Supervision of mobile units

• US 20050025289A1
• Filed: 12/10/2001
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Multicom Security AB
• Original Assignee: Multicom Security AB
• Inventors: Salonen, Jarmo, Hogdahl, Johan, Enblom, Borje
• Application Number:
  US10/450,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20050025289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/37
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A system for supervision of objects, which gives alarm if the original connection/link to the supervised object is broken, and which can transmit alarm and position indication/information even if the first original connection/link with the mobile object is lost. The system includes a data and telecommunication network, an alarm server which, is connected/linked to at least one mobile unit by a first ordinary communication connection/link. Alarm server is arranged to regularly poll the status of the mobile unit and is arranged to transmit an alarm to at least one alarm receiver when the alarm server does not receive status answer from the mobile unit. The system may include a second communication connection/link arranged to connect/link the mobile unit and the alarm server, and at which the system is arranged to provide communication between the mobile unit and the alarm server, the second connection/link, when the first connection/link is broken.

Claims

1. A system (1) for supervision of mobile units (10) and an alarm server (2), and the connection includes a data and telecommunication network, mentioned alarm server (20) which, from a communication point of view, is connected/linked to a least one mobile unit (10) by means of a first communication connection/link (2), at which said alarm server (20) is arranged to regularly poll the status of said mobile unit (10),

characterized in, that the alarm server (20) is arranged to transmit an alarm to at least one alarm receiver (30) when the alarm server (20) does not receive any status answer from the mobile unit (10), the alarm receiver (30) indicates that an interruption has accord in the connection that the system (1) further includes a second communication connection/link (3) which is arranged to, from a communication point of view, connect/link said mobile unit (10) and said alarm server (20);

at which communication between said mobile unit (10) and said alarm server (20) is done by means of said second connection/link (3) when said first connection/link (2) is broken

2. System as claimed in patent claim 1,

characterized in, that said first connection/link (2) consists of a first GSM-connection/link (2).

3. System as claimed in patent claim 1,

characterized in, that said second connection/link (3) consists of a second GSM-connection/link (3).

4. System as claimed in patent claim 1,

characterized in, that said second connection/link (3) consists of another radio connection/link (3) existing in a radio system.