System and method for group tracking and displaying a plurality of wireless tracking devices on rotational maps oriented by one or more individuals being tracked

摘要

A system and method for tracking a group of individuals comprising: a wireless tracking device provided to at least one or more individuals within a group, wherein the wireless tracking device is configured for bi-directional communications with a monitoring center that establishes dynamic geo-fencing limitations in real-time for all group members provided with the wireless tracking device based on the group's center of gravity as they travel, whereby the geo-fence is in constant motion, and the wireless tracking device is adapted to determine and store absolute location information of each wireless tracking device provided to group members; and viewing device configured for displaying identification information concerning each individual wireless tracking device within the group on a rotating map display oriented relative to the group leader's location information.

主权项

1. A system for tracking a group of individuals comprising:
a wireless tracking device provided to a group leader and at least one or more members within a tracked group, wherein each wireless tracking device is enabled for bi-directional communications with a monitoring center, and is enabled to determine and store absolute location information of the group member's wireless tracking device relative to the group leader's wireless tracking device's location, and store at least one other neighboring group member's wireless tracking device's location information; a geo-fence, having a dynamic perimeter, the geo-fence being around the one or more group members, and the elements of the geo-fence being established by the monitoring center in real-time for all group members provided with the wireless tracking device based on the group's center of gravity as they travel, whereby the geo-fence is in constant motion and is determined by first determining where a majority of the group members are located and calculating a maximum allowed distance between the group leader and the majority of the group members; communication means enabled for transmitting to or from the monitoring center via a satellite network system, an encrypted signal containing the group member's wireless tracking device's location information and/or the neighboring group member's wireless tracking device's location information, along a dynamically created relay path of transmission; and viewing devices enabled for displaying the group member's wireless tracking device's location information relative to any one of the group leader's location and a secondary group leader's location on a rotating map display, wherein the rotating map display is displayed as oriented and rotated relative to any one of the group leader's geographical location and the secondary group leader's geographical location.