A remote position monitoring system, method, and computer-program product using
a global position satellite receiver and information from at least two global position
satellites to determine a position of a mobile object with the global position
satellite receiver and report via Internet the position of the mobile object to
a recipient in search of the mobile object. A remote position reporting device
of the monitoring system can be part of or attached to any mobile object such as
a child, a skier, a car, and expensive items. The remote position reporting device
includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, monitoring software and an
Internet access module. The monitoring software (e.g., a dynamic link library)
supports multiple data formats and multiple protocols to communicated the position
information. The GPS receiver provides the monitoring software with position information
at prescribed times, and the monitoring software records the position information.
The monitoring software communicates the position information at prescribed times
to a desired party through the Internet access module.