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Remote monitoring device and process

  • US 8,306,478 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2011
  • Issued: 11/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reporting activity associated with a first user and implemented on a first cellphone comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing detection control options on the first cellphone, which reporting control options include;

    i. data reporting controls selectable by a user of said first cellphone for identifying reporting data to be reported for the first user; and

    ii. an option for enabling said data reporting temporarily for the first user during a specified monitoring period, which specified monitoring period lasts for a first designated duration; and

    iii. identification data for at least one second user designated by the first user to receive said data reporting for the first user;

    (b) receiving data specifying a monitoring period during which said first cellphone can communicate said reporting data for the first user;

    (c) processing said reporting data and causing at least selected portions of said reporting data to be communicated to a second cellphone identified for the at least one second user;

    (d) wherein said reporting data can be displayed within a selected portion of a graphical interface of said second cellphone of said at least one second user;

    wherein said detection control options authorize the second user to receive said reporting data over a first communications channel which is separate from a second communications channel used by the second cellphone to receive voice data signals.

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