Patent ID: 7411492

Claim:
A human or animal locating system, comprising: a tracking device which is associated with said human or animal, said tracking device including a position detection module for detecting a position of said tracking device, said position detection module being selectively activatable; a base station, said base station and said tracking device being in communication by a radio frequency signal when both said base station and said tracking device are within a signal radius of an RF transmitter or transceiver; a modem associated with said tracking device for transmitting or receiving signals, data or commands which selectively transmits a signal through a wireless network when said base station and said tracking device are separated by a distance greater than said signal radius, and transmits coordinate information through said wireless network obtained from said position detection module; a battery associated with said tracking device for providing power for at least said modem and said position detection module; and a service center which i) receives said signal from said modem, ii) requests instructions from a remote party based on receipt of said signal from said modem and obtains instructions from said remote party to track said tracking device, iii) sends a wireless signal which activates said position detection module to detect coordinate information of said tracking device, iv) receives said coordinate information from said modem, and v) sends location information to said remote party.