| US 7,545,282 B2 | ||
| Methods, systems, and computer program products for monitoring a target entity using one or more geographic rules | ||
| Maria Adamczyk, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); and Hong Thi Nguyen, Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 05, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/294,324. | ||
| Application 11/294324 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/930337, filed on Aug. 30, 2004, granted, now 7,098,795. | ||
| Application 10/930337 is a continuation of application No. 10/179815, filed on Jun. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,850,163. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0097866 A1, May 11, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—573.4 [340/573.1; 340/539.1; 340/539.13; 340/426.22; 340/825.49; 340/825.69] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A method of monitoring a target entity, comprising:
defining a geographic rule for the target entity;
receiving a location signal for the target entity, the location signal representing a current location of the target entity;
determining whether the current location of the target entity satisfies the geographic rule; and
providing a notification if the current location of the target entity satisfies the geographic rule;
wherein the target entity is a first target entity, and the geographic rule is based on a distance between the first target
entity and a second target entity, the first and second target entities being mobile.
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