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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
David Derrick, Sandy, UT (US);
Bruce Derrick, Sandy, UT (US);
David Derrick, Sandy, UT (US);
Bruce Derrick, Sandy, UT (US);
SecureAlert, Inc., Sandy, UT (US);
Abstract
A remote tracking system is described that includes one or more remote tracking devices, where each remote tracking device including a cellular transceiver, a positioning system receiver, and a processor connected to the positioning system receiver and the cellular transceiver. A dedicated monitoring center is in communication with each of the remote tracking devices and includes a monitoring center application to process and store the location information and status information received from each of the at least one remote tracking device. The monitoring center also includes agents available as an initial contact point when the monitoring center application determines that attention to a particular remote tracking device is required. The system further includes a portal through which an authorized user responsible for one or more of the at least one remote tracking device can access information related to each of the remote tracking devices.