Method and system to monitor movable entities
First Claim
1. A method to wirelessly monitor an entity having an attached transponder, comprising:
- loading from a computing device to a memory in an attached transponder a plurality of coordinates;
programming a microprocessor in the attached transponder to define a geographical zone using said plurality of coordinates to create an enclosed area on a pixilated image, wherein said enclosed area is representative of a geographical zone;
programming the microprocessor in the attached transponder to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the status of the entity in relation to the geographical zone; and
configuring the microprocessor in the transponder to transmit the data related to the occurrence of an event from the attached transponder to a user.
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Abstract
A method to wirelessly monitor 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 attached transponder is programmed to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the status of the entity in relation to the geographical zone. The microprocessor in the transponder is also configured to transmit the data related to the occurrence of an event from the attached transponder to a user.
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34 Claims
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1. A method to wirelessly monitor an entity having an attached transponder, comprising:
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loading from a computing device to a memory in an attached transponder a plurality of coordinates; programming a microprocessor in the attached transponder to define a geographical zone using said plurality of coordinates to create an enclosed area on a pixilated image, wherein said enclosed area is representative of a geographical zone; programming the microprocessor in the attached transponder to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the status of the entity in relation to the geographical zone; and configuring the microprocessor in the transponder to transmit the data related to the occurrence of an event from the attached transponder to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method to wirelessly monitor an entity having an attached transponder, comprising:
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defining a geographical zone using a plurality of waypoints, wherein each waypoint is defined by a geographical coordinate and a radius originating from the geographical coordinate; loading from a computing device to the attached transponder'"'"'s memory a plurality of waypoints; programming a microprocessor in the attached transponder to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the position of the entity in relation to the geographical zone; and configuring the microprocessor in the transponder to transmit the data related to the occurrence of an event from the attached transponder to a user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method to wirelessly monitor an entity having an attached transponder, comprising:
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using a computing device to identify a geometrical area using at least two coordinate attributes, wherein said geometrical area is divided into a grid having at least one section; defining a geographical zone by selecting within the grid the at least one section representative of a desired area and correlating at least one section into a pixilated computer image by associating at least one section to a pixel; loading said pixilated computer image into the attached transponder'"'"'s memory; programming a microprocessor in the attached transponder to determine the occurrence of an event associated with the position of the entity in relation to the geographical zone; and configuring the microprocessor in the transponder to transmit the data related to the occurrence of an event from the attached transponder to a user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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