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Asset tracking with error adaptive boundary

US8378815B1 · kind B1 · utility

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35Claims

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Assignee

GEMALTO SA · FR

Inventors

John Edward McNulty · Burlington, US
Gregory M. Jones · Rancho Cucamonga, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 2010
Grant date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q10/0833
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking assets from central stations using tracking devices enabled to receive GPS coordinates or site identities broadcast from transmitters at fixed locations within a wireless network. Plural position fixes are taken over time and forwarded to the central station. The position fixes are compared to establish a likelihood that apparent excursions from a predetermined boundary area are valid or not, prior to generating an alert signal that the asset has moved from the boundary area.

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