System and method for creating and managing a personalized web interface for monitoring location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices

Abstract

A personalized format webpage is generated to monitor location information. A management dashboard module is disclosed to provide a user access to location information of a tracking device associated with an object or an individual. An account services module provides menu options to the user. A wizard menu enables the user to enter billing information, identification settings of the tracking device, and coverage zones. Alert messages associated with the tracking device are generated in accordance with selected coverage zones and provided to the user.

1 . A method to provide location information on a webpage for a subscriber in a personalized user format comprising:
 providing a logon display to a user on the webpage, the login display comprising anti-key logger technology to prevent entries being recorded or stored;   providing user access to a location management dashboard module in response to detection of a successful user logon, the location management dashboard module comprising a listing of one or more groups of tracking devices the user is capable of monitoring;   providing an account services module in response to detection of the successful user login, the account services module comprising menu options in the personalized user format, the menu options comprising a XML format document having a wizard menu enabling the user to navigate and enter billing information, identification settings of at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices, and log contact information in a contact book;   providing an alert message associated with the at least one tracking device in response to detection of the successful user login;   providing a request signal to obtain location coordinates of the at least one tracking device of the listing of one or more groups of tracking devices;   providing by the at least one tracking device a first reply signal that comprises a first identification code to identify the at least one tracking device; and   displaying the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device to the user in response to the request signal.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 providing a second tracking device from the listing of the one or more groups of tracking devices, the second tracking device having a second transceiver to receive the first reply signal, compare the first identification code to a stored identification code, and communicate to a monitoring station a second reply signal that comprises the location coordinates of the at least one tracking device in part responsive to verification of the first identification code.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identification settings of the at least one tracking device comprises a menu having selectable icons to graphically represent on a map an object or individual. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the log contact information in a contact book comprises contact information of individuals to receive an alert message if a breach condition is detected on the at least one tracking device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the alert message comprises a short message service (SMS) communication to an identified individual in the contact book and automatic generation of another short message service (SMS) communication to another identified individual in the contact book if no responsive reply message is received by the user within a specified period.