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Method and system to configure and utilize geographical zones

  • US 20060100777A1
  • Filed: 04/13/2005
  • Published: 05/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to define a geographical zone utilized to regulate a movable entity that has an attached transponder, comprising:

  • loading from a computing device to a memory in a transponder a plurality of coordinates;

    mapping the coordinates on a pixilated image so as to assign one pixel to each coordinate of the plurality of coordinates, wherein the distance between each assigned pixel is configurable;

    connecting the plurality of assigned pixels with lines forming a contiguous and connected line that encloses an area in the pixilated image; and

    activating the pixels that lie on the lines in order to form a contiguous array of pixels that enclose a shape in the pixilated image.

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