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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 positio

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.

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1. A position reporting device for attachment to a mobile object, the position reporting device comprising:a memory device for storing a pre-programmed, static address of a recipient; a receiver configured to receive location signals from at least two known locations; a position calculator configure

1. A position reporting device for attachment to a mobile object, the position reporting device comprising:a memory device for storing a pre-programmed, static address of a recipient; a receiver configured to receive location signals from at least two known locations; a position calculator configured to determine a position of the receiver from the received location signals; and a transmitter configured to transmit, across a Wide Area network, position information to the recipient specified by the pre-programmed, static address in the memory of the position reporting device.