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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Mark Nichols, Christ Church, NZ;
Gregory T. Janky, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dennis Workman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Mark Nichols, Christ Church, NZ;
Gregory T. Janky, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dennis Workman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment in accordance with the invention can include a controller that can be coupled with a position determining component, and a motion detecting component. In one embodiment, the motion detecting component detects motion of a valuable movable item and generates a signal to the controller indicating the motion. The controller, in response to the signal, causes the position determining component to determine the geographic location of the valuable movable item. A determination is made as to whether the geographic location is within a pre-defined zone. In response to the determination, a command can be generated for controlling the valuable movable item.