System and method for establishing and monitoring the relative location of group members
CA 2552830 C · Owner: Boesch, Brian · Inventors: Boesch, Brian
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Systems and methods for monitoring a perimeter for ingress or egress by a member of an ad hoc wireless network. A wireless device is equipped with location means. In an embodiment, the wireless device is a cellular telephone equipped with a GPS chip set. A plurality of such wireless devices form an ad hoc network and are linked to a server in association with each other. The server receives retains perimeter boundary data and receives positioning information from each of the plurality of associated wireless devices. The locations of each member of a network are tracked relative to perimeter. A perimeter may be an egress perimeter, which defines an area in which monitored units are …
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- Filed December 30, 2004 and granted July 2, 2019. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 30, 2024.
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