Systems and methods for mobile tracking, communications and alerting

Abstract

A mobile device that can optionally communicate with a server, the mobile device including latitude/longitude determining capabilities, a display, a data communication system and a power source. The mobile device can be used to communicate, provide location information, track an individual, as well as allow alerting, such in a case of an emergency. This location information could be accompanied with one or more of video information, audio information, multimedia information, and pictures taken by the mobile device. The mobile devices also allow inner-communicability among the devices such as text messaging, chat, voice communications, and the like. The capabilities of the mobile device can also be used to determine if the device has traversed a geo-fence, or defined electronic perimeter, with the crossing of the perimeter capable of triggering special functionality such as the turning on of the mobile device, or smart phone, sending an alert, altering functionality, or the like.

1 . A method of operating a mobile communications device comprising:
 determining a location of the mobile communications device and maintaining a record of one or more of the location and a last known good position in one or more of a server and another communications device;   providing a map on a display of the communications device including the location of the mobile communications device;   providing one or more of text-based, multimedia-based, image-based, voice-based and video-based communications with the communications device; and   monitoring for an alert from the communications device.   
     
     
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