http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/ Engadget Comments for Keruve GPS locator promises to keep watch on Alzheimer's patients http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 14th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 14th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 14th 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
A-GPS is the GPS device getting satellite orbit data from cell towers rather than over the air, it simply speeds up the process of getting a first lock on.

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An A-GPS receiver can address these problems in several ways, using an Assistance Server:

* The Assistance Server can locate the phone roughly by what cell site it is connected to on the cellular network.
* The Assistance Server has a good satellite signal, and lots of computation power, so it can compare fragmentary signals relayed to it by cell phones, with the satellite signal it receives directly, and then inform the cell phone or emergency services of the cell phone's position.
* It can supply orbital data for the GPS satellites to the cell phone, enabling the cell phone to lock to the satellites when it otherwise could not, and autonomously calculate its position.
* By having accurate, surveyed coordinates for the cell site towers, it can have better knowledge of ionospheric conditions and other errors affecting the GPS signal than the cell phone alone, enabling more precise calculation of position. (See also Wide Area Augmentation System)
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but not first to post]]>Jul 14th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
Like a pair of scissors?

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Relive the uglyness if you dare:

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When he is at home he is very easy to deal with, and the product would be not so useful. When we are in crowds it becomes difficult keeping an eye on him. Or if he goes to the bathroom in a mall or something he might not come back. This will give us hope of going on vacation with him again, because as it stands we would not want to risk turning around and having him missing in a foreign country. ]]>Jul 14th 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
(Sorry, couldn't help myself.)]]>Jul 14th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
Because right now, when he takes the dog for a walk, we're 99.5% certain he can find his way home. But as the disease progresses, we'd like him to continue to enjoy his walks without us having to worry about the first time that he'll get lost.]]>Jul 14th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 14th 2008 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 14th 2008 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/What would be really good is to have a device like that built into a watch that old people & kids would want to wear.
I'm not old and I'd wear one just in case.]]>Jul 14th 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
What are we talking about?]]>Jul 14th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 15th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/Jul 16th 2008 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/
Alzhiemers is a very sad disease. Loved ones struggle with allowing

the sufferer to maintain thier independence. It doesn't matter how

attentive family/care givers are. Everyone has to sleep and use the

bathroom. It only takes a second for someone with Alhiemers to wander.

Actually 60-70% of them will. Of them 80% will die if not found in 24hrs.

With secured facilities costing over $5,000- $10,000 per month, $7,000 -

$12,000 plus for around the clock home care putting the client

in unfamiliar surroundings away from what and who they love and

loves them. And with the cost of a search and rescue, the cost is

minimal.

Maybe we need to consentrate on making them affordably to all who

suffer. I agree most Alzheimers people would have it off in a matter of

time but that could be something manufaturers could work on. I think the

idea is awesome, needed and could save the government much money

allowing them to stay home as long as possible.

I wish I had the money and smarts to improve on this idea. It's very much

needed.]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/keruve-gps-locator-promises-to-keep-watch-on-alzheimers-patient/I'm agree with you Sherry.

your wishes have been granted:
New Keruve 2010 http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/10/03/gps-tracking-for-alzheimers-patients

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