MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. A system including:
- at least one radio-frequency transceiver and an associated at least one antenna to which the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is coupled, wherein the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is configured for radio-frequency communication with at least one mobile wireless communications device; and
at least one computer coupled to the at least one radio-frequency transceiver programmed to locate the at least one mobile wireless communications device and generate an indication of a location of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, wherein the at least one computer further receives and stores performance data of connections between the at least one mobile wireless communications device and the at least one radio frequency transceiver along with the indication of the location, wherein the at least one computer, responsive to a first user input specifying the at least one mobile wireless communications device to track and a time period to track the at least one mobile wireless communications device, generates a case file containing locations of the at least one mobile wireless communications device over the specified time period.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless network and a method of operation provide tracking of mobile devices either in a passive mode or an active mode. In the passive mode, fault detection triggers generation of a case file associated with the device experiencing the fault. In the active mode, a user of the system can specify tracking mobile devices by sector or one or more mobile devices by identifier. Notifications can be generated in response to detection of a fault, or when a device enters a predetermined geographic region.
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1. A system including:
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at least one radio-frequency transceiver and an associated at least one antenna to which the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is coupled, wherein the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is configured for radio-frequency communication with at least one mobile wireless communications device; and at least one computer coupled to the at least one radio-frequency transceiver programmed to locate the at least one mobile wireless communications device and generate an indication of a location of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, wherein the at least one computer further receives and stores performance data of connections between the at least one mobile wireless communications device and the at least one radio frequency transceiver along with the indication of the location, wherein the at least one computer, responsive to a first user input specifying the at least one mobile wireless communications device to track and a time period to track the at least one mobile wireless communications device, generates a case file containing locations of the at least one mobile wireless communications device over the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system including:
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at least one radio-frequency transceiver and an associated at least one antenna to which the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is coupled, wherein the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is configured for radio-frequency communication with at least one mobile wireless communication device; and at least one computer coupled to the at least one radio-frequency transceiver programmed to locate the at least one mobile wireless communications device and generate an indication of a location of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, wherein the at least one computer further receives and stores performance data of connections between the at least one mobile wireless communications device and the at least one radio frequency transceiver along with the indication of location, wherein the at least one computer, responsive to a first user input specifying the at least one mobile wireless communications device to track and a time period to track the at least one mobile wireless communications device, generates a case file containing locations of the at least one mobile wireless communications device over the specified time period, wherein the at least one computer further receives a second user input specifying a selection between operating in an active mode or a passive mode, wherein if the active mode is selected, the at least one computer receives the user input specifying the at least one mobile wireless communications device to track and the time period to track the at least one mobile wireless communications device and generate the case file containing locations of the at least one mobile wireless communications device over the specified time period, and wherein if the passive mode is selected, the at least one computer receives a third user input specifying at least one sector and an error criteria to use in conjunction with generating the case file, wherein the at least one computer, in response to selection of the active mode, receives a fourth user input further specifying another selection between tracking a single one of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, tracking multiple mobile wireless communications devices or a sector in which to track any mobile wireless communications devices, wherein the at least one computer, in response to selection of the passive mode, and, responsive to the system detecting a fault according to the error criteria, generates the case file containing the location and identifier of the at least one mobile wireless communications device, wherein the at least one computer, in response to selection of the passive mode, receives a fifth user input further selecting between an auto-correct mode and a non-autocorrect mode, and wherein responsive to the system detecting the fault, includes corrections in the case file.
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11. A method of tracking at least one mobile wireless communications device within a network comprising:
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communicating via radio-frequency with the at least one mobile wireless communications device from at least one radio-frequency transceiver and an associated at least one antenna to which the at least one radio-frequency transceiver is coupled; communicating with the at least one radio-frequency transceiver with at least one computer coupled to the at least one radio-frequency transceiver and programmed to locate the at least one mobile wireless communications device and generate an indication of a location of the at least one mobile wireless communications device; the at least one computer receiving and storing performance data of connections between the at least one mobile wireless communications device and the at least one radio frequency transceiver along with the indication of location; the at least one computer, responsive to a first user input specifying the at least one mobile wireless communications device to track and a time period to track the at least one mobile wireless communications device, generating a case file containing locations of the at least one mobile wireless communications device over the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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