SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING LOSS OF ASSET

• US 20150310716A1
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TracFind, Inc.
• Original Assignee: TracFind, Inc.
• Inventors: East, Clark D.
• Application Number:
  US14/796,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20150310716A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2462 Asset location systems combined with EAS inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2482 EAS methods, e.g. description of flow chart of the detection procedure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method of preventing a loss of an asset is provided. The method includes 1) providing a device that is logged into a national database of law enforcement agencies, 2) detecting a movement of the device outside of a predefined perimeter, and 3) upon detecting the movement, immediately providing a direct link for tracking such movement to at least one law enforcement agency of the national database.

Claims

1. A method of preventing a loss of an asset, comprising:

providing a device that is logged into a national database of law enforcement agencies;

detecting a movement of the device outside of a predefined perimeter; and

upon said detecting, immediately providing a direct link for tracking said movement of the device to at least one law enforcement agency of said national database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said device is attached to said asset.

3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising notifying a user associated with said device that said device has moved outside of said predefined perimeter.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said notifying includes sending a short messaging service (SMS) message to said user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said perimeter is set around another tracked device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one law enforcement agency includes all law enforcement agencies within a particular zip code.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said national database includes a private security monitoring company.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein said notifying includes, for a predefined time period, notifying someone other than said user that said device has moved outside of said predefined area.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing within said device data associated said movement of said device.

10. A system for preventing a loss of an asset, comprising:

a server; and

a device logged into a national database of law enforcement agencies, said device comprising;

an accelerometer configured to detect a movement of said device outside of a predefined perimeter,

a transceiver circuit configured to cause, upon said detection by said accelerometer, said server to immediately provide at least one law enforcement agency of said law enforcement agencies a direct link for tracking said movement of said device, and

a battery coupled to said accelerometer and to said transceiver circuit.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said device is attached to said asset.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said device is further configured to cause said server to notify a user associated with said device that said device has moved outside of said predefined perimeter.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said notification includes sending a short messaging service (SMS) message to said user.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein said perimeter is set around another tracked device.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one law enforcement agency includes all law enforcement agencies within a particular zip code.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said national database includes a private security monitoring company.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein for a predefined time period, said notification is sent to someone other than said user that said device has moved outside of said predefined area.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein data associated said movement of said device is stored within said device.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein said server is configured to send identifying data of said device to a party via an email or a text message.