Abstract: A method and system for automatically providing remote reminders via a telephone or similar device capable of delivering voice quality communication at a specified time and date. Reminders are scheduled by telephone or other voice interactive means whereby a requester calls a specific number and schedules a reminder message to be sent to a specific telephone number at a specific time and date or multiple times if it is to be a daily, weekly or other regularly scheduled event. An operator or automated voice interactive system would allow the caller to specify the time(s) and date(s) for the call to be made as well as record the message that is to be delivered to the recipient's telephonic device at the specified time and date. The recipient's telephone number would be supplied as well and could be any valid telephone number worldwide, whether wireless or wireline.

Abstract: A method of tracking an entity (130) through a plurality of tracking stations (205, 210, 215, 220) in a wireless ad-hoc network. A unique identifier (250) can be assigned to the entity at a first (205) of the plurality of tracking stations and wirelessly transmitted to at least a second tracking station (210). The number of the tracking stations can be dynamically varied on an ad-hoc basis responsive to variations in a tracking environment. The unique identifier can be selectively communicated to at least a second tracking station based on a predicted transit scenario of the entity. The identifier can be stored on a datastore, such as a radio frequency identification tag (125) attached to the entity. A biometric scan of the entity can be performed. For example, a facial scan, an iris scan, a fingerprinting, or palm printing can be performed to assign a unique identifier.