Remote-to-remote position locating system
First Claim
1. A position locating system adapted to communicate with a wireless communication network, comprising:
- a target device including;
a position locating circuit operable to determine a geographic position of the target device; and
a wireless communication circuit operable to transmit data representative of the determined geographic position of the target device to the wireless communication network;
a data processing system adapted to be operatively coupled to the wireless communication network and operable to receive the geographic position data transmitted by the target device, process the geographic position data transmitted by the target device into data representative of a position of the target device, and transmit the position data of the target device to the wireless communication network; and
a target monitoring device including;
a wireless communication circuit operable to receive the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system; and
a display operable to display the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system.
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Abstract
A position locating system includes one or more target monitoring devices that are configured to monitor and display the position of one or more selected target devices, which may include one or more selected target monitoring devices. The target monitoring devices and target devices communicate through a wireless communication network with a data processing system, such as a data center, that receives and stores geographic position data and other data transmitted from the target devices, and also preferably from the target monitoring devices. The position of a selected target device is preferably displayed on a display of the target monitoring device as at least one of a distance between the target monitoring device and the selected target device, a compass direction from the target monitoring device to the selected target device in degrees from magnetic North, a relative compass heading from the target monitoring device to the selected target device, and/or the nearest geographical address of the selected target device which is derived from a GEO-Coded Address (GCA) database preferably maintained at the data processing system.
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83 Claims
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1. A position locating system adapted to communicate with a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a target device including;
a position locating circuit operable to determine a geographic position of the target device; and
a wireless communication circuit operable to transmit data representative of the determined geographic position of the target device to the wireless communication network;
a data processing system adapted to be operatively coupled to the wireless communication network and operable to receive the geographic position data transmitted by the target device, process the geographic position data transmitted by the target device into data representative of a position of the target device, and transmit the position data of the target device to the wireless communication network; and
a target monitoring device including;
a wireless communication circuit operable to receive the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system; and
a display operable to display the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A position locating system adapted to communicate with a wireless communication network including a position locating circuit operatively coupled to the wireless communication network, comprising:
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a target device including;
a wireless communication circuit operable to transmit signals to the wireless communication network whereby the position locating circuit is operable to determine a geographic position of the target device and generate data representative of the geographic position of the target device upon processing of the signals transmitted by the target device;
a data processing system adapted to be operatively coupled to the wireless communication network and the position locating circuit and operable to receive the geographic position data of the target device generated by the position locating circuit, process the geographic position data of the target device generated by the position locating circuit into data representative of a position of the target device, and transmit the position data of the target device to the wireless communication network; and
a target monitoring device including;
a wireless communication circuit operable to receive the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system; and
a display operable to display the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A target monitoring device configured to monitor and display a position of a target device by communicating with a data processing system through a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit operable to receive position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system; and
a display operable to display the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method of monitoring and displaying a position of a target device at a target monitoring device by communicating with a data processing system through a wireless communication network, comprising:
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communicating from the target device to the data processing system data that is representative of the geographic position of the target device;
receiving at the data processing system the geographic position data communicated from the target device;
processing at the data processing system the geographic position data communicated from the target device into data representative of a position of the target device;
communicating from the data processing system to the target monitoring device the position data of the target device; and
displaying at the target monitoring device the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device communicated from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method of monitoring and displaying a position of a target device at a target monitoring device by communicating with a data processing system through a wireless communication network, comprising:
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transmitting signals from the target device to the wireless communication network;
processing the signals transmitted from the target device to determine a geographic position of the target device;
communicating to the data processing system data that is representative of the geographic position of the target device;
receiving at the data processing system the geographic position data of the target device;
processing at the data processing system the geographic position data of the target device into data representative of a position of the target device;
communicating from the data processing system to the target monitoring device the position data of the target device; and
displaying at the target monitoring device the position of the target device according to the position data of the target device communicated from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of monitoring and displaying positions of a selected plurality of target devices at a target monitoring device by communicating with a data processing system through a wireless communication network, comprising:
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creating an account at the data processing system comprising the selected plurality of target devices and the target monitoring device;
communicating from the selected plurality of target devices to the data processing system data that is representative of the geographic positions of the selected plurality of target devices;
receiving at the data processing system the geographic position data communicated from the selected plurality of target devices;
processing at the data processing system the geographic position data communicated from the selected plurality target devices into data representative of positions of the selected plurality of target devices;
communicating from the data processing system to the target monitoring device the position data of the selected plurality of target devices; and
displaying at the target monitoring device the positions of the selected plurality of target devices according to the position data of the selected plurality of target devices communicated from the data processing system.
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81. A method of monitoring and displaying an alarm condition of a target device at a target monitoring device by communicating with a data processing system through a wireless communication network, comprising:
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communicating from the target device to the data processing system data that is representative of an alarm condition of the target device;
receiving at the data processing system the alarm condition data communicated from the target device;
processing at the data processing system the alarm condition data communicated from the target device into data representative of an alarm condition of the target device;
communicating from the data processing system to the target monitoring device the alarm condition data of the target device; and
displaying at the target monitoring device the alarm condition of the target device according to the alarm condition data communicated from the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (82)
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83. A position locating system adapted to communicate with a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a source of data;
a wireless transmitter operatively coupled to the source of data and operable to transmit data from the source of data in a wireless medium;
a target device including;
a wireless receiver operable to receive the data transmitted by the wireless transmitter;
a position locating circuit operable to determine a geographic position of the target device; and
a wireless communication circuit operable to transmit the data received from the wireless transmitter and data representative of the determined geographic position of the target device to the wireless communication network;
a data processing system adapted to be operatively coupled to the wireless communication network and operable to receive the data and geographic position data transmitted by the target device, process the geographic position data transmitted by the target device into data representative of a position of the target device, and transmit the data and position data of the target device to the wireless communication network; and
a target monitoring device including;
a wireless communication circuit operable to receive the data and position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system; and
a display operable to display the data and the position of the target device according to the data and the position data of the target device transmitted by the data processing system.
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