Patent ID: 6611788
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A63B,G01S

Abstract:
A service in a communication network for measuring at least one of time and distance for tracking and recording movements of a wireless terminal, the communication network having a service network and a wireless terminal in communication with the service network, said service comprising:a location system operatively connected to the service network for determining a location of the wireless terminal; distance calculating means connected with said service network for calculating a distance traveled by the wireless terminal between a plurality of determined locations of the wireless terminal from a start time to a stop time, said distance calculating means being responsive to commands communicated from said wireless terminal to said distance calculating means of said service network; a timer operatively connected to the service network for measuring an elapsed time between the start time and the stop time; and a database operatively connected to said location system and said timer for recording data corresponding to the elapsed time measured by said timer and the distance traveled by the wireless terminal as calculated by said distance calculating means.