SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PHYSICAL ITEMS THROUGH A NETWORK
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Abstract
A personal mobile device for communication and organization comprises a core engine and a plurality of modules coupled to the core engine. The core engine coordinates operations of the mobile device, including communication and organization functions. Each of the modules is dedicated to perform a different one of a plurality of classes of functionality of the mobile device, where each said module includes a processing element and memory dedicated for use by said module.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A location identification system comprising:
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a processing element; a memory element operably connected to said processing element; an antenna; a wireless communication transceiver operably connected to the antenna, the transceiver being capable of wide area wireless communication transmission; and wherein the antenna, processing element, memory element, and transceiver together form a module adapted to be associated with a physical item, wherein, said module tracks its own location and supplies said location information via a wireless network, wherein, said module turns on upon receiving an activation request, wherein, said module is manually activatable by an authorized user, wherein, said module is further remotely activatable by an authorized user, wherein module tracking activation is triggerable through a wireless communication network, wherein, upon module tracking activation, said module transmits location identifying information via said wireless communication network, wherein, said module is adapted to automatically turn on at predetermined time intervals and wherein said module is adapted to automatically locate the wireless communication network and transmit its location information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A location identification method, the method comprising:
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forming a module with a processing element, a memory element operably connected to said processing element, an antenna and a wireless transceiver, wherein, said transceiver is capable of wide area wireless communication transmission; combining said module with a physical item; tracking the location of said physical item; and supplying said location information using a wireless network; wherein, said tracking is done by said module and wherein said module turns on upon receiving an activation request, manual activation of said module by an authorized user of said system, remote activation of said module by an authorized user of said system, wherein, said module tracking activation is triggerable through a wireless communication network, wherein upon activation, said module transmits location identifying information to said activating network, wherein, said module turns on automatically at predetermined time intervals and wherein said module automatically locates a usable wireless network and transmits its location information to a predetermined network location or device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A location identification system to couple to a physical item to provide location information of the item, the system comprising:
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an antenna; a transceiver operably connected to the antenna, the transceiver being capable of wide area wireless communication transmission; a location module configured to provide location identifying information; a processing element coupled to the transceiver and the location module; a memory element operably connected to said processing element, the memory element containing code for execution by the processor to; turn on the system upon receiving an activation request; turn on the system at predetermined time intervals; automatically locate a wireless communication network; and transmit location identifying information via a wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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