SYSTEM, METHOD AND NETWORK FOR MONITORING OF LOCATION OF ITEMS

• US 20100164715A1
• Filed: 03/08/2010
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellwitch Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cellwitch Inc.
• Inventors: Turner, Aiden, Orrick, Hamish, Buller, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 8,872,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.320
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0247 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A network for monitoring of location of items is provided, including a plurality of wireless devices, where each of the plurality of wireless devices is associated with a monitored item. Each of a plurality of mobile stations are associated with a respective user and configured to generate an alert when at least one respective wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices exceeds a location parameter. A processing system is in communication with the plurality of mobile stations, and the processing system includes a database that collects and stores data related to the plurality of wireless devices and the plurality of mobile stations.

Claims

1. A network for monitoring of location of items, comprising:

a plurality of wireless devices, each of the plurality of wireless devices being associated with a monitored item;

a plurality of mobile stations, each of the plurality of mobile stations being associated with a respective user and configured to generate an alert when at least one respective wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices exceeds a location parameter; and

a processing system that is in communication with the plurality of mobile stations, the processing system comprising a database that collects and stores data related to the plurality of wireless devices and the plurality of mobile stations.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a base station that receives data relating to the plurality of wireless devices and forwards the data to the processing system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the collected data comprises data relating to at least one of the following:

time of day the wireless device exceeds the parameter, location at which the wireless device exceeds the parameter, and the frequency at which the wireless device exceeds the parameter.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processing system further comprises:

a learning module that uses the collected data to provide at least one service to a respective user.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the at least one service comprises providing a user default profile generated based on the collected data, the user default profile defining the parameter.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one service comprises providing an option to not generate the alert when the wireless device exceeds the parameter.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the alert comprises a notification to the user through the mobile station, and the at least one service comprises allowing a user to select a method of providing notification.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the method of providing notification comprises at least one of the following:

alarm generated by the mobile station and vibration of the mobile station.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of mobile stations is a wireless enabled mobile device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile station is a cell phone or a personal digital assistant.

2. The system of claim 2, wherein the database is a dynamic database.

12. A computer-based method for monitoring of location of items, comprising:

providing a plurality of wireless devices, each of the plurality of wireless devices being associated with a monitored item;

configuring each of a plurality of mobile stations to generate an alert when at least one respective wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices exceeds a location parameter, each of the plurality of mobile stations being associated with a respective user; and

collecting and storing, using a processing system that is in communication with the plurality of mobile stations, data related to the plurality of wireless devices and the plurality of mobile stations.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of collecting and storing is performed using a database.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the database is a dynamic database.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of receiving, at a base station, data relating to the plurality of wireless devices and forwarding, using the base station, the data to the processing system.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the collected data comprises data relating to at least one of the following:

time of day the wireless device exceeds the parameter, location at which the wireless device exceeds the parameter, and the frequency at which the wireless device exceeds the parameter.

17. The method of claim 16, providing, using a learning module, at least one service to a respective user based on the collected data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one service comprises providing a user default profile generated based on the collected data, the user default profile defining the parameter.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one service comprises providing an option to not generate the alert when the wireless device exceeds the parameter.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the alert comprises a notification to the user through the mobile station, and the at least one service comprises allowing a user to select a method of providing notification.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the method of providing notification comprises at least one of the following:

an alarm generated by the mobile station and vibration of the mobile station.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the plurality of mobile stations is a wireless enabled mobile device.

23. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one mobile station is a cell phone or a personal digital assistant.