Simplex personal and asset tracker

US8604925B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Globalstar, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul A. Monte · San Jose, US
• Michael Santiago · Pleasanton, US
• Robert D. Miller · Milpitas, US
• David Homer Biggs · Gardnerville, US
• Mark E. Sutton · Kenner, US
• Walter Debus, Jr. · Nottingham, US
• Robert E. Rouquette · Kenner, US
• Ronnie Tanner · Covington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S19/17
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An asset locator device including (a) a wireless receiver capable of receiving an identifier signal transmitted from a short range wireless transmitter device; (b) a wireless transmitter capable of transmitting a message to a space based network; (c) a positioning system capable of determining the location of the locator device; (d) a vibration sensor; and (e) a controller. The controller instructs the asset locator to: (i) attempt to detect the identifier signal from the transmitter device if the vibration sensor senses vibration; and (ii) transmit a signal, including an asset location, to the space based network if: (1) the identifier signal is not detected; and (2) location fixes from the positioning system indicate a location change of the asset.