Method and system of remote position reporting device

• US 20060041380A1
• Filed: 07/18/2005
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Fong, Tetsuro Motoyama
• Original Assignee: Avery Fong, Tetsuro Motoyama
• Inventors: Motoyama, Tetsuro, Fong, Avery
• Granted Patent: US 7,650,233 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/16 Anti-theft; Abduction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/028 Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber

Abstract

A remote position monitoring system, method, and computer-program product using a global position satellite receiver and information from at least two global position satellites to determine a position of a mobile object with the global position satellite receiver and report via Internet the position of the mobile object to a recipient in search of the mobile object. A remote position reporting device of the monitoring system can be part of or attached to any mobile object such as a child, a skier, a car, and expensive items. The remote position reporting device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, monitoring software and an Internet access module. The monitoring software (e.g., a dynamic link library) supports multiple data formats and multiple protocols to communicated the position information. The GPS receiver provides the monitoring software with position information at prescribed times, and the monitoring software records the position information. The monitoring software communicates the position information at prescribed times to a desired party through the Internet access module.

Claims

1-30. -30. (canceled)

31. A mobile device incorporating a position reporting device, the position reporting device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive location signals from at least two known locations;

a position calculator configured to determine position information of the mobile device from the received location signals; and

a wireless transmitter configured to transmit to a monitoring device (1) the determined position information of the mobile device, and (2) identification information identifying the mobile device.

32. The mobile device of claim 31, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit the position and identification information to the monitoring device, the monitoring device being specified by a semi-static address in a memory of the position reporting device.

33. The mobile device of claim 31, wherein the receiver and the position calculator comprise a global positioning satellite receiver configured to obtain signals from global positioning satellites and to determine the position information.

34. A system for monitoring a location of a mobile device, comprising:

a monitoring device configured to receive position information and an identification number of the mobile device over a wireless network; and

the mobile device incorporating a position reporting device, the position reporting device comprising;

a receiver configured to receive location signals from at least two known locations;

a position calculator configured to determine the position information of the mobile device from the received location signals; and

a wireless transmitter configured to transmit to the monitoring device (1) the determined position information of the mobile device, and (2) an identification number identifying the mobile device.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit the position and identification information to the monitoring device, the monitoring device being specified by a semi-static address in a memory of the position reporting device.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the receiver and the position calculator comprise a global positioning satellite receiver configured to obtain signals from global positioning satellites and to determine the position information.

37. A method of transmitting information from a mobile device incorporating

receiving location signals from at least two known locations;

determining position information of the mobile device from the received location signals; and

wirelessly transmitting to a monitoring device (1) the determined position information of the mobile device, and (2) identification information identifying the mobile device.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the transmitting step comprises transmitting the position and identification information to the monitoring device, the monitoring device being specified by a semi-static address in a memory of the position reporting device.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein the receiving step comprises obtaining signals from global positioning satellites, and the determining step comprises determining the position information based on the obtained signals.