The service also requires that you have a email and web plan associated with the device.
Ensure that you have an active subscription to MapQuest Find Me through Nextel.
NOTE: The activation process takes several hours after ordering to fully complete.
You will need 3 pieces of information to create your
account:
- Phone number
- PIN
- Activation code
These can be found on your phone under "Web Activation" in
the "Settings" section.
From the MapQuest Find
Me home page at http://www.mapquestfindme.com :
- Click on the Activation button
- Enter your:
- Phone number
- PIN
- Activation code
- Press save
Now create your web account.
- Enter your:
- User Name
- Password
- Password confirm
- Select a secret question
- Answer to the secret question
- Press Save
The secret question and your answer to it is an additional level of security required if you need to request a new password from MapQuest Find Me Support.
The next step is to complete your account information. This consists of a label for the phone and contact information.
Complete the form as appropriate. When finished, click Save.
Your web account is now complete. You can now manage your
address book, view your location if you have your visibility setting turned on
and edit your contact information as necessary.
For complete information on the web site features, please
see the section: Using Find Me on the
web.
MapQuest Find Me delivers personalized, location aware information directly to your BlackBerry with a minimum number of keystrokes. The handset application consists of a main menu with 4 key features: Find Me., Find Nearby, Address Book and Settings. Option menus provide numbered items that enable you to maneuver with the press of one button on most screens. There are a few field input screens where you use standard BlackBerry input conventions.
At any point you can run
MapQuest Find Me in the background. In background mode, you can use all your BlackBerry functions and still be updating your location data on the BlackBerry (and on the web site if you have visibility set to 'ON'.) To do this, press the
ALT key (key on the lower left next to the 'Z') and the "
Escape" button (located under the
trackwheel) at the same time. Your default screen will be displayed and you can make phone calls, read emails, and access other menu options. To return to the program, select
MapQuest Find Me 
from the main menu and press the
trackwheel.
MapQuest Find Me has 5 types of screens:
- Menu items for traversing the application (These can be icons or list items)
- Input Fields
- Reported or Textual information
- Pop-up Selections
- Radio Button Selections
The start-up screen for
MapQuest Find Me is an icon menu. Use the
trackwheel to highlight the icon for the desired function and click the
trackwheel to select.
Menu items and pop-up selections are usually numbered lists. For pop up lists with less than 10 items, you can press the number assigned to that item to select it. For any item in a list, you can move the cursor to highlight the item and click the trackwheel to select it. The list of Points of Interest (POI) is an example of this type of menu.
Screens that contain input fields are used to enter variable information. A screen containing a zip code field for proximity searching or a field to name an address that you want to save in the Address Book are examples of these types of screens.
Radio Button selections are similar to the radio buttons you find on web pages. You move the cursor over them and then press the trackwheel to set that radio button to 'ON'. The GPS Interval screen is an example of Radio Button selection.
Pop-up Selections are screens displayed over another screen. The bottom screen has information to be acted on and the top screen contains the list of actions to be performed. You can see an example of this type of screen when you press the trackwheel while the cursor is on an address in the Address Book. You can close a pop-up selection screen without selecting anything by choosing the 'hide' element in the pop-up list. The easier way to close a pop-up screen is to just press the
Escape button below the
trackwheel on your handset.
Reported or Textual Information screens are usually data you requested. The screen could contain the driving directions or the Privacy Statement where there is no interaction required.
All basic maneuvering can be done with the
Trackwheel and the
Escape button. If there are multiple actions that can be performed, a pop-up box will appear and you can use the
trackwheel to cursor to the action you want to perform. Then click on the
trackwheel to perform that action.
The MapQuest Find Me Home screen displays 4 icons that correspond to the key features of the service.
These are:
| People |
People displays a screen with a list that allows you to access locations for yourself or for people you have agreed to share location information with. These people are organized into one of four groups: Family, Friends, Work, and Other. You can also obtain a list of all your people by selecting All. Selecting Me will bring up your last known location. Selecting a group will bring up a list of the individuals in that group. As you scroll over them their last known location for that individual will be displayed. Find Me options enable you to store the location for future reference, find nearby points of interest, or view a map of the location. The Find Me options are displayed by clicking once on the trackwheel while the cursor is on the address you are interested in. You can also get directions to others or call them directly if a phone number is available. When viewing your location you can elect to send it to someone via a short text message (SMS). Lastly, you can invite other individuals (friends, family, etc to share location information.) |
| Address Book |
Your Address Book is where you store locations for future reference. These locations can be saved from either the handset or your web account. Address Book options enable you to get turn by turn directions to a stored location, send the address to someone via SMS. On the web site, you can also set up alerts to be notified when someone in one of your groups enters or exits a location. |
| Places |
This feature displays a list of point-of-interest (POI) categories (e.g. hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc.). Alternatively, you can type in any business name or address you want.. You can find POIs that are near your location or near any address you enter. When viewing a list of businesses you have the option to call the business, view turn by turn directions on how to get there, view a map of its location, save its location to your Address Book, or send the location to someone via SMS. |
| Settings |
Settings enables you to control various aspects of the service. These include turning visibility on and off, changing the GPS and cell tower intervals at which the handset attempts to establish locations fixes and refreshing your screens. You can also call up screens of information regarding your web activation, help, and terms of use. |
To select a feature, highlight it using the
trackwheel and the click the
trackwheel button to select that item.
"People" displays the most recent location information for you and anyone you have elected to share location information with. You can select to view your location or select a group and view the location of individuals within that group. This includes the address, time the location was established and the method (i.e. GPS or cell tower). Note that the information on this screen is the last known address the phone sent in to the system. It may or may not be the current location of the phone.
The Find People menu lists the following items:
| 1. Me |
Displays your last known location |
| 2. Family |
Displays list of individuals you have put in your Family group |
| 3. Friends |
Displays list of individuals you have put in your Friends group |
| 4. Work |
Displays list of individuals you have put in your Work group |
| 5. Others |
Displays list of individuals you have put in your Others group |
| 6. All |
Displays list of all individuals you are sharing location information with |
| 7. Invite |
Displays a form for sending an invitation to someone to share location information |
| 8. Invitations |
Displays invitation submenu of pending and incoming invitations |
The
Find Me service has two methods for establishing locations. One uses the GPS chipset in your BlackBerry, the other uses the local cell tower ID. This is to provide you with flexibility and control. The method used to learn your location is displayed on the screen (i.e. "From GPS" or "cell tower"). For more information on how the handset establishes location fixes see Appendix A.
When viewing your location, Options enable you to store the location for future reference, find nearby points of interest, view a map of your location, or send your location to someone via a short text message (SMS).
Click the
trackwheel while the cursor is on the "Me" menu item in the
Find People menu screen to display your most recent location. Click the
trackwheel again and choose 'Select' if the pop-up displays to get a list of actions you can perform on your location.
The options are:
| 1. Map |
Display an interactive map of the location |
| 2. Find Nearby |
Find businesses near your current location |
| 3. Save Location |
Save the location to your to your MapQuest Find Me Address Book |
| 4. Send Location |
Send the location data to another phone |
| 5. Refresh Location |
Checks and displays more current location if available |
| 6. Back |
Return to the initial screen start up screen |
| 7. Hide |
Exit this pop-up screen and return to 'Me' screen |
To view a map of your location, highlight 'Map' on the options menu and click the trackwheel. If a second screen pops up, click the trackwheel when the cursor is on 'Select'. Alternatively, you can also press 1 to choose to view the map and then click the trackwheel on 'Select' if the option pop-up appears.
The map is interactive with zoom and panning capabilities.
To pan the map, use the trackwheel to move right and left. To move up and down, use the Alt key (lower left button to the left of the ') and the trackwheel. To zoom in or zoom out, click the trackwheel and select 'Show/Hide Zoom'. A zoom level ladder is displayed on the left of the map. The default is set at the 4th notch. Use the trackwheel to select a zoom level and click the trackwheel. The map will be re-drawn at the selected zoom level. While using the trackwheel to pan, the map will be redrawn after the edge of the original map is no longer viewable.
Press the Escape button to return to the 'Find People' screen with the current address displayed.
This option enables you to:
- Browse a categorized list of businesses and view a list of businesses that are either nearby your location or near an address you key in
- Search for businesses by business name
- Search for any address
To view a list of categorized points of interest from the Find Me options menu, highlight 'Find Nearby' and press the
trackwheel. Alternatively, you can also press 2 on the numeric key pad. (You may have to use the Alt button found to the left of the 'Z' on the BlackBerry key pad. The categories are:
| 1. Find Address |
9. Coffee Shops |
| 2. Find Business |
10. Movie Theaters |
| 3. Airports |
11 Parks & Playgrounds |
| 4. Hotels & Motels |
12 Hospitals |
| 5. Restaurants |
13. Police Department |
| 6. Gas Stations |
14. Schools |
| 7. Banks/ATMs |
15. Post Offices |
| 8. Shopping Center |
|
You can save your location to your Address Book for future reference.
To save your location, highlight 'Save Location' and press the trackwheel. to display the 'Save Location' input form screen. Alternatively, you can press 3 from the numeric key pad.
Enter a name into the 'Save Location as' field. If the name does not already exist, the location is stored with the name you provide. If you choose not to name this location, a name is created from the concatenation of the phone number, time, and date (e.g. 16178889068 at 10:05 AM 01/23/05). You can edit this label through the web address book. Press the trackwheel to save this address to the address book on the web site.
To send your location to someone, highlight 'Send Location' and press the trackwheel. Alternatively, you can press 4 on the numeric keypad.
Enter the cell phone number of the person you wish to send your location to and then press the trackwheel. If a pop-up box appears with 'Send it' highlighted press the trackwheel to complete the function.
Your location will be sent by SMS to the user's phone.
To view the current locations of members in a group, select the desired group (e.g. Family, Friends, Work, Others). This will display the last known location, the time and date and the method used for establishing the location (ie GPS or cell tower).
Press the trackwheel to display a list of actions you can take on a location.
The options are:
| 1. Call |
Enables you to place call directly to the person highlighted |
| 2. Map |
Display an interactive map of the location |
| 3. Directions |
Display directions to this location |
| 4. Save Location |
Save the location to your to your MapQuest Find Me Address Book |
| 5. Find Nearby |
Find businesses near that person's location |
| 6. Refresh Location |
Refreshes the location information |
| 7. Back |
Return to the previous screen |
| 8. Hide Menu |
Exit this pop-up screen |
These options behave as described in 4.3.
A key feature of MapQuest Find Me is the ability to share your location information with others also using the service. Currently MapQuest Find Me is only available on the Nextel network for java phones that are GPS enabled.
Key features include the ability to locate individuals, view maps of their location, get directions to where they are, call them directly, and find points of interest nearby them.
NOTE: all invitations are reciprocal. You can view their location and they can view yours. At any time you can turn off your visibility (See Settings section). This will prevent anyone from viewing your location but enable you to still locate nearby points of interest, get driving directions, view other's locations, etc.
From the "People" menu, there are two selections available to sending invitations and viewing their status.
To invite a person to share location information, select the "Invite Person" option and complete the form that is displayed.
Name:
Enter the name of the person or some other appropriate label. This will appear as the individuals screen name both on the hand set as well as on your web account
Phone number:
Enter the mobile phone number of the person you want to share location information with.
Group: Assign the person to the desired group: Family, Friends, Work or Other
When complete press trackwheel and select Invite. An invitation will be sent. The recipient will see this both on their handset as well as in their web account. They can accept or decline. Until they respond they will be listed as pending (see below). If they accept you will automatically see them listed in the group you assigned them to. If they decline, they will be removed from pending.
The invitations screen displays three options.
Pending
select "Pending" to view a list of outstanding invitations you have made to others
Incoming
select "Incoming" to view invitations that have been extended to you. To respond to an invitation, highlight it and press Select using the trackwheel. You will then be prompted to accept or decline the invitation.
Invite Person
select this option to extend an invitation to someone as explained above
This option enables you to:
- Browse a categorized list of businesses and view businesses that are either nearby your location or near an address you key in
- Search for businesses by business name
- Search for any address
Press the
trackwheel when 'Find Nearby' is highlighted to display a list of Points-of-Interest (POI). You can also press 2 on then numeric key pad. This is currently a pre-determined list of categories:
| 1. Find Address |
9. Coffee Shops |
| 2. Find Business |
10. Movie Theaters |
| 3. Airports |
11 Parks & Playgrounds |
| 4. Hotels & Motels |
12 Hospitals |
| 5. Restaurants |
13. Police Department |
| 6. Gas Stations |
14. Schools |
| 7. Banks/ATMs |
15. Post Offices |
| 8. Shopping Center |
|
Press the
trackwheel while the cursor is on 'Any Business' to get a screen where you can enter either the name of an establishment or a word found in the name of the business. Or you can press the numeric 1 key and press the
trackwheel. Once you've chosen the proximity, press the
trackwheel to display a list of establishments within the proximity you've selected which meet the search criteria.
Press the
Escape button to return to the initial menu with the four icons.
To choose POI, highlight the POI by either moving the
trackwheel up or down or pressing the numeric key corresponding to the POI. Selecting any of the pre-determined POIs, will skip the search screens but display a proximity menu. Once you've chosen the proximity, press the
trackwheel to display a list of establishments within that POI category within the proximity you've selected.
Then press the
trackwheel. After selecting a POI, a pop-up screen appears with the choices of
- Find Near Me
- Find By Address
- Hide
To get a list of establishments near your current location, press the numeric 1 key or press the
trackwheel when the 'Find Near Me' option is highlighted.
To get a list of establishments near an address (address; city and state; or zipcode) press the 2 key or press the
trackwheel when ' by Address' is highlighted.
Either the city and state or zip code must be entered. Otherwise, you can enter the amount of detail you want to use as the central location for finding nearby establishments in that POI category. Press the
trackwheel to get the action options.
Press
Escape to return to the list of POIs.
Press the
trackwheel when the cursor is on Find It to get a list of businesses meeting your requirement.
When a business is highlighted, the address is displayed along with the distance between that establishment and the last location of the handset or the address you entered.
While the cursor is on the address, press the
trackwheel to get a list of functions you can perform on the selected address.
As you place the cursor on an item in the list, the address is displayed along with the distance between that establishment and the last location of the handset. Pressing the sequence number of the establishment is a short cut to placing the cursor on that line.
While the cursor is on the address, press the
trackwheel to get a list of functions you can perform on the selected address.
| 1. Call |
Enables you to place call directly to the person highlighted |
| 2. Directions |
Display directions to this location |
| 3. Map |
Display an interactive map of the location |
| 4. Save Location |
Save the location to your to your MapQuest Find Me Address Book |
| 5. Send Location |
Send the establishment's location data to another handset via a text message. |
| 6. Back |
Return to the previous screen |
| 7. Home |
Return to the initial screen start up. |
| 8. Hide |
Exit this pop-up screen |
Press the trackwheel while 'Call' is highlighted to enter into the phone's calling module. You can also press the number 1 on the numeric key pad. While in this module, you will see a screen asking you if you want to initiate the phone call. With the trackwheel, change the value in the form field to Yes or No and press the trackwheel. Choosing Yes will start the call. After you end the call, the phone will display your BlackBerry's phone book. Clicking the Escape key twice will return you to the list of businesses screen.
Press the trackwheel when the cursor is on the 'Directions' option to get directions from your phone to this establishment. Alternatively, you can also press 2 on the numeric key pad.
The directions are displayed. Scroll up and down with the trackwheel to view the directions. Each turn has it's own section. Sections alternate between highlighted and not highlighted. Also each section is numbered for your viewing convenience. You cannot go to a section of the directions by pressing the assigned number on the numeric key pad.
At the end of the directions the last section will say 'Arrive at' Establishment, where Establishment is the POI establishment you selected. The arrow keys will keep cycling through the directions until you press the Escape button.
Press the trackwheel key when 'Map' is highlighted to display an interactive map of the business's location. The screen will map the location of the selected business.
The map is interactive with zoom and panning capabilities.
Use the trackwheel to pan left and right. Use the trackwheel while pressing the Alt key (left of the 'Z') to pan up and down. To zoom in or zoom out, press the trackwheel to get a list of actions. Then press the trackwheel while Zoom is highlighted to get a display of the zoom-level ladder on the left of the screen. The default is set at the 4th notch. Use the trackwheel to select a zoom level and press the trackwheel. Panning past the edge of the displayed map will re-display the map with new boundaries.
Press the trackwheel key to redisplay the Back and Zoom choices on the screen.
Press the Escape button to return to the screen with the establishment's address.
You can save your location to your Address Book for future reference.
To save your location, highlight 'Save Location' and press the trackwheel to display the 'Save Location' input form screen. Alternatively, you can press 3 from the numeric key pad.
The name of the business is displayed. To keep this as a label press the trackwheel and select Save. You can delete this and enter an alternative label of your choosing.
A confirmation will be displayed. Press the trackwheel and select Done to return to your point of interest list.
Press the Escape button to return to the 'Find People' screen.
Press the trackwheel and choose Select when 'Send Location' is highlighted to display the 'Send Location' screen containing a form field for a cell phone number. The text of what will be sent is displayed under the phone number field.
Press the Escape button to return to the 'Me' screen.
Enter the phone number and press the trackwheel and select Send. A status screen displays indicating the message was sent.
Press the Escape button to return to the 'Me' item in the 'Find People' screen which displays the current location information.
Press the
trackwheel when the cursor is on the 'Address Book' menu item and a screen will display a list of names in the web-based location Address Book. When you start MapQuest Find Me, the current list in your web-based location Address Book is downloaded to your phone and the entire list is available to you. The list contains names and addresses only. The list is a list of names under which the address is stored. If you have added to your Address Book while signed onto your on-online account, you will need to 'Refresh' the BlackBerry's Address Book' to get the newest entries onto your BlackBerry.
As you move the cursor up and down the address list, the name field expands to display the address.
Press the
trackwheel to get the pop-up window with a list of functions that can be performed on the highlighted address. This list is the same as the list in the 'Find Near Me' except for the call option.
Press the
Escape button to return to the initial screen with the four icons.
| 1. Call |
Enters the phone operating system to call the establishment. |
| 2. Directions |
Displays step by step directions to this establishment from the current location. |
| 3. Map |
Display an interactive map of the location |
| 4. Send Location |
Send the establishment’s location data to another phone via a text message. |
| 5. Refresh Book |
Update the handset with all the changes to your on-line address book |
| 6. HOme |
Return to the initial screen start up screen |
| 7. Hide |
Exit this pop-up screen and return to 'Me' screen |
Press the trackwheel when 'Settings' is highlighted to display a screen containing a list of user configurable settings and administrative information.
| 1. Refresh screens |
Re-downloads menus and updates server with settings. |
| 2. GPS Interval |
Displays a list of minutes to choose from which defines the time between initiating GPS location requests. |
| 3. Tower Interval |
Displays a list of minutes which can be used for defining the time between cell tower location requests. |
| 4. Visibility |
Displays a form for enabling or disabling visibility. |
| 5. Web Activation |
Displays information relevant to activate your handset. |
| 6. Help |
Displays customer support number, email address and links to FAQs. |
| 7. Terms of Use |
Displays the Terms of Use agreement document. |
Press the trackwheel while the cursor highlights 'Refresh Screens' to update the menus on the handset. This function revises the location Address Book on the handset to reflect changes in the Address Book on the web site. It also updates MapQuest Find Me menus to provide additional functionality when new features are added. For example, the POI category list could change or a new feature could be added. This function displays a small pop-up to indicate when it has completed the refresh. You will see a few progress messages and then the Settings menu will be re-displayed.
Press the trackwheel while 'GPS Interval' is highlighted to change the time between GPS data requests made by MapQuest Find Me. The highlighted and checked item is the current GPS Interval for the handset. The larger this interval, the longer the handset battery lasts. The application will make data requests to the GPS satellites every x minutes (x is the number of minutes selected from the list).
Press the trackwheel while the frequency you want your handset application to use is highlighted. Then select Save. This will store the setting in the handset for use until you change it again. To keep the current setting (which is highlighted and selected when the screen is initially displayed), press the Escape button. After saving or canceling, the 'Settings' screen is re-displayed.
Press the trackwheel while 'Tower interval' is highlighted to change the time between cell tower data requests made by MapQuest Find Me. The highlighted item with the solid radio button is the current cell tower interval for the handset. This value is supplemental to the GPS data. The application will make data requests for the closest cell tower location every x minutes (x is the number of minutes selected from the list).
Press the trackwheel when the frequency you want your handset application to use is highlighted. Then select Save. This setting is then stored in the handset and will be the setting used by the application until it is changed and stored again. To keep the current setting (which is highlighted when the screen is initially displayed), press the Escape button. After saving or canceling, the 'Settings' screen is re-displayed.
Press the trackwheel when 'Activation Info' is highlighted to display information about your handset's activation. You will need this information when activating your web account.
Press the Escape button to return to the 'Settings' menu.
Press the trackwheel when 'Visibility' is highlighted to display the current value for the 'Visibility' setting. 'Visibility' determines whether or not to store GPS and Cell Tower data on the web site. It also controls what data for this handset can be viewed on the web.
If 'Visibility' is set to 'On', when the handset sends the GPS or Tower location data to the web, it is stored and available for viewing within your web account.
If 'Visibility' is set to 'Off', when the most recent location data is sent to the web, it just retrieves the MapQuest address and map data. That information is sent to the handset for display. In this state, the GPS or Cell Tower data is not stored on the web. Also, when 'Visibility' is 'Off', the only data visible on the web is that data stored while 'Visibility' was last set to 'On'.
Press the trackwheel and select Save to change the 'Visibility' to the highlighted value.
Press the Escape button to keep the current value of 'Visibility' as displayed.
Help:
Press the trackwheel while 'Help' is highlighted to display the Help screen.
To use Find Me on the web, login to your account with the user name and password you created by following the steps in section:
Creating Your Web Account. In your browser, enter the url:
http://findme.mapquest.com and enter your user name and password in the two fields on the page.
NOTE: If you have forgotten your password, click on the 'Forgot My Password' link and you can use the information on your handset to have your user name and a new password sent to you at the email address you entered when you created your web-based Find Me account.
After you login, a location screen with multiple levels of functionality is displayed. The tabs on the top of the page maneuver you through the 4 main areas of your account:
These are described in subsequent sections of this document.
The default view when you first login is the address and map of the last known location of your handset. You will always return to this view when you select the Find People tab. You can determine that you are in the 'Find People' section by the muted color of the 'Find People' tab and the content of the screen. If there is no available GPS map location data for your handset or your visibility is set to 'OFF', you will not see a map, but a message indicating that there is no location data for this handset. To see location data for a handset,'visibility' must be turned 'ON' in the Settings section of MapQuest Findme on your handset and you must have obtained a GPS position with your handset. You cannot change the visibility setting via the web site.
The sections of the Location screen are:
- The tabs on the top of the screen which maneuver you to other sections of the account.
- Links displayed under the tabs which manage the view of the current map and addresses
- Map and Address frames which display the address text and map based on the link you have selected for the current view.
- Under the map, are two links that manage the display of the map. You can refresh to get the most recent data displayed or you can create a large, easy-to-read, zoomable map.
- At the lower right corner, if you have been invited to share locations with another MapQuest Findme user, you will see a message indicating the number of pending invitations in your account.
The first row of links determines whose data to display. You can choose to only look at your data (default) by selecting 'Me'.
MapQuest Find Me has 4 groups to which you can assign other
MapQuest Find Me users:
- Family
- Friends
- Work
- Others
You can also elect to view all of the handsets in your account (union of all the groups).
You can invite and be invited (similar to instant messaging applications) to have your location viewed by friends, family or co-workers. Invitations are two way and if your invitation was accepted by another MapQuest Find Me user with visibility set to On their handset, their location will be viewable to you. You just select the group you assigned them to and you will see a thumbnail view of their location and others in that group.
To view the current location of members of a specific group, click on that link. If you choose 'Friends', a screen containing thumbnail maps and addresses of the latest known position of each person in that group will be displayed.
NOTE: each person must have visibility set to ON on their handset in order to be viewable on the web site. If any individual sets their visibility to OFF, their position will not be available to be viewed on the web and a text message will be displayed in place of their map indicating that visibility must be on in order for location data to be displayed.
The thumbnail maps are not interactive. You can view the current locations for all handsets by pressing the Map of All button on the bottom of the page. This will create one interactive, zoomable map with data points for each handset in your account. Each phone will be represented by an icon which is defined in the right hand frame with the handset's label and current location. Pressing the Details for the handset in the address frame zoom in to the current location for that handset.
MapQuest Find Me stores data for the current day and the previous day. The timeframe displays you can choose are:
- Latest - displays the latest data point for the handset(s)
- Today - displays the routes and locations stored today for the selected handset
- Last 24 Hours - displays the routes and locations stored for the last 24 hours for the selected handset
- Yesterday - displays the routes and locations stored yesterday for the selected handset
If you have chosen your own location to view, the timeframe links are displayed above the map and address section of the screen. The large red dot indicates the last position stored for the handset.
For any of the time frames chosen except Latest, you will also see a route showing MapQuest's best estimate of the routes taken for that time period given the GPS locations stored.
If you chose to view locations for a group or all handsets, the screen will not contain the timeframe links. The links with multiple data points are only available for one handset at a time. You will, however see a page with multiple maps and addresses. There will be one map/address for each handset in the group. The map will display the most recent location stored for each handset. Each map/address contains a link labeled Details. This link will display a larger, zoomable map. At this point you can choose the timeframe to see multiple data points for this handset.
If you choose to view all the individual handset current locations on one map by clicking on View Map of All will have one map with multiple icons on it and to the right of the map, a scrollable frame listing the most recent location data for each handset. The most recent location will be a link that will zoom in to that location on the current map. To choose a time frame for an individual handset, you will need to go back to the thumbnail view and select Details for the handset you want to view.
Once you have a page with the interactive map displayed, you can manipulate the map in a number of ways. The maps use the same manipulation conventions as the maps on the MapQuest.com site.
By default, clicking on the interior of the map frame will make that point the center point of the map. At the bottom of the map, you can set this action (clicking on the interior of the map) to Zoom. Then every click on the map will zoom in one more zoom level until the lowest zoom level is reached. You can also set the zoom level by clicking on a rung on the zoom ladder on the left side of the map.
You can pan the map by using the pan triangles on the border of the map.
The Refresh below the map will update the map with the most recent location data in the database.
The View Large Map button will open a new window with a larger, interactive map that you can perform the same manipulations on. This page has no frame with addresses in it. It just contains the map and manipulation links. To close the large map and return to the previous page, just close the browser window.
The Address Book tab gives you access to the entries in your MapQuest Find Me Address Book. You can create new entries or edit or delete current entries. Addresses are also entered into the Address Book from the handset when you elect to save a location after a search or when you elect to save an address of a MapQuest Find Me user location/address in the Find People.
The initial AddressBook screen contains a list of all the addresses in your address book. On the AddressBook screen is a button : Add Location. Pressing this button will display a form with Name and Address fields. Enter the information for an address you wish to save. Press the Next button to display a map of that address. If you are satisfied that all the information for that address is correct and that the map displays the correct location, press the Next button to save this entry into your address book.
Press the Back button to return to the previous screen to modify the address information.
Press the Cancel if you do not want this data entered into your address book. Cancel or Next return you to the front page of the address book.
On the front page of the address book, you can delete addresses or edit them by choosing the appropriate link.
The addresses in your address book are sent to your phone when you start the MapQuest Find Me application on your handset or when you choose Refresh Screens under settings on your handset. They are also updated on your handset if you select the Refresh book option item in the option list associated with the address book on your handset. The addresses in your address book can only be deleted by users designated as Administrative users in your MapQuest Find Me account.
Your handset will only download the 20 most recent addresses in your on-line address book.
MapQuest Find Me provides an alerting service for addresses and handsets in your account. For any address in your address book and any handset in your account, you can have an email or SMS text message alert sent to the person with the master user account. The alerts tab is only available to users with 'Admin' status. If you have created user accounts for others to view locations in your account, they will not see the Alerts tab when they log into the site.
When you select the
Alerts tab, the initial view will be a list of the alerts you have already created. The columns are:
- Location Name of the alert location. This will be an address found in your address book
- Phone Name or label of the phone in your account that will trigger the alert
- Event Type of trigger: Enter (<-) ; Exit (->); Both (<=>)
- Edit|Delete Links for editing and deleting existing alerts.
To create an alert, click on the Create New Alert button on the right hand side of the screen. This will create a screen with two columns. The first column will contain a list of locations from your address book preceded by radio buttons. The second column will be a list of handsets in your account. Select one from each column. You are selecting the handset and place you want to monitor.
When you press the Next button, the next screen displays the Location and phone you chose as well as a thumbnail map of the location with a circle around it. The circle indicates the radius which defaults to 660 feet. You can make the radius larger or smaller by changing the number in the radius field.
The radius can be very small but it will be ineffective. GPS accuracy is accurate within 50 meters. If you make the alert smaller than that, you could get false alerts or so many that it becomes a nuisance.
Select an Alert Event. The address is defined as the area of the circle the radius creates around the address. You can choose to be notified if a handset enters the address, exits the address or whenever the handset moves into or out of the address area .
Indicate which notification method or methods you want to use. When an alert is triggered by a handset crossing the boundary of the address (defined by the radius), you can be sent an email or an SMS text message or both. Since you registered with both an email address and a phone number, MapQuest Find Me can use either or both of these notification methods. Select the method(s) by checking the check box(es).
Press Nextto store this alert in your account. The alerts are effective immediately.
After an alert is created, you can change the following properties of the alert:
- Radius Defines the boundaries of an address.
- Alert Event Defines when an alert should be sent.
- Alert Method Defines how an alert will be delivered.
If you want to change the handset, you need to create a new alert for the location and new handset.
When you select 'Viewers', a screen displays a list of all the web-site users you have created. There are two types of users:
Whether creating or editing a user, the same form is displayed. Enter the first and last name of the user. Then enter a user name and password and password confirmation. The user name must be unique within the MapQuest Find Me database of Find Me users. Even if a user has been deleted from an account, that user name is still not available for re-use. Once a user name is stored it is unusable to anyone else who wants to use that user name.
The email address, secret question and secret answer are used when it is necessary to send a new password when if the viewer forgets the assigned password.
Once you have created a new user, it will be added to the list of viewers on the Viewers page.
You can edit or change your Name, Address, Email address and Time Zone by selecting the 'Contact Info' link.
By selecting the 'Phone' link, you can change the label you assigned to your phone. This label is displayed in maps and in the address lists to the right of the maps.
