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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Ip Co., Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Ryan R. Konen, Shawnee, KS (US);

Stephen D. Ore, Olathe, KS (US);

Timothy J. Carney, Olathe, KS (US);

Steve R. Hardwick, Overland Park, KS (US);

Dustin M. Gary, Topeka, KS (US);

Doran N. Schwartz, Kansas City, MO (US);

Jarrod B. Piper, Topeka, KS (US);

Matthew J. H. Kenney, Manhattan, KS (US);

Daniel A. Holmgren, Wamego, KS (US);

Assignee:

IP Co., LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/35 (2018.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/35 (2018.02); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/18 (2018.02); H04W 76/19 (2018.02); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01);
Abstract

Asset tracking systems and methods include one or more tracking devices that pair with one or more hub devices to transmit sensor data from a tracking device only to a paired hub device with a hub device state quality rating, and from the paired hub device to a network server, thereby reducing redundant communications and communication network usage.


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