SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING A PERSONALIZED WEB INTERFACE FOR MONITORING LOCATION INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND OBJECTS USING TRACKING DEVICES
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1. A method to provide location information on a webpage for a subscriber in a personalized user format comprising:
- providing a logon display to a user on the webpage, the login display comprising anti-key logger technology to prevent entries being recorded or stored;
providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring;
providing an account services module in response to detection of the successful user login, the account services module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising a XML format document having a wizard menu enabling the user to navigate and enter billing information, identification settings of at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, and log contact information in a contact book;
providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login;
providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices;
providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and
displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal.
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Abstract
A personalized format webpage is generated to monitor location information. A management dashboard module is disclosed to provide a user access to location information of a tracking device associated with an object or an individual. An account services module provides menu options to the user. A wizard menu enables the user to enter billing information, identification settings of the tracking device, and coverage zones. Alert messages associated with the tracking device are generated in accordance with selected coverage zones and provided to the user.
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1. A method to provide location information on a webpage for a subscriber in a personalized user format comprising:
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providing a logon display to a user on the webpage, the login display comprising anti-key logger technology to prevent entries being recorded or stored; providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring; providing an account services module in response to detection of the successful user login, the account services module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising a XML format document having a wizard menu enabling the user to navigate and enter billing information, identification settings of at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, and log contact information in a contact book; providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login; providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices; providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An expanded cellular communication system interface comprising:
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a user dashboard interface module configured to monitor a group of tracking devices in accordance with user selected coverage zones; wherein the user selected coverage zones comprise coverage zones associated with one or more mapping areas determined to be at least one of a safe zone and unsafe zone; an alert module configured to generate an alert message in accordance with detecting a breach condition of one or more of the user selected coverage zones; and an identification module configured to be user selectable to remotely set control variables of an individual or an object associated with a tracking device of the group of tracking devices to partially establish conditions determining if the breach condition of one or more of the user selected coverage zones occurred. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A coverage zone module to monitor location coordinates of a tracking device comprising:
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at least two user selectable coverage zones to locate the tracking device; a user wizard interface to draw the at least two user selectable zones on a mapping display; and an alert system to automatically poll location coordinates of the tracking device at designated periods and to provide an alert in response to a proximal distance of the location coordinates to the at least two user selectable zones; wherein the alert communicates a user defined message responsive to the proximal distance of the location coordinates to the at least two user selectable coverage zones. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A location and tracking webpage interface comprising:
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a management menu to provide graphical icons of objects or individuals associated with a tracking device; a zone menu; an alert menu to provide alert information associated with one or more coverage zones selected utilizing a wizard menu;
wherein the wizard menu comprises part of the zone menu; and
wherein the alert information is responsive to a location request; anda battery management menu to adjust a power level of the tracking device responsive to detection or no detection of communication of location coordinates in response to the location request;
wherein the power level of the tracking device transitions to a low power level upon multiple failed location requests for the location coordinates and transitions to an operational power level within a specified period subsequent to transitioning to the low power level. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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