Peer-to-peer ad hoc network system for monitoring a presence of members of a group
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1. A system comprising:
- a peer-to-peer ad hoc network comprising a group having a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members comprising a locating device, wherein each of the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group;
a location server configured to communicate with the locating device of at least one of the plurality of members; and
a supervisor device configured to receive an alert from the location server, wherein the alert is generated by the location server in response to a detection of the absence of one of the plurality of members from the group and wherein the alert comprises a last time that the one of the plurality of members absent from the group communicated with another member of the group.
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Abstract
Embodiments include peer-to-peer ad hoc network having a group having a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members comprising a locating device, wherein the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group. The system also includes a location server configured to communicate with the locating device of at least one of the plurality of members and a supervisor device configured to receive an alert from the location server, wherein the alert is generated by the location server in response to a detection of the absence of one of the plurality of members from the group.
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1. A system comprising:
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a peer-to-peer ad hoc network comprising a group having a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members comprising a locating device, wherein each of the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group; a location server configured to communicate with the locating device of at least one of the plurality of members; and a supervisor device configured to receive an alert from the location server, wherein the alert is generated by the location server in response to a detection of the absence of one of the plurality of members from the group and wherein the alert comprises a last time that the one of the plurality of members absent from the group communicated with another member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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