Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for an object locator system (10) for requesting and obtaining information about the location of a mobile object, having attached thereon a lightweight object locator (42), operable in a region served by a two-way paging system (12) and a global positioning satellite system (50). The object locator (42) may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond or within a boundary. Further, the object locator system (10) may provide the location information in several forms including rectangular or polar coordinates referred to a base station (18) or origin, position on a map display, etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2005
Assignee:
Danbeck Holdings, Inc.
Inventors:
Jennifer Durst, Eugene F. Fowler, Joseph C. McAlexander