AUTOMATED GEO-FENCE BOUNDARY CONFIGURATION AND ACTIVATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a signal that indicates operability of an onboard device coupled to a vehicle, the receiving at an operations center and the signal received periodically over a first period of time;
determining absence of receipt of the signal in a second period of time following the first period of time;
issuing an alert responsive to the determining, the alert indicative of at least one selected from the group consisting of;
a possible geo-fence boundary violation;
tampering with the onboard device; and
disablement of the onboard device.
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Abstract
A geo-fence is defined and established automatically based on a current location of an asset along with some range or distance, avoiding the need for a user to manually specify a location by drawing a perimeter, specifying a point location, or by any other means. Once established, the geo-fence can be activated so as to notify the owner of the asset and/or some other entity of movement of the asset beyond the boundary specified by the geo-fence. In one embodiment, the geo-fence can be automatically activated upon certain conditions, or can be manually activated, or any combination thereof.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal that indicates operability of an onboard device coupled to a vehicle, the receiving at an operations center and the signal received periodically over a first period of time; determining absence of receipt of the signal in a second period of time following the first period of time; issuing an alert responsive to the determining, the alert indicative of at least one selected from the group consisting of;
a possible geo-fence boundary violation;
tampering with the onboard device; anddisablement of the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a wireless network interface configured to receive a signal to activate a geo-fence boundary for a vehicle; a processor coupled to the wireless network interface, the processor configured to; receive a signal that indicates operability of an onboard device remotely located from the processor, the onboard device coupled to a vehicle and the signal received periodically over a first period of time; determine absence of receipt of the signal in a second period of time distinct from and following the first period of time; issue an alert responsive to the determination, the alert indicative of at least one selected from the group consisting of;
a possible geo-fence boundary violation;tampering with the onboard device; and
disablement of the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of activation of geo-fence monitoring; determining location of an asset to create a determined location; establishing a geo-fence boundary based on the determined location; activate monitoring of the asset within the geo-fence boundary; and
thereafterissuing an alert if unable to monitor asset location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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