Patent ID: 7650233

Claim:
A handheld device incorporating a position reporting device, the position reporting device comprising: a memory configured to store an address of a non-server monitoring device; a receiver configured to receive location signals from at least two known locations; a position calculator configured to determine position information of the handheld device from the received location signals; a format and protocol device configured to determine whether a specified combination of data format and application layer protocol is a valid combination; a data format processor configured to format the position information into the specified format; a protocol processor configured to process the formatted position information according to the specified application layer protocol, when the specified combination is valid; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit directly to the monitoring device, using the specified application layer protocol and using the address stored in the memory, (1) the formatted position information of the handheld device, and (2) identification information identifying the handheld device, wherein the address stored in the memory is the address of the non-server monitoring device on which the position information is received and displayed.