METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A MOBILE ASSET
First Claim
1. A method for confirming a location of a mobile asset, comprising:
- providing a database with data entries associated with a plurality of mobile assets and for each mobile asset the data entries comprising identifying data associated with the mobile asset and location data associated with the mobile asset;
wherein for each mobile asset the identifying data comprises a number of a license plate of the mobile asset, a vehicle identification number of the mobile asset, a make of the mobile asset, a model of the mobile asset, and a model year of the mobile asset;
wherein for each mobile asset the location data comprises a home address of a possessor of the mobile asset and a work address of the possessor of the mobile asset;
communicating to a plurality of mobile devices the identifying data and the location data for the plurality of mobile assets;
communicating a software application to each of the plurality of mobile devices, the software application operable to enable each mobile device to;
continuously compare the location data associated with each mobile asset to global positioning system (“
GPS”
) coordinates of a current location of the mobile device;
provide an alert when a result of the comparison is that the current location of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of one of the data entries of location data associated with one of the mobile assets;
display at least some of the identifying data of the one mobile asset; and
transmit a communication confirming or refuting visual contact with a physical mobile asset corresponding to the at least some of the identifying data.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for creating and accessing a centralized database containing an assorted variety of information related to a debtor such as physical addresses of the debtor or his friends, associates and relatives, as well as information related to a mobile asset, such as physical description information, collectively referred to as “identifying information.” Methods are also disclosed for lenders and others to send identifying information to the centralized database, and for users such as skip tracers to be able to download and use the information located in the database for asset recovery purposes.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for confirming a location of a mobile asset, comprising:
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providing a database with data entries associated with a plurality of mobile assets and for each mobile asset the data entries comprising identifying data associated with the mobile asset and location data associated with the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the identifying data comprises a number of a license plate of the mobile asset, a vehicle identification number of the mobile asset, a make of the mobile asset, a model of the mobile asset, and a model year of the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the location data comprises a home address of a possessor of the mobile asset and a work address of the possessor of the mobile asset; communicating to a plurality of mobile devices the identifying data and the location data for the plurality of mobile assets; communicating a software application to each of the plurality of mobile devices, the software application operable to enable each mobile device to; continuously compare the location data associated with each mobile asset to global positioning system (“
GPS”
) coordinates of a current location of the mobile device;provide an alert when a result of the comparison is that the current location of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of one of the data entries of location data associated with one of the mobile assets; display at least some of the identifying data of the one mobile asset; and transmit a communication confirming or refuting visual contact with a physical mobile asset corresponding to the at least some of the identifying data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for confirming a location of a mobile asset, comprising:
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providing a database with data entries associated with a plurality of mobile assets and for each mobile asset the data entries comprising identifying data associated with the mobile asset and location data associated with the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the identifying data comprises a number of a license plate of the mobile asset, a vehicle identification number of the mobile asset, a make of the mobile asset, a model of the mobile asset, and a model year of the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the location data comprises a home address of a possessor of the mobile asset and a work address of the possessor of the mobile asset; receiving global positioning system (“
GPS”
) coordinates associated with current locations of a plurality of handheld mobile devices;comparing the GPS coordinates associated with the current locations of the handheld mobile devices to the location data of each mobile asset; determining that one of the current locations associated with one of the handheld mobile devices is within a predetermined distance of one of the data entries of location data associated with one of the mobile assets; communicating to the one handheld mobile device at least some of the identifying data associated with the one mobile asset; and receiving from the one handheld mobile device a communication confirming or refuting visual contact with a physical mobile asset corresponding to the at least some of the identifying data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for confirming a location of a mobile asset, comprising:
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a database comprising; data entries associated with a plurality of mobile assets and for each mobile asset the data entries comprising identifying data associated with the mobile asset and location data associated with the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the identifying data comprises a number of a license plate of the mobile asset, a vehicle identification number of the mobile asset, a make of the mobile asset, a model of the mobile asset, and a model year of the mobile asset; wherein for each mobile asset the location data comprises a home address of a possessor of the mobile asset and a work address of the possessor of the mobile asset; a processor associated with the database, the processor operable to; receive global positioning system (“
GPS”
) coordinates associated with current locations of a plurality of handheld mobile devices;compare the GPS coordinates associated with the current locations of the handheld mobile devices to the location data of each mobile asset; determine that one of the current locations associated with one of the handheld mobile devices is within a predetermined distance of one of the data entries of location data associated with one of the mobile assets; communicate to the one handheld mobile device at least some of the identifying data associated with the one mobile asset; and receive from the one handheld mobile device a communication confirming or refuting visual contact with a physical mobile asset corresponding to the at least some of the identifying data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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