“It’s 7 in the evening, do you know where your child is?” “If she has a panic situation, can she press for help?” Answering these questions is as simple as switching a mobile phone on. With the LocatioNet Child Tracker, people can locate their family members and get alerts quickly and easily, anytime, anywhere. The unit uses the positioning capabilities of mobile phones to let families know the whereabouts of their loved ones.

The user interface combines internet benefits with mobile phone capabilities. Web browser access at home allows viewing locations on large maps and defining zones and alerts. Deviations from safe areas, or entry into risk areas, are pushed as alerts in SMS text or MMS with maps directly to the phone. WAP allows proactive location verification anywhere.

A shortcut button is programmed as a panic button on the phone. This is invaluable when, for example, children want to alert their parents. The application also allows setting periodic MMS or SMS-based location alerts, which in turn enables to obtain updates of the location of children at specified times.

LocatioNet’s Child Tracker gives you, the mobile operator, the option to offer a valuable LBS service to your subscribers. It opens up new revenue streams from LBS transactions and SMS or MMS messages.

The location of family members can be viewed on the phone, on a variety of maps at various zoom levels, and even on aerial photos. The service features near real-time tracking with periodic location messages.

Child Tracker Benefits

Increased control - parents have real-time visibility into their children’s whereabouts.

Peace of mind - if children go where parents do not want them to, they are notified immediately.

Child security - a panic button enables children to alert parents.

Increases operator Revenues - you can now offer a valuable premium service to mobile subscribers. Mobile handsets double as positioning devices, generating additional revenue sources.

Easy service adoption - regular SMS phones allow all families to easily use the service. MMS and Color WAP interfaces give an added value to advanced users.