System and method for tracking mobile resources during an emergency condition

摘要

A system for remotely monitoring and tracking a mobile hand-held device having conventional voice and data communication capabilities, the mobile device having software installed thereon that establishes a data communication link with the server, detects activation of an emergency button on the mobile device that places the device in an emergency operating condition, and, while operating in emergency condition, (i) blocks non-emergency input into the device, (ii) at predetermined time intervals, determines the current location of the mobile hand-held device based on GPS tracking information and mobile communication information, (iii) stores the time-based tracking data in memory, and (iv) using the data communication link, periodically transmits a telematics logic message to the server, wherein the telematics logic message include a unique device ID, an indicator of the emergency condition, and the time-based tracking data.

主权项

1. A system for remotely monitoring and tracking a mobile hand-held device, the system having a server configured to communicate electronically with the mobile hand-held device, the mobile hand-held device having conventional voice and data communication capabilities and further having a processor and software code stored in memory on the mobile hand-held device, the software code including instructions executable by the processor that performs the steps of:
establishing a data communication link with the server; detecting activation of an emergency button on the mobile hand-held device, activation of the emergency button causing the mobile hand-held device to operate in an emergency condition; and as long as the mobile hand-held device is operating in the emergency condition, performing the additional steps of:
blocking non-emergency input into the mobile hand-held device to disable non-emergency processes on the mobile hand-held device;at predetermined time intervals, determining a current location of the mobile hand-held device based on GPS tracking information and mobile communication information collected by the mobile hand-held device;storing the current location of the mobile hand-held device and corresponding time-stamp information associated with each respective predetermined time interval in memory on the mobile hand-held device, the current location of the mobile hand-held device and corresponding time-stamp information representing time-based tracking data associated with the mobile hand-held device; andusing the data communication link, periodically transmitting a telematics logic message to the server, the telematics logic message including a device ID unique to the mobile hand-held device, an indicator that the mobile hand-held device is operating in the emergency condition, and the time-based tracking data.