METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL MOVABLE ENTITIES
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Abstract
A method to wirelessly control an entity having an attached transponder is disclosed. A geographical zone is defined. The geographical zone can be defined by allowing a user to define and load to a transponder a plurality of waypoints, each waypoint defined by a geographical coordinate and a radius originating from the geographical coordinate. The geographical zone can also be defined by selecting a plurality of coordinates that are loaded to a transponder and mapped on a pixilated image. The microprocessor in the transponder is programmed to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the status of the entity in relation to the geographical zone. Finally, the microprocessor is configured to execute a configurable operation if the event occurs.
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100 Claims
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1-72. -72. (canceled)
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73. A method of providing a location-based service by wirelessly communicating with a user having a portable electronic wireless device comprising
programming a computing device at a control center to define a geographical zone by creating an area on a pixilated image wherein said area is representative of the geographical zone, loading a portable electronic wireless device with data that can be associated with a plurality of pre-defined zones of the area, sending a command from the control center to the portable electronic wireless device to execute a configurable operation upon receiving the command, the command being associated with the location of the portable electronic device in relation to the geographical zone, and the command including instructions to the portable electronic device to cause said device to present an offer or a service to the user of the portable electronic wireless device when the portable device is located in the area.
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74. A method of providing a location-based service by wirelessly communicating with a user having a portable electronic wireless device comprising
programming a computing device at a control center to define a geographical zone by creating an area on a pixilated image wherein said area is representative of the geographical zone, loading a portable electronic wireless device with data that can be associated with the area, sending a command from the control center to the portable electronic wireless device to execute a configurable operation upon receiving the command, the command being associated with the location of the portable electronic device in relation to the geographical zone, and the command including instructions to the portable electronic device to cause said device to present an offer or a service to the user of the portable electronic wireless device when the portable device is located in the area.
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75. A method of providing a location-based service by wirelessly communicating with a user having a portable electronic wireless device comprising
programming a computing device at a control center to define a geographical zone by creating an area as a pixilated image, communicating with a portable electronic wireless device to transmit data to the portable electronic wireless device, such data being associated with the geographical zone, sending a command from the control center to the portable electronic wireless device to execute a configurable operation, the command being associated with the location of the portable electronic device in relation to the geographical zone,. and the command including instructions to the portable electronic device to cause said device to present an offer or a service to the user of the portable electronic wireless device when the portable device is located in the geographical zone.
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76. A method of providing a location-based service by wirelessly communicating with a user having a portable electronic wireless device comprising
receiving wirelessly from a control center on a portable electronic wireless device data defining a geographical zone on a portable device, communicating data wirelessly to the portable electronic wireless device, such data being associated with the geographical zone, receiving a command on the portable electronic wireless device to execute a configurable operation, the command being associated with the location of the portable electronic device in relation to the geographical zone,. and the command including instructions to the portable electronic device to cause said device to present an offer or a service on the portable electronic wireless device when the portable device is located in the geographical zone.
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