Asset tracking and protection
AssigneeAlarm.com Incorporated
InventorJuan Abellanas Sanchez
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Abstract
A device that is configured to track an asset is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a radio module that generates proximity data that indicates a distance between the computing device and the device. The device includes a processor that compares the distance between the computing device and the device to a distance threshold. The processor determines that the distance between the computing device and the device satisfies the distance threshold. The processor arms the device. The device includes a motion sensor that generates motion data. The processor compares the motion data to a motion threshold. The processor determines that the motion data satisfies the motion threshold. The processor activates an alarm state.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, over a short distance wireless network that was used to register a tracker and from the tracker that was in a default operation mode, a communication signal;
- receiving, over a long distance wireless network and from the tracker that couples to an asset and sends communication signals with location information for the tracker, a message that comprises location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in a first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker;
- in response to receiving the message that comprises the location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in the first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker, determining a likely location of the tracker using the location information of the tracker included in the message;
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- sending, to a device within a threshold distance of the likely location of the tracker, a command to cause the device to monitor the likely location of the tracker.
A system comprising:
- one or more computing devices;
- and
- one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, over a short distance wireless network that was used to register a tracker and from the tracker that was in a default operation mode, a communication signal;
- receiving, over a long distance wireless network and from the tracker that couples to an asset and sends communication signals with location information for the tracker, a message that comprises location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in a first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker;
- in response to receiving the message that comprises the location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in the first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker, determining a likely location of the tracker using the location information of the tracker included in the message;
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- sending, to a device within a threshold distance of the likely location of the tracker, a command to cause the device to monitor the likely location of the tracker.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, causes the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, over a short distance wireless network that was used to register a tracker and from the tracker that was in a default operation mode, a communication signal;
- receiving, over a long distance wireless network and from the tracker that couples to an asset and sends communication signals with location information for the tracker, a message that comprises location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in a first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker;
- in response to receiving the message that comprises the location information of the tracker and indicates that the tracker is operating in the first operation mode different from the default operation mode for the tracker, determining a likely location of the tracker using the location information of the tracker included in the message;
- and
- sending, to a device within a threshold distance of the likely location of the tracker, a command to cause the device to monitor the likely location of the tracker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.