Asset recovery device installation and alert system
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1. A method of selectively providing an alert of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system, the method comprising:
- (a) activating a tracking device on the tracked asset to generate a report;
(b) evaluating the report to determine if the tracking device is assigned to a home location;
(c) if the tracking device is not assigned to said home location;
(i) determining a first location of the tracking device;
(ii) updating the first location until the first location is within a pre-defined boundary of a second location that is configured for an install mode;
(iii) verifying that an installation condition is satisfied;
and(iv) assigning the second location as the home location of the tracking device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided for selectively providing an alert to a user of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system. The method includes activating a tracking device on the tracked asset to generate a report, evaluating the report and a condition based on a home location assigned to the tracking device for generating an alert, creating the alert based on the evaluation of the condition and the report, and sending the alert to the user.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of selectively providing an alert of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system, the method comprising:
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(a) activating a tracking device on the tracked asset to generate a report; (b) evaluating the report to determine if the tracking device is assigned to a home location; (c) if the tracking device is not assigned to said home location; (i) determining a first location of the tracking device; (ii) updating the first location until the first location is within a pre-defined boundary of a second location that is configured for an install mode; (iii) verifying that an installation condition is satisfied; and (iv) assigning the second location as the home location of the tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for selectively providing an alert of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system, the system comprising:
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a tracking device on the tracked asset adapted to generate a report when the tracking device is activated; and a server configured to receive the report from the tracking device, to confirm if a condition has been satisfied, and to send an alert to a user enabled to received the alert if the condition has been satisfied, the server further programmed to perform the steps of; evaluating the report to determine whether the tracking device is assigned to a home location, and if the tracking device is not assigned to a home location, performing an install protocol for automatically assigning a home location to the tracking device when the tracking device is located within a home location set to an install mode; if the tracking device is assigned to a home location, performing a service protocol if the home location is set to a service mode and performing one or more activation protocols if the home location is set to an activation mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
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22. A method for selectively providing an alert of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system, the method comprising:
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activating a tracking device on the tracked asset; generating a report; evaluating the report to determine if the tracking device is assigned to a home location; if the tracking device is not assigned to a home location, performing an install protocol for automatically assigning a home location to the tracking device when the tracking device is located within a home location set to an install mode; and if the tracking device is assigned to a home location, performing a service protocol if the home location is set to a service mode and performing one or more activation protocols if the home location is set to an activation mode; each of the install protocol, service protocol, and one or more activation protocols comprising the steps of confirming if a condition has been satisfied sending an alert to a user enabled to received the alert if the condition has been satisfied.
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