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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Barrett Kreiner, Norcross, GA (US);
Donna Hodges, Cumming, GA (US);
Jonathan Peterson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andre Jarboe, Acworth, GA (US);
Monique Simmons, Duluth, GA (US);
Barrett Kreiner, Norcross, GA (US);
Donna Hodges, Cumming, GA (US);
Jonathan Peterson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Andre Jarboe, Acworth, GA (US);
Monique Simmons, Duluth, GA (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of tracking and monitoring objects in accordance with pre-selected and stored policies that are generated by the owner of the object. These policies define the parameters for determining when an object is lost, for reporting a lost object, and for searching for a lost object. When combined with a network tracking system, the policies can also set parameters for permissible areas in which the objects can be disposed and for tracking of the objects across the network.