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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
The Secretary of State for Defence, Salisbury, GB;
Paul Richard Roberts, Salisbury, GB;
The Secretary of State for Defence, Salisbury, GB;
Abstract
A method and tracker for determining the location of an object, such as a parcel or luggage. The tracker periodically transmits a wireless access point beacon comprising SSID (network name) and a MAC address, in accordance with an IEEE 802.11 standard, has a power storage device, and an energy harvesting module. A server monitors data from 3rd party mobile devices regarding the locations of wifi beacons, and the user is informed of the relevant location if the beacon of the tracker is uploaded to the server. When the tracker is moved and/or it comes into range of one of the wireless portable devices, the user is informed of its location. This enables indefinite tracking especially in urban areas, worldwide.