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A user accesses a server using a client. The client provides an identification code which serves to uniquely identify a remote sensor. The remote sensor is capable of providing information related to its position. The server interrogates the remote sensor and, in response, the remote sensor transmit

A user accesses a server using a client. The client provides an identification code which serves to uniquely identify a remote sensor. The remote sensor is capable of providing information related to its position. The server interrogates the remote sensor and, in response, the remote sensor transmits positioning data to the server where it is analyzed to derive the location of the remote server. The location so determined is transmitted from the server to the client and is displayed at the client so that the user can identify the location of the remote sensor. The client and the server may be connected to a computer network and the client may use a web browser to interrogate the server. The remote sensor may be a SNAPSHOT GPS receiver or other GPS receiver or positioning device. The user display may be a simple position report, e.g., latitude and longitude, or a graphical report which provides an indication of the remote sensor's location superimposed on a map or other reference.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer implemented method of determining the location of a mobile remote sensor, the method comprising the steps of:accessing a server using a client, said client being remote from said server;providing an identification code from said client to said server, said iden

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer implemented method of determining the location of a mobile remote sensor, the method comprising the steps of:accessing a server using a client, said client being remote from said server;providing an identification code from said client to said server, said identification code uniquely associated with said remote sensor;interrogating said remote sensor from said server based on said identification code;transmitting positioning data from said remote sensor to said server in response to said step of interrogating;analyzing said positioning data at said server to produce processed positioning information, said processed positioning information representing the location of said remote sensor;transmitting said processed positioning information from said server to said client; anddisplaying said processed positioning information at said client so that a user can identify the location of said remote sensor.