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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Steven Gordon Preston, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Thomas Hans Penner, Apopka, FL (US);
Edward Steve Kaprocki, Debary, FL (US);
Steven Gordon Preston, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Thomas Hans Penner, Apopka, FL (US);
Edward Steve Kaprocki, Debary, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A method on a computer unit for calculating and transmitting position data is disclosed. The method includes monitoring motion of the unit. If motion of the unit is detected, the method further includes initiating a start sequence of the unit, calculating current position data of the unit using the Global Positioning System (GPS), calculating a difference between the current position data of the unit and a previous position data of the unit and transmitting the current position data of the unit if the difference is greater than a threshold value.