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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29 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. An asset tracking system comprising:
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means adapted for periodically receiving location data representative of an updated location of a tracking device associated with an asset;
means adapted to receive map data;
means adapted to display a map area of the map data, which map area is inclusive of the location;
means adapted to periodically update the map in accordance with newly acquired location data;
means adapted to receive input from an associated user specifying a desired scale level for a displayed map;
means adapted to selectively scale in and scale out of a displayed map in accordance with received user input;
means adapted to receive input from the associated user specifying a display of historic location data; and
means for displaying historic and updated location data in accordance with received user input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for asset tracking comprising the steps of:
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periodically receiving location data representative of an updated location of a tracking device associated with an asset;
receiving map data;
displaying a map area of the map data, which map area is inclusive of the location;
periodically updating the map in accordance with newly acquired location data;
receiving input from an associated user specifying a desired scale level for a displayed map;
receiving, via user input, data representative of selectively scaling in and scaling out of a displayed map;
receiving input from the associated user specifying a display of historic location data; and
displaying historic and updated location data in accordance with received user input. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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