Patent ID: 7016687

Claim:
A locator system comprising: a remote locator device, said device comprising: a receiver configured to receive signals from a plurality of visible radiolocation transmitters and generate positional data of said locator device, said positional data including at least the longitude and latitude of said remote locator device as calculated by said receiver; a cellular modem operatively coupled to said locator device to transmit said positional data; said locator device including power conserving software for carrying out the operation of monitoring synchronization of said receiver with said radiolocation transmitters, reducing power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is lost, and restoring power to said cellular modem when said synchronization is reestablished; said cellular modem being configured to provide said position data to a telecommunication provider in wireless communication; and wherein said positional data is provided to a server computer for publishing as an image to at least one subscriber computer over the Internet.