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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3. An asset tracking system comprising:
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means adapted for receiving device data representative of at least one property of each of a plurality of portable asset tracking devices, the at least one property including device identification data;
means adapted for identifying at least one client corresponding to received identification data;
alert means adapted for generating alert data corresponding to a triggering of a tracking event in connection with at least one of the plurality of asset tracking devices;
means adapted for isolating event data corresponding to at least one tracking event corresponding to operation of the alert means;
location means adapted for generating location data corresponding to a location of the at least one tracking device;
means adapted for receiving device service data corresponding to an operational history of the at least one portable asset tracking device;
means adapted for receiving temporal data representative of at least one temporal property of the tracking event; and
means adapted for generating display data in accordance with device data, event data, location data, device service data, and temporal data after generation of alert data by the alert means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An asset tracking method comprising the steps of:
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receiving device data representative of at least one property of each of a plurality of portable asset tracking devices, the at least one property including device identification data;
identifying at least one client corresponding to received identification data;
generating alert data corresponding to a triggering of a tracking event in connection with at least one of the plurality of asset tracking devices;
isolating event data corresponding to at least one tracking event corresponding to the generation of alert data;
generating location data corresponding to a location of the at least one tracking device;
receiving device service data corresponding to an operational history of the at least one portable asset tracking device;
receiving temporal data representative of at least one temporal property of the tracking event; and
generating display data in accordance with device data, event data, location data, device service data, and temporal data after generation of alert data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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