Locator system

• US 8,543,083 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2012
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bryan Holland
• Original Assignee: Bryan Holland
• Inventors: Brisson, Timothy, Holland, Bryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US13/604,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20130059559A1
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/521, 455/403, 455/422.1, 455/500, 455/517, 4554141-4144, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 342/357.01, 342/357.06, 342/357.09, 342/357.21, 342/357.23, 342/357.22, 342/357.31, 342/357.39
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/09 providing processing capability normally carried out by the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0054 of actual mobile position, i.e. position calculation on base station
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0231 Emergency, distress or locator beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A locator system is disclosed. An E911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and send said location information to a subscriber only after obtaining consent from the remote mobile station.

Claims

1. A method for locating and tracking a mobile locator device, comprising:

receiving at a server computer current location data of a mobile locator device sent over a telecommunication network, the current location data corresponding to a current location of a mobile locator device;

receiving at the server computer a request for information relating to the current location of the mobile locator device; and

sending information relating to the current location data from the server computer in response to the request without providing information regarding the request to the mobile locator device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of repeating the receiving location data step at predetermined intervals.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer is configured to store at least one predefined location and a predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of the server computer determining whether the current location data indicates that the mobile locator device is within the predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of the server computer sending information relating to the current location data when the current location data indicates that the mobile locator device is outside the predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one predefined location is a street address.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of the server computer verifying that the client is authorized to receive information relating to the current location data.

8. A method for locating and tracking a mobile locator device, comprising:

receiving at a server computer current location data of a mobile locator device sent over a telecommunication network, the current location data corresponding to a current location of a mobile locator device;

receiving at the server computer a request for the current location of the mobile locator device; and

sending information relating to the current location data from the server computer in response to the request without any direct communication between the client and the mobile locator device concerning the request.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of repeating the receiving location data step at predetermined intervals.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the server computer is configured to store at least one predefined location and a predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of the server computer determining whether the current location data indicates that the mobile locator device is within the predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of the server computer sending information relating to the current location data when the current location data indicates that the mobile locator device is outside the predefined proximity from the at least one predefined location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one predefined location is a street address.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of the server computer verifying that the client is authorized to receive the current location data.