METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRACKING SERVICES TO LOCATE AN ASSET
First Claim
1. A tracking system comprising:
- a portable tracking device operable to be physically associated with a movable object of interest, the portable tracking device including,a transmitter operable to output electromagnetic signals at an output frequency corresponding to a first frequency range associated with communication with at least one relatively proximate stationary, geographically limited wireless transceiver of a dispersed plurality thereof, wherein each of the plurality has an identifiable fixed location in an associated tracking area,a receiver including an input operable to receive electromagnetically propagated signals along a first input frequency range corresponding to the first frequency range,the receiver further including an input operable to receive electromagnetically propagated signals along a second input frequency range unique to the first input frequency range,a data storage inclusive of an ID memory location operable to store identification data corresponding to the portable tracking device;
the data storage further inclusive of a device status memory location operable to store status data corresponding to an operational status of the portable tracking device,the transmitter further operable to transmit signals representative of the identification data; and
whereinthe transmitter further operable to transmit signals representative of the device status.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A tracking system comprising:
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a portable tracking device operable to be physically associated with a movable object of interest, the portable tracking device including, a transmitter operable to output electromagnetic signals at an output frequency corresponding to a first frequency range associated with communication with at least one relatively proximate stationary, geographically limited wireless transceiver of a dispersed plurality thereof, wherein each of the plurality has an identifiable fixed location in an associated tracking area, a receiver including an input operable to receive electromagnetically propagated signals along a first input frequency range corresponding to the first frequency range, the receiver further including an input operable to receive electromagnetically propagated signals along a second input frequency range unique to the first input frequency range, a data storage inclusive of an ID memory location operable to store identification data corresponding to the portable tracking device; the data storage further inclusive of a device status memory location operable to store status data corresponding to an operational status of the portable tracking device, the transmitter further operable to transmit signals representative of the identification data; and
whereinthe transmitter further operable to transmit signals representative of the device status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for tracking a movable object of interest comprising:
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outputting, via a transmitter, electromagnetic signals at an output frequency corresponding to a first frequency range associated with communication with at least one relatively proximate stationary, geographically limited wireless transceiver of a dispersed plurality thereof, wherein each of the plurality has an identifiable fixed location in an associated tracking area; receiving, via a receiver, electromagnetically propagated signals along a first input frequency range corresponding to the first frequency range; receiving, via the receiver, electromagnetically propagated signals along a second input frequency range unique to the first input frequency range; storing, in a data storage, identification data corresponding to a portable tracking device physically associated with a movable object of interest; storing, in the data storage, status data corresponding to an operational status of the portable tracking device; transmitting, via the transmitter, signals representative of the identification data; and transmitting, via the transmitter, signals representative of the device status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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