Tracking system

• US 20070171048A1
• Filed: 07/13/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marshall Shapiro
• Original Assignee: Marshall Shapiro
• Inventors: Shapiro, Marshall
• Application Number:
  US11/487,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20070171048A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.130
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/28 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers

Abstract

A tracking device including a housing including a transceiver, a battery connected to the housing and an antenna connected to the housing, where the antenna is wrapped by at least one photovoltaic sheet and where the photovoltaic sheet is operable to recharge the battery. The tracking device includes a global positioning device, a radio frequency triangulation device and a microchip included in the housing. The tracking device also includes a microcontroller included in the housing, where the microcontroller is in communication with the battery, global positioning device, radio frequency triangulation device and microchip. The microcontroller is operable to cause the microchip to generate a position signal using the global positioning device and the radio frequency triangulation device to transmit the position signal via the transceiver and the antenna to enable user to detect a position of the tracking device.

Claims

1. A tracking device comprising:

a housing including a transceiver;

a battery connected to said housing, said battery adapted to provide power;

an antenna connected to said housing, said antenna wrapped by at least one photovoltaic sheet, wherein said photovoltaic sheet is operable to recharge the battery;

a global positioning device included in said housing;

a radio frequency triangulation device included in said housing;

a microchip included in said housing; and

a microcontroller included in said housing, wherein said microcontroller is in communication with said battery, global positioning device, radio frequency triangulation device and said microchip, said microcontroller operable to cause said microchip to generate a position signal using said global positioning device and said radio frequency triangulation device to transmit said position signal via said transceiver and said antenna to enable a user to detect a position of the tracking device.

2. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said casing is wrapped in a photovoltaic sheet to provide a recharge to the tracking system when in a state of rest.

3. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said casing includes an antenna array.

4. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said casing includes an exterior skin that acts as a dual antenna including material to receive and transmit signals connected to a micro-transceiver.

5. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said casing is made of one of:

a stainless steel or a plastic.

6. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said casing encloses said battery.

7. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein said battery is a nine volt battery.

8. The tracking device of claim 1, wherein the microchip is a combination of a transceiver and a GPS tracking system.

9. A tracking system for locating people, property, animals and other objects using a micro solar transceiver and casing system, said system comprising:

a casing including a battery for providing power that is recharged using at least one photovoltaic sheet wrapped around an antenna, the casing also including a micro controller, a GPS and RFT, a microchip, a transceiver and at least one power-flow regulator;

at least one global satellite that acquires a location data of the microchip using the GPS and RFT; and

at least one cellular tower that receives the location data from the global satellite and transmits that location data to a user to identify the real time location of a person, an animal, property or an object.

10. The tracking system of claim 9, which includes a power flow regulator to control the flow of power to the system.

11. The tracking system of claim 9, wherein the power flow regulator is a photovoltaic charging regulator.

12. The tracking system of claim 9, which includes an electronic containment system to keep objects within a designated area.

13. A method for tracking people, property, animals and other objects using a micro solar transceiver and casing system, said method comprising:

(a) providing a casing including a battery for providing power that is recharged using at least one photovoltaic sheet wrapped around an antenna, the casing also including a micro controller, a GPS and RFT, a microchip, a transceiver and at least one power-flow regulator;

(b) associating the casing with a person, a piece of property, an animal or an object;

(c) determining the location of the person, piece of property, animal or object using at least one global satellite that acquires location data of the microchip using the GPS and RFT; and

(d) transmitting the location data to at least one cellular tower from the global satellite; and

(e) transmitting the location data from the cellular tower to a user so that the user can identify the real time location of the person, the piece of property, the animal or the object.

14. The method of claim 13, which includes transmitting the location data from the cellular tower using a wireless device.

15. The method of claim 13, which includes causing the microchip to be in a dormant state, wherein in the dominate state there is a hand off between one of more cellular towers that is received via server network, and by using this hand off technique software can triangulate location of the microchip.

16. The method of claim 15, which includes causing the microchip to be in a waken state, wherein the power is fully capable of transmitting long distances and the microchip can fully function by receiving and transmitting location data.

17. The method of claim 13, which includes transmitting the location data using a wireless device or tower.

18. The method of claim 13, which includes mapping and displaying the location data on a website to a user.

19. The method of claim 13, which includes signaling the microchip to remain in the wakened state for a designated period of time so that the microchip can be tracked for said designated period of time.

20. The method of claim 19, which includes determining if the person, property, animal or object breached a designated boundary.