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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Diane Banks, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Pradeep K. Bansal, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Charles Douglas Blewett, Madison, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Rock, Howell, NJ (US);
Kenneth H. Rosen, Middletown, NJ (US);
Diane Banks, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Pradeep K. Bansal, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Charles Douglas Blewett, Madison, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Rock, Howell, NJ (US);
Kenneth H. Rosen, Middletown, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a method and apparatus for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group of two or more mobile stations is in compliance with acceptable location criteria. A group tracking server receives mobile station tracking information including a mobile station identifier for each mobile station. The server also receives current location coordinates corresponding to the mobile station identifier for each mobile station from a locator device. A relative location of each mobile station relative to one or more predetermined targets the calculated. The acceptable location criteria for each mobile station relative to the one or more pre-determined targets is retrieved from a location criteria database. The calculated relative location of each mobile station relative to the one or more pre-determined targets compared with the retrieved location criteria to determine whether the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria. A subscriber is then notified if the calculated relative location is in compliance with the acceptable location criteria.