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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Numerex Corp., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Rodney C. Montrose, Allen, TX (US);
Jeffrey O. Smith, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
NUMEREX CORP., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention described is a system and method for tracking assets. Mobile devices on the assets communicate their location to a central station. When the mobile devices are in an area with interference or no network then the mobile devices connect to a base station. The base station in turn can communicate with the central station and report on the locations of mobile devices connected to that base station. The base stations can be placed in areas such as warehouses, mines or other locations.