Electronic tracking system

• US 9,715,768 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Ampomah
• Original Assignee: George Ampomah
• Inventors: Ampomah, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu, Shirley
• Application Number:
  US14/964,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20170169624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/033 characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An electronic tracking system for electronically tracking a vehicle includes a vehicle. A decal is adhered to the vehicle and a tracking unit is coupled to the decal. The tracking unit is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communications network thereby facilitating a location of the vehicle to be tracked via the extrinsic communications network.

Claims

1. An electronic tracking system comprising:

a vehicle;

a decal being adhered to said vehicle; and

a tracking unit being coupled to said decal, said tracking unit being configured to be in electrical communication with an extrinsic communications network thereby facilitating a location of said vehicle to be tracked via the extrinsic communications network; and

wherein said decal has a front surface and a back surface, said front surface having indicia being printed thereon, said back surface having an adhesive layer being adhered thereto, said adhesive layer adhesively engaging said outer surface of said vehicle such that said indicia is visible.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said decal has a back surface; and

said tracking unit comprises;

a processor being attached to said back surface of said decal, and

an electronic memory being attached to said back surface, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said processor, said electronic memory containing data specific to said vehicle.

3. The system according to claim 2, further comprising a global positioning unit being attached to said back surface, said global positioning unit being electrically coupled to said processor, said global positioning unit being configured to be in electrical communication with a location network thereby facilitating said global positioning unit to determine a location of said vehicle with respect to Earth.

4. The system according to claim 2, further comprising a transmitter being attached to said back surface, said transmitter being electrically coupled to said processor, said transmitter being configured to be in electrical communication with the extrinsic communications network thereby facilitating said transmitter to transmit the location of said vehicle to the extrinsic communications network.

5. The system according to claim 2, further comprising a power supply being attached to said back surface, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.

6. An electronic tracking system comprising:

a vehicle having an outer surface;

a decal being adhered to said vehicle, said decal having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface having indicia being printed thereon, said back surface having an adhesive layer being adhered thereto, said adhesive layer adhesively engaging said outer surface of said vehicle such that said indicia is visible; and

a tracking unit being coupled to said decal, said tracking unit being configured to be in electrical communication with an extrinsic communications network thereby facilitating a location of said vehicle to be tracked via the extrinsic communications network, said tracking unit comprising;

a processor being attached to said back surface of said decal,

an electronic memory being attached to said back surface, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said processor, said electronic memory containing data specific to said vehicle,

a global positioning unit being attached to said back surface, said global positioning unit being electrically coupled to said processor, said global positioning unit being configured to be in electrical communication with a location network thereby facilitating said global positioning unit to determine a location of said vehicle with respect to Earth,

a transmitter being attached to said back surface, said transmitter being electrically coupled to said processor, said transmitter being configured to be in electrical communication with the extrinsic communications network thereby facilitating said transmitter to transmit the location of said vehicle to the extrinsic communications network, and

a power supply being attached to said back surface, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.