Patent ID: 7564405

Claim:
A system for locating or tracking an animate object and operable in a system including a wireless communication network and a base station, comprising: a mobile communication unit (MCU) configured for carrying by said animate object for locating or tracking said animate object, said MCU comprising: satellite receiving means for receiving data transmissions from a satellite navigation system responsive to activation signals provided; transmitting means for transmitting processed location data via said wireless communication network to said base station that is not within line-of-sight of said MCU, said transmitting means including a wireless transmitter operable to communicate via said wireless network; and, controlling means operatively coupled to said satellite receiving means and said transmitting means for providing said activation signals to control said satellite receiving means, providing object location positioning data from said data transmissions in a form suitable for processing at a location data generating means associated with said base station for generating said location data, and, for initiating transmission of said object location positioning data, by said transmitting means, to said location data generating means associated with said base station, said location data generating means associated with said base station operable for receiving object location positioning data from signals communicated by said MCU via said wireless communication network, and generating location data associated with the animate object based, at least in part, on the object location positioning data received, wherein said base station includes readout means for providing user access to said generated location data associated with the animate object.