Patent ID: 8224355
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G01S,G06F,G08B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method to provide location information on a webpage for a user in a personalized user format comprising: providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring; providing a graphical mapping module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising one or more tile mapping controls as part of a wizard menu enabling the user to reposition graphical mapping tiles for the one or more groups of tracking devices from multiple mapping service providers, the graphical mapping tiles initially requested by the user on at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, whereby the user repositions the graphical mapping tiles received as part of the initial request without re-accessing the websites of the mapping service providers; providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login; providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices; providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal.