Patent ID: 8433324

Claim:
A portable electronic device in communication with a server through access points, comprising: an antenna; a memory; a display unit; at least one processor; one or more programs that are stored in the memory and are executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising: a setup module operable to create a database used to restore information of the access points in the memory; a scanning module operable to scan the access points which can communicate with the portable electronic device and save information of the scanned access points and scanning time of the access points in the memory; a search module operable to search the information of the scanned access points from the database; a determination module operable to determine whether the scanned access points are saved in the database; a login module operable to log the portable electronic device onto the scanned access points if the scanned access points are saved in the database; and a tracking module operable to transmit transmitter packages to the server using the antenna to track locations of the portable electronic device.