Mobile tracking device for transporation industry
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1. A tracking apparatus, comprising:
- a mobile device varying in geographic location;
a callback unit, attached to said mobile device, programmed to telephone a destination and terminate said telephone call prior to completion of said call;
a computer system responsive to said unanswered calls from said callback unit, said computer system having call-information processing software, a database, and a user interface resident therein.
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Abstract
A freight tracking system having sufficient accuracy for most commercial freight hauling purposes is disclosed. The system includes a mobile telephone transmitter located in the freight or in the vehicle hauling the freight that automatically calls a telephone at the central reporting station. A caller reception unit detects the calling number and current visited base station information without answering the call and supplies it to a computer at the central reporting station which then determines the location of the shipment.
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1. A tracking apparatus, comprising:
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a mobile device varying in geographic location;
a callback unit, attached to said mobile device, programmed to telephone a destination and terminate said telephone call prior to completion of said call;
a computer system responsive to said unanswered calls from said callback unit, said computer system having call-information processing software, a database, and a user interface resident therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for tracking, comprising:
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calling a central base station from a callback unit attached to a mobile device;
programming the duration of the telephone call to be sufficient to convey call-origin properties yet brief enough to hang up before incurring calling charges;
reading call-origin information accompanying said call;
processing desired portions of said call-origin information by a computer system connected to said central base station; and
coordinating said call-origin information with a database within said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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