Method and system for asset tracking
First Claim
1. An asset tracking system comprising:
- a tracking device for mounting in an asset for receiving a panic alarm indication and for communicating GPS information and said panic alarm indication over a cellular telephone network;
a panic alarm pendant for carrying by a first user for transmitting a panic alarm signal;
a RF receiver module for mounting in said asset for receiving said panic alarm signal from said pendant and for generating said panic alarm indication when within a predetermined radius; and
, a server coupled to said cellular telephone network for receiving said panic alarm indication and said GPS information and for displaying said panic alarm indication and a location to a second user.
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Abstract
An asset tracking and panic alarm system includes: a tracking device for mounting in an asset; a panic alarm pendant for carrying by a person; a RF receiver module for mounting in the asset for receiving a panic alarm signal from the pendant; and, a server coupled to a cellular telephone network and to a client terminal; the server including means for receiving the panic alarm indication and GPS information from the tracking device via the cellular telephone network; the server including means for determining a location of the asset from the GPS information: the client terminal for displaying the panic alarm indication and the location to a user, thereby notifying the user that the person has activated the panic alarm switch within a predetermined radius from the asset.
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32 Claims
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1. An asset tracking system comprising:
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a tracking device for mounting in an asset for receiving a panic alarm indication and for communicating GPS information and said panic alarm indication over a cellular telephone network;
a panic alarm pendant for carrying by a first user for transmitting a panic alarm signal;
a RF receiver module for mounting in said asset for receiving said panic alarm signal from said pendant and for generating said panic alarm indication when within a predetermined radius; and
,a server coupled to said cellular telephone network for receiving said panic alarm indication and said GPS information and for displaying said panic alarm indication and a location to a second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An asset tracking system comprising:
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a tracking device for mounting in an asset;
said device including;
a GPS receiver module coupled to a GPS antenna;
said GPS antenna for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellite transmitters;
said GPS receiver module including means for providing GPS information for determining the location of said tracking device and hence said asset;
a cellular modem coupled to a cellular antenna for communicating with a cellular telephone network;
an input for receiving a component operating indication from a component of said asset;
said component operating indication indicating that said component is operating;
a microcontroller coupled to said GPS receiver module, to said cellular modem, and to said input;
said microcontroller including a counter for recording a period of time said component has operated from said component operating indication;
said microcontroller including means for receiving said component operating indication, for controlling said counter, for controlling said GPS receiver module to provide said GPS information, for receiving said GPS information, and for controlling said cellular modem to communicate said component operating indication, said period of time, and said GPS information to said cellular telephone network; and
,a server coupled to said cellular telephone network and to a client terminal;
said server including means for receiving said component operating indication, said period of time, and said GPS information from said cellular telephone network;
said server including means for determining a location of said asset from said GPS information;
said client terminal for displaying said component operating indication, said period of time, and said location to a user, thereby allowing said user to monitor said component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for configuring an asset tracking device comprising the steps of:
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accessing a server from a client;
providing a serial number from said client to said server;
said serial number uniquely associated with said asset tracking device;
interrogating said server based on said serial number;
transmitting configuration information from said server to said client in response to said step of interrogating;
displaying said configuration information at said client so that a user can review and selectively modify said configuration information;
modifying said configuration information at said client to produce modified configuration information;
said modified configuration information representing changes to the configuration of said asset tracking device;
transmitting said modified information from said client to said server;
analyzing said modified configuration information at said server to produce processed configuration information and storing said processed configuration information in a database associated with said server; and
,transmitting said processed configuration information from said server to said asset tracking device, thereby configuring said asset tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for monitoring alarm indications generated by an asset tracking device comprising the steps of:
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accessing a server from a client;
providing a serial number from said client to said server;
said serial number uniquely associated with said asset tracking device;
interrogating said asset tracking device from said server based on said serial number;
transmitting alarm indication information from said asset tracking device to said server in response to said step of interrogating;
analyzing said alarm indication information at said server to produce processed alarm indication information and storing said processed alarm indication information in a database associated with said server;
said processed alarm indication information representing the status of at least one alarm indication generated by said asset tracking device;
transmitting said processed alarm indication information from said server to said client; and
displaying said processed alarm indication information at said client so that a user can identify changes in status of said alarm indication. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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