| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 342357070 | Tracking or monitoring (i.e., lost or stolen vehicles) | 62 |
| 20080231506 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR IDENTIFYING THE TRACK ASSIGNMENT OF A LOCOMOTIVE - A system is provided for identifying the track assignment of a locomotive traveling along a track. The system includes at least one onboard receiver on the locomotive for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of satellites to provide a respective initial location of at least one onboard antenna on the locomotive. Additionally, the system includes at least one wayside receiver wirelessly coupled to the at least one onboard receiver. The at least one wayside receiver is positioned adjacent to the track to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of satellites to provide a respective corrected location of the respective initial location of the at least one onboard antenna to the at least one onboard receiver. A method and computer readable media are also provided for identifying the track assignment of a locomotive traveling along a track. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080246656 | Automatic GPS tracking system with passive battery circuitry - An automatic GPS tracking system is taught that consists of a GPS tracking unit secured to a person or an asset that includes a GPS receiver and a first battery operated a processor and first RF transceiver which emits an RF signal. A home base station receives the RF signal within a pre-selected proximity communication distance. A monitoring station which is in communication from a cellular modem or a satellite modem within the GPS tracking unit such that, if a person or asset having the tracking system secured thereon moves beyond the a pre-selected proximity communication distance from a home base unit, the first transceiver RF communication signals is lost, the processor automatically powers “on” the second battery to power up the GPS receiver and the cellular modem, and the GPS tracking unit may signal the monitoring station which displays the location of the person or asset. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080246657 | SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM ENABLED MEDIA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to utilizing monitoring devices ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080258967 | Method and system for upgrading a legacy cellular device - Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for upgrading a legacy cellular device. In one embodiment, a GIS data collector application for enabling a cellular telephone to perform GIS data collector functions is installed upon a cellular telephone which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by the cellular telephone based upon an assigned membership of the cellular telephone to a workgroup. The method further comprises sending the data dictionary to the cellular telephone via a wireless communication network. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080258968 | Salvage System for Life Jacket - The present invention relates to a salvage system for a life jacket capable of enabling quick rescue of a victim by quickly finding a victim wearing the life jacket using an artificial satellite and displaying an electronic map provided with the position of the victim and the image of the victim on a screen in real time, when a marine accident or an aircraft accident occurs, and more specifically, to the life jacket, with a marine position tracking terminal attached thereto, which transmits and receives radio signals to and from a GPS satellite and a relay satellite to track the position of the victim, and allowing greater buoyancy to be generated in the head and the chest regions on the surface of the water, when wearing it. A salvage system for a life jacket according to the present invention comprises: a life jacket; a marine position tracking terminal, attached to the life jacket, which transmits a rescue signal and an inherent ID stored in a microcomputer to a plurality of GPS satellites via a rescue signal transmitter; a relay satellite receiving the signal from the marine position tracking terminal and the GPS satellites to calculate a coordinate position of a victim wearing the life jacket and provide it to an integrated geographic information system (GIS), and monitor the image of the victim using the calculated coordinate position; and a central control center receiving information on an electronic map provided with the coordinate position of the victim and the monitored image of the victim from the relay satellite and displaying them on a status screen in real time, thereby enabling follow-up measures for early rescue of the victim. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080266173 | Spacecraft hardware tracker - A GPS tracker is disposed on launch hardware that separates from a spacecraft launch vehicle during ascent to orbit with the launch hardware having a suborbital trajectory from launch to impact while being tracked so as to track the launch hardware during suborbital flight, such as for tracking separated fuel stages, external tanks, external boosters, and payload fairings that return to earth. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080266174 | LOCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM AND LOCATABLE PORTABLE DEVICE - Location method for locating a portable device from a server configured to communicate with said portable device through a wireless communications network, comprising the steps of: sending GPS assistance information from the server ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090009388 | System for monitoring and tracking animals - A product is inserted subcutaneously, either manually or mechanically, into domesticated or wild animals to assist in tracking domesticated or wild animals. The product and methods of using include GPS transmitting or any other electronic device to locate and find a lost pet, livestock, migratory movements of birds, or the study of any and all aquatic life. A central data base or a location information receiving device allows an owner/caregiver to locate the animals. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090015468 | Vehicle communication terminal - A vehicle communication terminal stops a currently-operating GPS engine when a vehicle is put into a parking condition, memorizes a station number transmitted from a base station that serves as a waiting station, starts the stopped GPS engine when a currently-received station number and plural station numbers memorized after parking do not match, and transmits an emergency report signal including positional information derived from GPS measurement by the GPS engine, pre-registered vehicle information and the like through a communication network to a center terminal or a user terminal for suppressing vehicle battery capacity loss while timely performing an emergency report in case of vehicle theft. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090040101 | System And Method For Tracking Luggage - A system for tracking an object including a tracking station in communication with a network. The system includes a first tag coupled to the object, the first tag comprising a first tag identifier and a first GPS transmitter. The first GPS transmitter is effective to communicate the location of the first tag to the tracking station over the network. The system also includes a second tag comprising a second tag identifier and a second GPS transmitter effective to communicate the location of the second tag to the tracking station over the network. The system also includes a database in communication with the tracking station, the database is effective to associate the first tag identifier with the second tag identifier. A user may access the database through the network and ascertain the location of his luggage. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090040102 | LOCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM AND LOCATABLE PORTABLE DEVICE - Location method for locating a portable device ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090046005 | WIRELESS MOBILE INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRACKING SYSTEM - This invention is a wireless mobile indoor/outdoor tracking system. It is designed to track the absolute position of all nodes in a network indoors and outdoors. The system uses GPS positioning when a signal is available and RF ranging when it is unavailable. When indoors, a minimum of three network nodes must receive a GPS signal to determine absolute position. A mesh network is used to make the system mobile and to create an avenue for data to be transmitted to a remote base station. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090066568 | MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention discloses a monitoring system, which includes at least one tag adapted to be associated with an object to be monitored; at least one field station adapted to determine the relative position of the tag(s) relative to the field station(s); and calculation means for calculating the global positioning system coordinates of the object to be monitored when provided with a tag. The system includes at least one base station adapted to communicate with the field station(s) and/or the tag(s). The system includes triangulation mapping means and pre-plotted GPS (Global Positioning System) mapping means to determine the global positioning system coordinates of the object to be monitored. The system is adapted to be used to determine the global position of movable property and/or equipment at any given time from any given place, and to be used to continuously track and/or monitor objects. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090066569 | Animal tracking system - An apparatus and method for providing effective animal tracking is disclosed. For one embodiment, an animal tracking system includes one or more dead reckoning measurement devices, a storage device coupled to the one or more dead reckoning measurement devices for storing measurements made by the one or more dead reckoning measurement devices, and a digital processing system coupled to the storage device for processing the stored measurements. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090073033 | LEARNING A USER'S ACTIVITY PREFERENCES FROM GPS TRACES AND KNOWN NEARBY VENUES - A method for inferring activities to a user is provided. The system receives at least one location trace and corresponding contextual information. The system then derives a set of venues based on a venue database, wherein a respective hypothetical visit is associated with the contextual information corresponding to the location trace. The system derives a set of activity types associated with a context based on the venues, the corresponding context indicated by the location trace, and a venue-to-activity mapping. In addition, the system receives a user query context and identifies a number of activity types of which the associated contextual information is similar to the user query context. The system further weights a respective identified activity type based on its associated context's similarity to the user query context, normalizes weights associated with each identified activity type, and produces an activity-type probability distribution, thereby facilitating inferring activities associated with the user. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090073034 | 4D GIS virtual reality for controlling, monitoring and prediction of manned/unmanned system - A method and system for multi-tracking among independent individuals without a monitoring center, where an individual is a person, a vehicle, or any other property, enables the individuals to be networked in a group and each individual to search and track other individuals of interest. The portable multi-tracking system is also capable of tracking personnel inside a building, where a self-contained positioning device provides continuous carrier's position information. In the open area a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit is activated to provide precision absolute position data which can be blended with the self-contained data to improve the accuracy and robustness of the positioning services. Thus the present invention provides excellent position tracking outside a building. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090073035 | SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM ENABLED TRAFFIC DETERMINATION - The present invention is directed to utilizing monitoring devices ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090079624 | SECTIONAL METER SHUT-OFF AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING SECTIONAL METER SHUT-OFF - A sectional meter shut-off apparatus for use in preventing material such as seed or fertilizer from reaching a metering device, for the purpose of preventing double seeding or double fertilizing. The sectional meter shut-off apparatus comprises a plurality of gates capable of opening or closing access to a metering roller. The plurality of gates can be controlled through electric actuators, hydraulic cylinders or a shaft. These gates can individually be controlled through an electric switch connected to the cab of the vehicle and operated by the driver, or automatically controlled by a GPS/GNSS system capable of determining which areas of the field have been previously seeded or fertilized. Additionally, an agricultural implement is further provided, comprising a dual material dispensing apparatus, which incorporates a meter shut-off device, and hydraulic rams to raise ground-engaging soil openers when passing over soil that has been previously seeded/fertilized. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090085803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PREFERENCE BASED LOCATION AWARE CONTENT - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content for a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via a network, retrieving location specific downloadable content at least based on an approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via the network. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090121929 | METHOD FOR TRACKING CONTAINERS USING A LOW-RATE WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - A method for tracking a plurality of containers each joined to an electronic tracking device having routing capabilities and a WPAN-enabled radio receiver/transmitter configured to attempt to connect to a pre-configured WPAN upon being activated comprises activating the radio receiver/transmitter of each tracking device joined to a container being loaded onto a cargo vessel; receiving an indication from each tracking device that fails to connect to the WPAN; intermittently performing a network scan to locate each WPAN-connected tracking device; intermittently configuring the WPAN to include each WPAN-connected tracking device in a hybrid tree-mesh network topology; intermittently configuring routing information stored on each WPAN-connected tracking device to maintain mutual communication with each WPAN-connected tracking device and enable mutual communication between each WPAN-connected tracking device; receiving transport-related data from each WPAN-connected tracking device; transmitting the transport-related data to a control station through a LAN on the vessel; broadcasting a request to be routed between the WPAN-connected tracking devices in a depth-first traversal of the network topology that directs each WPAN-connected tracking device to enter a low-power mode when the depth-first traversal backtracks from the tracking device; and receiving an acknowledgment of the request communicated from each WPAN-connected tracking device when the tracking device enters the low-power mode. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090121930 | Personal locator and locating method - Disclosed are systems; apparatus and methods for tracking or locating a person that is lost or has an emergency. Personal locating apparatus is employed comprising a plurality of buttons, and/or a keypad and display, that define an on/off element, an OK element, a help element and a 911 emergency element, wherein the elements are used to select and deselect one of a predetermined number of operational modes. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver in the apparatus processes GPS signals received from GPS satellites to generate location data indicative of the location of the apparatus. A satellite transmitter is coupled to the processor that transmits the location data and a desired operational mode signal to a remotely located processing center via one or more communication satellites. A processor is coupled to the GPS receiver and the satellite transmitter that is programmed to respond to user selections to generate the desired operational mode signal, process the location signals from the GPS receiver, the desired operational mode signal, and optionally a user message, generate a signal for transmission to the processing center, and transmit the signal to the remotely located processing center via one or more communication satellites. The message is processed at the processing center and sent as an email message to one or more designated email addresses, as a short message service (SMS) message to one or more designated cell phones, or as a message to a 911 emergency center. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090140915 | NETWORK AIDED TERRESTRIAL TRIANGULATION USING STARS (NATTS) - A method for determining a terrestrial location of an apparatus that is deployed in a generally known geographical region includes capturing, by the apparatus, an earthbound image of the sky from a terrestrial location at an identified time; communicating, by the apparatus, data representative of the captured earthbound image of the sky; and determining the terrestrial location of the apparatus based on the data communicated by the apparatus by comparing the captured earthbound image of the sky to a master mapping of the sky relative to the surface of the Earth. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090189807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING REFRESH RATE OF LOCATION COORDINATES OF A TRACKING DEVICE - A local charging management device manages electrical resource capability for an electronic tracking device. In one embodiment, the electronic tracking device includes a battery power monitor, a charging unit; and an electrical power resource management component. The electrical power resource management component adjusts cycle timing of one or more of control parameters for the tracking device. Control parameters include request rate of location coordinate packets to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets. The adjustment is responsive to an estimated charge level of the charging unit, velocity of the device, and user desired inputs. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090201199 | System, method and apparatus for communicating position data - A method on a computer unit for calculating and transmitting position data is disclosed. The method includes monitoring motion of the unit. If motion of the unit is detected, the method further includes initiating a start sequence of the unit, calculating current position data of the unit using the Global Positioning System (GPS), calculating a difference between the current position data of the unit and a previous position data of the unit and transmitting the current position data of the unit if the difference is greater than a threshold value. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201200 | POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING ARRANGEMENT, BEARING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO BE USED IN A POSITIONING SYSTEM - A positioning method, positioning arrangement, bearing device ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201201 | Interactive multimode tracking system and method - An interactive multimode tracking system and method is disclosed. In general, the tracking system comprises a central office that interactively communicates with various portable tracking units over at least two communication networks. The multiple communication networks help maintain a connection with the tracking units. The central office can also actively manage the information provided a user of the tracking unit. This allows the central office to change the route of the user based on changing conditions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090213001 | Dynamic Location of a Subordinate User - Providing location information to a supervisory user includes providing a parental control, using a computer automatically to determine a location of a subordinate user, and storing location information indicative of the location of the subordinate user in a database. A request of the supervisory user to locate the subordinate user is received and a user interface informs the supervisory user of the location of the subordinate user based on the stored location information. At least one of the storing and/or the informing are based on the parental control. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090213002 | Context sensitive mobile device utilization tracking - A method and apparatus for generating context sensitive mobile device utilization data. The method comprises retrieving mobile device utilization data from a mobile device utilization and tracking device, retrieving location data from the tracking device, retrieving context sensitive data relevant to the device, and analyzing the retrieved data to determine context sensitive mobile device utilization. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090219199 | Positioning system for projecting a site model - A positioning system is disclosed. The positioning system has a database for storing a site model. The site model has data indicative of a desired geography of a site environment and an actual geography of the site environment. The positioning system also has a first receiver for generating digital signals representing a real time position in three-dimensional space of at least a portion of a machine as the machine traverses the site environment. The positioning system further has a processor for receiving the signals and updating the site model to determine a difference between the data indicative of the desired geography and the data indicative of the actual geography. The positioning system also has a display for projecting the site model onto at least one surface of an operator station of the machine so that an operator may simultaneously view the site model and the site environment. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090231189 | VEHICLE TRACKING AND SECURITY USING AN AD-HOC WIRELESS MESH AND METHOD THEREOF - An automatic tracking and security system has a plurality of mobile nodes, one or more fixed nodes, and a central monitoring station. The plurality of mobile nodes and at least one fixed node configure a wireless ad-hoc mesh network. The central monitoring station uses GPS-assistance data to the plurality of mobile nodes over the wireless ad-hoc mesh network. The plurality of mobile nodes compute the location data using the GPS-assistance data. The plurality of mobile nodes also include one or more security modules which sense an occurrence of a situation and provide situation data. The location data and/or the situation data are dynamically routed over the wireless as-hoc mesh network from the plurality of mobile nodes to the central monitoring station. The central monitoring station automatically processes the location data and/or the situation data and sends a notification to an end user. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090231190 | Electronic Tracking of Land Use Activities - Example systems and method described herein relate to electronic systems that allow land users to determine their location, determine the permitted activities for the specified location (based on day and hour) and communicate with land managers or other land users on permissions, conflicts or other issues. The example systems and methods will also allow land managers to track land users and communicate with them. In the examples shown, land users carry mobile devices that allow the land users to track their positions in relation to the geography of the land, as well as other land users. In addition, some examples described herein include devices that allow land owners or land managers to track land users and land use. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090243923 | Method and system for monitoring the positions of multiple towed vehicles using a single high accuracy receiver - In a system for determining the positions of multiple towed vehicles that are towed by a towing vehicle, a satellite antenna is provided on each towed vehicle and a high accuracy satellite receiver is placed on the towing vehicle, the positions of the towed vehicle of interest being determined by switching its antennae signal through to the satellite receiver. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090243924 | OPERATING GPS RECEIVERS IN GPS-ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT - A system for operating a GPS receiver in a GPS-adverse environment includes a plurality of GPS receivers, a plurality of remote sensor interfaces (RSIs), and a computer management system. The GPS receivers are adapted to determine positional parameters based on the GPS satellite signals. A first set of GPS receivers is able to accurately determine its positional parameters and a second set of GPS receivers is unable to do so. Each RSI is associated with a respective GPS receiver. The RSIs are communication nodes in an ad hoc wireless network. The computer management system identifies a GPS receiver that is not accurately determining its positional parameters, and in response, causes GPS information to be provided from one of the first set of GPS receivers to the identified GPS receiver. The identified GPS receiver then determines its positional parameters accurately using the provided GPS information. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090243925 | INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR GEOGRAPHY BASED VEHICLE ALERT - With the present invention a cost effective infrastructure for geofencing of vehicles is provided which is able to monitor a large amount of complex geofences. In addition, a reliable method for geofencing of vehicles in real-time is provided. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090256743 | Mobile positioning and tracking system - The present invention discloses a mobile positioning and tracking system that includes a master device and a slave device. Within a tracking range of the master device, a satellite is used for receiving a signal from the slave device, and then transmitting the signal to the master device to display an initial location of the slave device. Meanwhile, the master device compares the location of the master device with a relative direction, distance, height or angle of the location of the satellite signal received by the master device, such that the master device can search according to the relative location. If the slave device is situated within the tracking range of the master device, Zigbee is used for receiving a signal from the slave device to estimate the location of a target outside the tracking range, and accurately measure the relative location of the target within the tracking range. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090267829 | POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM - Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to provide a locating system to obtain location data for a device in order to determine whether that device is within a defined perimeter. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090284412 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS OF CONTACTS - A method for determining the positions of contacts through a global positioning system (GPS) is disclosed. The method includes sending position requests to the contacts, feeding back the current position information of the contacts to a GPS receiver of a user after receiving position requests, searching the contacts located within a same geographical region as the user according to the feedback information and displaying a list of the contacts to the user in the same geographical region. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090289843 | Method and System for Rendering Changing GPS Position on a Web Page - Described is a method including receiving initial location values of an asset within a monitored region, inserting the initial location values into a web-based document, and rendering an initial position of an icon on the web-based document. Further described is a device including a communication interface receiving initial location values of an asset within a monitored region, a display displaying an image of the monitored region, and a processor inserting the initial location values into a web-based document and rendering an initial position of an icon on the web-based document. The icon represents a location of the asset within the monitored region. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090289844 | POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM - Various embodiments include a system comprising a remote unit operable to determine a geographic location of the remote unit, and to transmit data indicating the location of the remote unit, the remote unit coupled to a subject to be tracked, the remote unit operable to provide a stimulation to the subject, and a base unit operable receive the data indication the location of the remote unit, to determine if the remote unit is within a defined perimeter, and to signal the remote unit to provide the stimulation to the subject if the remote unit is not within the defined perimeter. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090309789 | METHOD FOR GEOFENCING - A method for determining that a GPS receiver is located within a predetermined geofence volume. An embodiment of the invention includes the steps of receiving global positioning system signals from a plurality of GPS satellites; calculating a solution set of possible receiver positions from the global positioning signals; determining whether any portion of the solution set of receiver positions is within the geofence volume; and determining that the receiver is outside the geofence volume if no portion of the solution set of receiver positions is within the geofence volume. The concept of exclusion space is introduced and used in methods for determining the probability that a receiver is within a geofence volume. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090315765 | TRACKING METHOD - A tracking method includes enabling a target device to obtain a location information thereof, and enabling the target device to generate a uniform resource locator (URL), which contains the location information obtained thereby and a location of an electronic map-containing webpage of a website. The electronic map-containing webpage contains an electronic map, and an indication of a location of the target device on the electronic map. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090315766 | SOURCE SWITCHING FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DYNAMIC DIRECTION INFORMATION - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content cannot complete a content exchange due to connectivity to data or services becoming lost. A device provisioned for pointing or direction based services losing connectivity to a first network while engaging pointing based services. In response, one or more other sources for the pointing based services are identified on a second network or device to which the device can connect and the device automatically connects to the second network or device to receive the pointing based services, or data for use with the pointing based services (e.g., GPS information, point of interest data, direction data, etc.), from the one or more other sources. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090315767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING POSITION FIX OF A TRACKING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SUBSCRIBER SERVICE USAGE PROFILE TO CONSERVE TRACKING DEVICE POWER - A tracking device is disclosed for communication of location coordinate information. In one embodiment, the tracking device includes a signal transceiver device, a location coordinate acquisition device, and a computational processor activated and deactivated in accordance with a subscriber service usage profile. The location coordinate acquisition device generates a position fix of the tracking device and a signal transceiver device reports the position fix to a location tracking server. A flash memory device stores a zone management map. In accordance with a fix reporting period based at least in part on a subscriber service usage application including or accessing the subscriber service usage profile, an internal clock activates or deactivates the signal transceiver device, the computational processor, and/or the location coordinate acquisition device. In one example, the internal clock updates a fix reporting period based on current position fix relative to restricted and allowed areas on the zone management map. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100001902 | Situation awareness display - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for tracking unmanned air vehicles and an observation platform. A location of an unmanned air vehicle is received wirelessly from the unmanned air vehicle, the location of the unmanned air vehicle being determined by a global positioning system on the unmanned air vehicle. A location of an observation platform is received from the observation platform, the location of the observation platform being determined by a global positioning system on the observation platform. The unmanned air vehicle and the observation platform are displayed on a display device based on the received location of the unmanned air vehicle and the received location of the observation platform. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100039317 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPONENT LOCATION TRACKING - In a method for construction equipment component location tracking, a wireless mesh network communication is initiated between a component monitor and a component information unit which is mechanically coupled with the component. An identity of the component is received at the component monitor via the wireless mesh network communication. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of the component monitor is utilized to ascertain a location of the component at a completion of an inventory action. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039318 | ARRANGEMENT FOR AND METHOD OF TWO DIMENSIONAL AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PRECISION LOCATION AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of and apparatus for determining inaccurate GPS samples in a set of GPS samples is disclosed, according to the following actions: a) obtaining GPS samples as taken by a global positioning system on board a vehicle when traveling along a trajectory; b) obtaining a first estimation of the trajectory based on the GPS samples; c) obtaining a second estimation of the trajectory at least based on measurements made by an inertial measurement unit on board vehicle when traveling along the trajectory; d) comparing the first and second estimations; e) establishing locations where the first estimation shows a variation compared with the second estimation above a predetermined threshold; f) if no such locations can be established continue with action j), otherwise continue with action g); g) removing GPS samples associated with the locations of high variation as being inaccurate GPS samples, thus forming a set of remaining GPS samples; h) calculating the first estimation anew of the trajectory based on the remaining GPS samples and calculating the second estimation anew; i) repeating actions d) to h); j) ending the actions. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039319 | AUTOMATED RECORDATION OF CRANE INSPECTION ACTIVITY - In a method for creating a record of crane inspection activity, a wireless inspection communication between a component monitor and a component information unit is initiated in response to a crane inspection activity. The component information unit is mechanically coupled with a crane component. An inspection record related to the crane component is automatically storing within the component monitor. The inspection record includes a geostamp and a timestamp associated with the inspection communication. The geostamp and timestamp are stored in the inspection record in conjunction with a component identification that is associated the crane component and that is received from the component information unit as part of the wireless inspection communication. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100052982 | GPS DEVICE WITH SECURITY FUNCTION AND MEHOD THEREOF - This present disclosure provides a GPS device with security function and method for the same. The GPS device includes a communications unit configured to transmit communication data between the GPS device and at least one external controlled device, at least one motion sensing unit, the method includes steps of: detecting current motion state of a vehicle, and obtaining sensing information; generating a first control signal to an external controlled device, when determining the vehicle is in a defined particular motion state; transmitting the first control signal to turn on the controlled device through the communications unit; generating a second control signal to the controlled device, when determining the vehicle isn't the particular motion state; transmitting the second control signal to turn off the controlled device through the communications unit. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100079336 | Comparing Spatial-Temporal Trails In Location Analytics - Systems and computer implemented methods are provided for comparing, associating and deriving associations between two or more spatial temporal data trails. One or more spatial-temporal data trails comprising one or more places are received at a processor. Each place is identified by a spatial temporal data point. And each spatial-temporal data trail is associated with an individual. The similarity between pairs of places is determined to establish one or more groups of places or one or more groups of individuals. Similarity and/groups can be determined based on demographics associated with the place or individual. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100079337 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITIONS OF THE SAME - A system and method is provided to track positions of a portable electronic device. Different communication modules capable of retrieving position signals are enabled selectively according to the status/type of position signals of the portable electronic device. All of the different communication modules are enabled when the portable electronic device locates around a boundary between different regions that require different communication modules to obtain geography information. Therefore, by means of seamless transferring operation between different communication modules, a remote manager may be able to continuously monitor the positions of the portable electronic device. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100090891 | TRACKING AIR AND GROUND VEHICLES - In one aspect, an air and ground vehicle tracking system includes a base station configured to transmit locations of air vehicles to a radio and a GPS receiver disposed in a ground vehicle and configured to derive a location of the ground vehicle. The radio is configured to receive locations of air vehicles, receive locations of other ground vehicles and broadcast a location of the ground vehicle to the base station. The system also includes a display configured to render locations of the air and ground vehicles. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100103036 | PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER WITH VEHICLE SECURITY CONTROL AND LOCATE FEATURES - A portable transceiver for locking and locating an automobile, includes a remote keyless entry system for locking the automobile; a locating device determining a location of the transceiver, wherein the remote keyless entry system and the locating device are housed in a pocket sized housing; and a processor deriving directional information from a current location to a waypoint, wherein in response to an activation of the remote keyless entry system, the locating device determines the waypoint corresponding substantially to that of the automobile. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100117896 | Global Satellite Positioning System Gunfire Detection System - A GPS gunfire detection system, which includes a plurality of detectors, each of which is provided with several microphones, disposed on an object, and a GPS tracker is located close to the object. The detectors detect circumstances regarding the object being hit by bullets and collect gunshot sounds, the detected information and gunshot sounds being transmitted to the GPS tracker. A GPS receiving circuit of the GPS tracker receives geographic positioning satellite coordinate signals, which are matched with an internal prestored geographic data base to obtain the object position, which is then transmitted to a microprocessor of the GPS tracker, from where information on the object position, circumstances surrounding the gunfire and gunshot sounds are transmitted to a remote server using a signal transmission circuit to enable calculating the location of the gunfire and notifying relevant authorities, thereby enabling speeding up emergency aid to personnel and rescue of casualties. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100127919 | Geo-Fence With Minimal False Alarms - A method and apparatus is disclosed for a wireless device locator system and determining whether a device has entered or exited a two dimensional geographic zone area and alerting the device user when the device has entered or exited the zone. The method and apparatus may further minimize the probability of false zone entry and exit zone area alerts to wireless tracking device users. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FALSIFIED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for determining whether an estimated location of a wireless device includes one or more forged satellite measurements. An estimated location of the wireless device may be determined from signals received from a first set of satellites, and a set of residuals obtained as a function of the estimated location. The obtained set of residuals may then be compared to a reference set of residuals. If the comparison between the obtained set and reference set of residuals is less than a predetermined threshold, then the estimated location may be identified as having one or more forged satellite measurements. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127921 | Granularity Control In Publishing Information - A system and method for sharing user information between online services may determine a degree of relationship between the services to determine how much, and what precision level, of user information should be shared. In one example, the user information may be global positioning system (GPS) location information for the user, and requesting users (or systems) receive different levels of the location information based on their respective relationships to the user and/or the user's online information service. The relationship between services may be user-defined using onscreen graphical tools. The determination may also include determining the levels of activity of users at the services, whereby information regarding less active users is less detailed than information regarding active users. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100141514 | COMBINING TIME AND GPS LOCATIONS TO TRIGGER MESSAGE ALERTS - A method, system and computer program product for automatically alerting one or more recipients of the arrival of an individual to a known destination via a global positioning system (GPS) navigation device. To issue an accurate alert of arrival time and or distance, the device enables: (1) pre-selection of two or more locations from a plurality of mapped locations; (2) pre-selection of one or more devices to which an alert is to be sent when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations; and (3) pre-selection of a time during which the alert should be triggered. The device automatically sends an alert to one or more devices when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations during the pre-selected time period, wherein the alert informs the user of the one or more recipient devices that the individual (corresponding to the GPS device) has commenced a journey to the destination. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141515 | POSITION TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present application relates to tracking a position of a device, e.g. for detecting slow and rapid earth deformation, by making use of a recursive filter having the filter characteristic adapted to a detected type of motion. If the motion of the position tracking device is rapid, the filter characteristic is set such that the rapid motion can be tracked with the necessary speed. On the other hand, if the motion is slow, e.g. during times of a normal tectonic drift, the filter characteristic is set such that the motion is slowly tracked with the advantage of efficient noise reduction, i.e. noise in the input signal is effectively barred and does not pass through the filter to the output signal. Thus, in times of rapid motion the convergence speed of the filter output signal to the input signal is set high for fast convergence and in times of slow motion the convergence speed of the filter output signal to the input signal is set low for a slow convergence. The filter may be a Kalman filter. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149027 | Multi-Functional System for Extending and Modulating 130dBm Frequency of GPS Terminal for Life Jacket - Disclosed is a complex multifunction system of a frequency band (130 dBm) frequency extension modulation of a GPS terminal in a life jacket which is used when there is an accident at sea, at a ship or at an airplane. The system comprises a body including a front plate which transmits and receives a frequency transferred from the GPS terminal in a life jacket in a process of introducing and sharing a coupling scheme with interspace-VLBI in frequency band 130 dBm, and a rear plate which is in contact with a tag of an HDX frequency extension modulation; a head unit for attaching a iris on a head of the body and supporting a frequency propagation amplification transmission of a microstrip fetch antenna; and a location based service (LBS) attached to a middle portion of the front plate of the body or a head unit, having a function of transmitting an emergency rescue signal and converting the signal into a multi-language voice information service. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION OF CONTAINER TRACKING DEVICES THROUGH MESH NETWORKS - A system of tracking transcontinental shipping containers, which is optimized to conserve the power consumption of tracking devices attached to the containers, is disclosed. The system uses short-range transceiving devices to form a mesh network that includes the tracking devices and a processing device coupled to the shipping vessel, thereby enabling the tracking devices to communicate and update their status without using a long-range or satellite communications adaptors. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100156711 | TRAVEL TRACKING APPARATUS - A business travel tracking apparatus which includes a processor having a processor memory and a global positioning system sensor for determining vehicle position. An input device is provided which is in communication with the processor for designating each trip as either a business trip or a personal trip. A sensor is in communication with the processor for determining a commencement of the trip. An alarm is in communication with the processor. The processor activates the alarm when the trip sensor senses the commencement of a trip and deactivates the alarm when the input device indicates that a selection has been made. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100188287 | Global positioning satellite [GPS] based recovery device and risk management system for portable computing devices and data - A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite [GPS] technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices and for compensating owners of devices. The invention inserts a GPS mechanism into a computing device that is enabled once the device is reported missing. The GPS emits real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data. | 07-29-2010 |
