidth and compiling the graphical mapping tiles and user wizard controls from the user dashboard interface module to realize a graphical tile mapping reorientation function that does not require reaccessing the multiple graphical mapping service providers during a user mapping reorientation request. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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