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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Thomas B. Breen, Broomall, PA (US);
Thomas B. Breen, Broomall, PA (US);
Asset Intelligence, LLC, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and system of providing for the rapid availability of assets to customers wherein a lease method and system is provided which includes lease terms, a leasable asset with a unique identifier, associating the lease terms with the asset through the unique identifier, at least one sensor on the asset for detecting the status of at least one condition that starts a lease, a communications system for transmitting information from the sensors on the asset to a central management system, determining the amount due based on the status of the sensors and the lease terms associated with the unique identifier, and preparing an invoice based on the amount due determined.