Patent · US Expired

Asset tracking apparatus and method

US6975222B2 · kind B2 · utility

30Cited by

3References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Baldev Krishan · US

Inventors

Baldev Krishan · Fremont, US
Benjamin Yee · San Francisco, US
Huey Lee · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2003
Grant date	Dec 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B13/14
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An asset securing and tracking system (30) operates in conjunction with a wireless communication network (65) for tracking a portable asset (35). The system (30) includes a tracking device (31) adapted to be attached to the portable asset (35) and communicate with the wireless communication network (65). The tracking device (31) determines the location of the asset (35) using signals from GPS satellites (55) and the terrestrial wireless communication network (65). A monitoring station (32) receives and processes a location signal regarding the geographic location of the portable asset (35) from tracking device (31) via the wireless communication network (65).

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