FamilyFinder
Do you know where your child is? Family Finder gives you the ability to always know where your child is. Networks In Motion’s (NIM) unique Family Finder application provides a fast, easy, and unobtrusive way for family members to locate their loved ones. Real-time tracking of mobile phones gives parents peace of mind, while sparing kids the embarrassment of a phone call every time Mom or Dad wants to check in. And it’s all based on exceptionally reliable and intuitive NIM technology—the mobile community’s favorite way to navigate the wireless world.
Family Finder includes high-end mapping and navigation features that make it easy to find the nearby soccer field or friend’s house. Using either a secure website or a GPS-enabled phone, parents have the ability to get real-time location information for family members, including nearest address and map coordinates, and a historical record of locations called a "breadcrumb trail."
What You Need to Start
- NIM-certified mobile phone (the parent phone must be GPS-enabled to locate, but not to view location of child phones).
- Family Finder application wirelessly downloaded and installed on your mobile phones.
- Web browser access and web account (optional).
Features
Feature-Rich
- Breadcrumb trails of recent whereabouts
- Always current high-end maps
- Messaging and automated e-mail and SMS text alerts
- Ability to integrate turn-by-turn voice-enabled directions
Flexible
Using a web browser or a registered mobile phone, users can pinpoint a family member’s current location on high-end maps, complete with zoom and pan capabilities and breadcrumb views of routes taken.
Secure
Only registered users can see family members’ locations. Security components such as user authentication and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) will guarantee that messages, alerts, and notifi cations between family members are secure and private.
Customizable
Simple one-click Geofencing (patent pending) lets users establish boundaries around home, school, and other locations, and automatically notifi es kids or parents when someone leaves those areas via SMS text messages or e-mail. Users can also receive updates confi rming that family members arrived at designated locations on time.
Intuitive
Based on the award-winning NIM user interface design, Family Finder applies a seamless integration that is consistent with carrier design and creates an intuitive application. An easy account setup process lets users build full parent-child relationship accounts through their cell phone carrier’s systems. It’s just as simple to add, delete, and change children’s mobile devices on a parent account.
Informative
Family Finder lets the entire family take advantage of today’s location-aware services. Turn-by-turn directions make it easy to navigate even unfamiliar areas with over 14 million points of interest, allowing users to find nearby landmarks or to see what’s near other family members. Text messaging and place messaging lets family members notify each other of any important location and provide directions.
Reliable
High-availability features provide real-time tracking and last-known location fallback information, ensuring users have access to the very latest details on their loved ones’ whereabouts. Family members will benefit from the quick response time performance.