Vehicle speeding alert system for GPS enabled wireless devices

A method for assessing the speed of an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining the speed of a wireless device associated with the object;
• and
• transmitting a notification relating to the speed to a speeding database, said notification being transmitted over a wireless network in communication with the wireless device, and said notification including data relating to:
• the determined speed of the wireless device, an identification of the wireless device, and a time and date when the speed was determined,
• wherein the speeding database is accessible to authorized third parties through an Internet website.

A method for assessing the speed of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a command at a general purpose, global positioning system (GPS)-enabled mobile phone carried in the vehicle, said command originating from a third party individual and being received over a public wide area wireless network in communication with the mobile phone;
• in response to said command, determining the speed of the mobile phone based at least in part on at least one GPS signal received by the mobile phone;
• and
• transmitting a notification relating to the speed over the wireless network, wherein the notification is transmitted to or otherwise accessible to the third party, and wherein the notification includes data relating to:
• the determined speed of the mobile phone, an identification of the mobile phone, and a time and date when the speed was determined.