New service of shadowing from WillCOM
March 27th, 2006
WillCOM plans to start the new service assisting parents to trace a location of their children. To use advantages of the new service, it is necessary to sign the contract and to buy device Doku-iruka which should be with a child.
Network PHS is used for definition the location of the child which in turn checks a location of the child each five minutes. The information about the location of the child is transferred to mobile phone of the parent as a map. Service of the control over children has some additional functions, for example, when children go to school, parent can activate function “clock” due to which the signal system will work if children stand on one place for a long time.
Also Doku-iruka has the button of an emergency call which can result in a condition of alarm up to five person.
The battery allows device Doku-iruka to work continuously within 24 hours. Accuracy of definition a location is up to 70 meters.
User’s payment for use of the service is 12 US dollars in a month.