최소 단어 이상 선택하여야 합니다.
최대 10 단어까지만 선택 가능합니다.
다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
NTIS 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
DataON 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Edison 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0889132 (2013-05-07) |
등록번호 | US-8798593 (2014-08-05) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 18 인용 특허 : 1953 |
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
1. An apparatus, comprising: a server;a database representing an account for a first individual, the account having an associated buddy list that identifies multiple users; andsoftware responsive to a request from the first individual to obtain a map, to obtain a last known position for multiple use
1. An apparatus, comprising: a server;a database representing an account for a first individual, the account having an associated buddy list that identifies multiple users; andsoftware responsive to a request from the first individual to obtain a map, to obtain a last known position for multiple users identified by the buddy list, and to plot the last known location of at least two of the multiple users on the map, and to transmit the map with plotted locations to the first individual;where the software is to request and store position information associated with cell phones of plural ones of the multiple users and where the software is to permit the first individual to change geography represented by the map and to transmit to the first individual a map representing the changed geography with plotted position of at least one of the multiple users, each in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications; andwherein the software to obtain the map is to obtain the map in a manner having a default geographic resolution. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a database that stores last known location for each of the multiple users. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software formats the map with plotted locations to be rendered by a JAVA enabled portable device. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, where the software provides a distance from the first individual to each of the at least two of the multiple users. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software is to permit the first individual to change geography represented by the map by zooming geographic resolution from a first geography to a second geography. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software to obtain the map is to obtain the map from a server of a third party map provider. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, where the default resolution is specified by the first individual. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, where a specific one of the multiple users is associated with a time limit for location sharing, and where the software is to transmit the map representing changed geography in a manner that excludes the specific one. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, where a specific one of the multiple users is associated with a time limit for location sharing, and where the software is to disable transmission of a map representing plotted position of the specific one after the time limit has expired. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software is to, in response to a refresh rate specified by the first individual, transmit a map to the first individual with updated plotted positions. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software is to, in response to a change in last known position for one of the multiple users, transmit an alert to the first individual, the alert responsive to at least one of a change in the last known position for one of the multiple users that is at least one of (a) a change in position toward a specific location, or (b) a change in position away from the specific location. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, where the alert is responsive to a change in position to within a specific proximity of the specific location. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, where the alert is responsive to a change in position to outside of a specific proximity of the specific location. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, where the software is to superimpose the name of a specific one of the multiple users at a location on the map corresponding to the plotted position of the specific one. 15. A method of determining positions of multiple users, the method employing a server, the method comprising: maintaining an account for a first individual, the account identifying a buddy list including the multiple users, the account accessible to the server;storing a last known position for each of the multiple users;in response to a first request from the first individual, retrieving at the server a map representing a first geography, the map selected in dependence on position of at least one of the first individual or one of the multiple users,based on correspondence if any between the last known position for each of the multiple users and the geography represented by the map, plotting positions on the map of each of the multiple users with the last known positions, andtransmitting the map with plotted positions to the first individual for display; andpermitting the first individual to change the first geography to a second geography by zooming the map, and transmitting a map representing the second geography with plotted position of at least one of the multiple users to the first individual for display;where the storing of the last known position for each of the multiple users and the transmitting of the map are each performed in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising sending to the first individual respective names of each of the multiple users for display in association with the plotted positions. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising sending to the first individual respective distances of each of the multiple users from a location of the first individual for display in association with the plotted positions. 18. An apparatus for determining positions of multiple users, comprising: means for maintaining an account for a first individual, the account identifying a buddy list including the multiple users;means for storing a last known position for each of the multiple users in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications;means for, in response to a first request from the first individual, retrieving at the server a map representing a first geography, the map selected in dependence on position of at least one of the first individual or one of the multiple users,based on correspondence if any between the last known position for each of the multiple users and the geography represented by the map, plotting positions on the map of each of the multiple users with the last known positions, andtransmitting the map with plotted positions to the first individual for display in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications; andpermitting the first individual to change the first geography to a second geography by zooming the map, and transmitting a map representing the second geography with plotted position of at least one of the multiple users to the first individual for display. 19. An apparatus, comprising: a server;a database representing an account for a first individual, the account having an associated buddy list that identifies multiple users;software to request and store position information associated with cell phones of plural ones of the multiple users by receiving information from cell phones associated with the respective multiple users in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications; andsoftware responsive to a request from the first individual to obtain a map, to obtain a last known position for multiple users identified by the buddy list, to plot the last known location of at least two of the multiple users on the map, to transmit the map with plotted locations to the first individual, and to permit the first individual to change geography represented by the map by zooming the map and to responsively transmit to the first individual a map representing the changed geography with plotted position of at least one of the multiple users, each in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, where the software is to send to the first individual respective names of each of the multiple users for display in association with the positions of the at least two of the multiple users. 21. The apparatus of claim 19, where the software is to send to the first individual respective distances of the at least two of the multiple users from a location of the first individual for display in association with the positions of the at least two of the multiple users. 22. An apparatus, comprising: a server;a database representing an account for a first individual, the account having an associated buddy list that identifies multiple users; andsoftware responsive to a request from the first individual to obtain a map, to obtain a last known position for multiple users identified by the buddy list, and to plot the last known location of at least two of the multiple users on the map, and to transmit the map with plotted locations to the first individual;where the software is to request and store position information associated with cell phones of plural ones of the multiple users and where the software is to permit the first individual to change geography represented by the map and to transmit to the first individual a map representing the changed geography with plotted position of at least one of the multiple users, each in a manner not requiring concurrent voice communications; andwhere the software is to superimpose the name of a specific one of the multiple users at a location on the map corresponding to the plotted position of the specific one. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a database that stores last known location for each of the multiple users. 24. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software formats the map with plotted locations to be rendered by a JAVA enabled portable device. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, where the software provides a distance from the first individual to each of the at least two of the multiple users. 26. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software is to permit the first individual to change geography represented by the map by zooming geographic resolution from a first geography to a second geography. 27. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software to obtain the map is to obtain the map from a server of a third party map provider. 28. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software to obtain the map is to obtain the map in a manner having a default geographic resolution. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, where the default resolution is specified by the first individual. 30. The apparatus of claim 22, where a specific one of the multiple users is associated with a time limit for location sharing, and where the software is to transmit the map representing changed geography in a manner that excludes the specific one. 31. The apparatus of claim 22, where a specific one of the multiple users is associated with a time limit for location sharing, and where the software is to disable transmission of a map representing plotted position of the specific one after the time limit has expired. 32. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software is to, in response to a refresh rate specified by the first individual, transmit a map to the first individual with updated plotted positions. 33. The apparatus of claim 22, where the software is to, in response to a change in last known position for one of the multiple users, transmit an alert to the first individual, the alert responsive to at least one of a change in the last known position for one of the multiple users that is at least one of (a) a change in position toward a specific location, or (b) a change in position away from the specific location. 34. The apparatus of claim 33, where the alert is responsive to a change in position to within a specific proximity of the specific location. 35. The apparatus of claim 33, where the alert is responsive to a change in position to outside of a specific proximity of the specific location.
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