Method and system for providing tracking services to locate an asset
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of asset location. Location data is received from a cellular transmitter associated with a selected asset, which location data includes data representative of a cellular receiver with which direct communication with the cellular transmitter is made. The location data is then communicated to a tracking service system, which tracking service system includes a database representative of geographic locations associated with a plurality of cellular receivers. The database is then queried with received location data so as to generate geographic tracking data associated with a location of the cellular receiver, the geographic tracking data including display data adapted to generate a map image including a representative of a location of the selected asset. The geographic tracking data is then communicated to an associated security agency so as to allow for viewing of an image generated in accordance with the display data and at least one of tracking and interception of the selected asset.
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40 Claims
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29. A system for asset tracking comprising:
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means adapted for receiving notification data representative of commencement of an asset tracking operation in which a selected asset is tracked;
timer means adapted for commencement of a tracking elapsed time associated with the asset tracking operation;
means adapted for receiving event data representative of a triggering event associated with the tracking operation;
means adapted for receiving candidate data representative of at least one individual associated with the selected asset being tracked; and
means adapted for communicating the notification data, the event data and the candidate data to an associated memory. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for asset tracking comprising the steps of:
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receiving notification data representative of commencement of an asset tracking operation in which a selected asset is tracked;
timing a tracking elapsed time associated with the asset tracking operation;
receiving event data representative of a triggering event associated with the tracking operation;
receiving candidate data representative of at least one individual associated with the selected asset being tracked; and
communicating the notification data, the event data and the candidate data to an associated memory. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for asset tracking comprising:
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means adapted for receiving identifier data representative of at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for displaying the received identifier data representative of the at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for receiving date data representative of a date associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for displaying the received date data representative of the date associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for receiving data representative of a temporal property associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for displaying the received temporal data associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
means adapted for receiving event data representative of the least one asset tracking event; and
means adapted for displaying the received event data representative of the at least one asset tracking event.
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40. A method for asset tracking comprising the steps of:
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receiving identifier data representative of at least one asset tracking event;
displaying the received identifier data representative of the at least one asset tracking event;
receiving date data representative of a date associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
displaying the received date data representative of the date associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
receiving data representative of a temporal property associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
displaying the received temporal data associated with the at least one asset tracking event;
receiving event data representative of the least one asset tracking event; and
displaying the received event data representative of the at least one asset tracking event.
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