Collecting and reporting information concerning mobile assets
First Claim
1. A system for collecting and remotely reporting mobile platform related information, comprising:
- a GPS receiver system operable to collect mobile platform position related information;
a database storing the collected position related information;
a processor operable to control operation of the GPS receiver system to collect position related information for database storage at a first rate, the processor further controlling actions to remotely communicate any interim collected position information from the mobile platform at a second rate, wherein the second rate is a positive integer multiple of the first rate greater than one; and
a transceiver operable to remotely communicate the position related information over a wireless communications link.
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Abstract
A mobile platform includes a GPS receiver system to collect position related information for storage in a database. Sensors further collect platform operational information for storage in the database. A control processor for the mobile platform collects the stored information for periodic transmission over a wireless communications link to a remote location for further processing and handling. The control processor is configured to periodically engage in data collection from the GPS receiver system and sensors at a first rate and remotely report any interim collected information over the wireless communications link at a second rate. Preferably, the first rate is greater than the second rate by integer multiple to most efficiently and economically utilize wireless communications resources. At the remote location, a central controller receives the mobile platform reported information for processing in accordance with tracking management applications. An interface to the central controller allows a user to control the information collection and reporting operations of the control processor (in the mobile platform) as well as the tracking management functions performed by the central controller.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for collecting and remotely reporting mobile platform related information, comprising:
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a GPS receiver system operable to collect mobile platform position related information;
a database storing the collected position related information;
a processor operable to control operation of the GPS receiver system to collect position related information for database storage at a first rate, the processor further controlling actions to remotely communicate any interim collected position information from the mobile platform at a second rate, wherein the second rate is a positive integer multiple of the first rate greater than one; and
a transceiver operable to remotely communicate the position related information over a wireless communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile asset tracking system for use with a plurality of mobile platforms, comprising:
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a central data collection center monitoring the plurality of mobile platforms; and
each of the plural mobile platforms including;
a GPS receiver system operable to collect mobile platform position related information;
a database storing the collected position related information;
a processor operable to control operation of the GPS receiver system to collect position related information for database storage at a first rate, the processor further controlling actions to remotely communicate any interim collected position information from the mobile platform at a second rate, wherein the second rate is a positive integer multiple of the first rate greater than one; and
a transceiver operable to remotely communicate the position related information over a wireless communications link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for collecting and remotely reporting mobile platform related information, comprising:
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a sensor operable to collect mobile platform operational information;
a database storing the collected operational information;
a processor operable to control operation of the sensor to collect operational information for database storage at a first rate, the processor further controlling actions to remotely communicate any interim collected operational information from the mobile platform at a second rate, wherein the second rate is a positive integer multiple of the first rate greater than one; and
a transceiver operable to remotely communicate the operational information over a wireless communications link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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