METHOD FOR LOCATING AN ASSET
First Claim
1. A method of asset location, comprising the steps of:
- linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset;
initiating a cellular communication from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller;
communicating to the device controller primary location information representative of a cellular area from which the cellular communication is made;
initiating a secondary location system in accordance with the location information;
broadcasting secondary location information from the at least one portable transmission system; and
receiving secondary location information into a tracking system.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of asset location. The method includes the step of linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset. A cellular communication is then initiated from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller. Primary location information representing the cellular area from which the cellular communication is made is then communicated to the device controller. A secondary location system is then initiated in accordance with the location information. The secondary location information, from the portable transmission system, is then broadcast and received into a tracking system. The method of asset location includes the steps of simultaneously monitoring a plurality of portable transmission system communications, and generating fee data representing each of a plurality of monitored portable data transmissions. The primary and secondary location information are then transmitted to a law enforcement authority in order to track the asset that is determined to be stolen
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28 Claims
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1. A method of asset location, comprising the steps of:
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linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset;
initiating a cellular communication from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller;
communicating to the device controller primary location information representative of a cellular area from which the cellular communication is made;
initiating a secondary location system in accordance with the location information;
broadcasting secondary location information from the at least one portable transmission system; and
receiving secondary location information into a tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of asset location, comprising:
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means adapted for linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset;
means adapted for initiating a cellular communication from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller;
means adapted for communicating to the device controller primary location information representative of a cellular area from which the cellular communication is made;
means adapted for initiating a secondary location system in accordance with the location information;
means adapted for broadcasting secondary location information from the at least one portable transmission system; and
means adapted for receiving secondary location information into a tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium of instructions for asset location, comprising:
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instructions for linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset;
instructions for initiating a cellular communication from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller;
instructions for communicating to the device controller primary location information representative of a cellular area from which the cellular communication is made;
instructions for initiating a secondary location system in accordance with the location information;
instructions for broadcasting secondary location information from the at least one portable transmission system; and
instructions for receiving secondary location information into a tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented method for asset location comprising the steps of:
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linking at least one portable transmitter system with a selected asset;
initiating a cellular communication from the at least one portable transmission system to an associated device controller;
communicating to the device controller primary location information representative of a cellular area from which the cellular communication is made;
initiating a secondary location system in accordance with the location information;
broadcasting secondary location information from the at least one portable transmission system; and
receiving secondary location information into a tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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