# US 12,002,339 B2 · Systems and methods for tracking location

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- Number: US 12,002,339 B2
- Document ID: US12002339B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/679,963
- Filed: 2022-02-24
- Published: 2022-08-25
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-02-24
- Assignees: J Mann 8, LLC
- Applicants: J Mann 8, LLC
- Inventors: Johnny Mann; Steffen Sullivan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002339B2

## CPC

- G08B 13/2462: {Asset location systems combined with EAS (inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00)}
- G08B 21/0269: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS}
- G08B 13/1427: {with transmitter-receiver for distance detection}
- G08B 21/0261: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden}
- G08B 21/0272: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS}
- G08B 21/0277: {Communication between units on a local network, e.g. Bluetooth®, piconet, Zigbee®, Wireless Personal Area Networks [WPAN]}
- G08B 21/028: {Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network}
- G08B 21/0294: {Display details on parent unit}
- G08B 21/0288: {Attachment of child unit to child/article}
- G08B 21/043: {detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall}
- G08B 21/0446: {worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait}
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking locations of movable assets within a space are disclosed. The systems include at least one tag configured for attachment to at least one movable asset and a plurality of anchors configured for measuring location data of the tag within the space. The tag and the anchors each include a transceiver module operable to measure location using, for example, ultrawide band or the global positioning system (GPS). The systems further include a listener in wireless communication with a communications portal or a mobile application on a mobile device, the listener is configured to receive location data from the tag and anchors and to transmit the location data to the communications portal or the mobile application. The systems also allow a user to create barriers for each of the tags within the space and alert the user when a tag moves beyond a barrier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for tracking location of a movable asset within a space, comprising:
a tag configured for attachment to the movable asset;
a plurality of anchors configured for measuring location data of the tag within the space, wherein the tag and the anchors each comprise a transceiver module operable to measure location using ultrawide band (UWB);
a listener in communication with a communications portal, the listener configured to receive location data from the anchors and to transmit the location data to the communications portal; and
wherein the communications portal comprises software for organizing the location data, software for creating a virtual barrier for the tag, and a screen for displaying the location data and the virtual barrier to a user, and
wherein the software for creating the virtual barrier, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to set a point of the virtual barrier at each location in which the user positions the tag and to display the points of the virtual barrier on the screen.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising a chip configured for attachment to the tag, the chip further configured to send an alert to the movable asset, the user, or both when the tag moves beyond the virtual barrier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the anchors are configured to measure location data of the tag based on a time interval.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the time interval ranges from ten times per second to once per second.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the communications portal is in wireless communication with a mobile application running on a mobile device of the user.

### Claim 6

A system for tracking location of a movable asset within a space, comprising:
a tag configured for attachment to the movable asset;
a plurality of anchors configured for measuring location data of the tag within the space, wherein the tag and the anchors each comprise at least one of a transceiver module operable to measure location using ultrawide band (UWB) or a transceiver module operable to measure location using global positioning system (GPS); and
a listener in wireless communication with a mobile application running on a mobile device of the user, the listener configured to receive location data from the tag and the anchors and to transmit the location data to the mobile application,
wherein the mobile application comprises software for creating a virtual barrier for the tag and the software, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to set a point of the virtual barrier at each location in which a user positions the tag and to display the points of the virtual barrier on the mobile application.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the anchors are configured to measure the location data of the tag based on a time interval.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the time interval ranges from ten times per second to once per second.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the tag and the anchors each comprise the transceiver module operable to measure location using UWB and the transceiver module operable to measure location using GPS.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile application is incorporated with augmented reality (AR) capabilities configured to perform three-dimensional recognition of the space in which the virtual barrier is to be created.

### Claim 11

A method for tracking the location of a movable asset within a space, comprising:
providing a tag configured for attachment to the movable asset and a plurality of anchors configured for measuring location data of the tag within the space, wherein the tag and the anchors each comprise at least one of a transceiver module operable to measure location using ultrawide band (UWB) or a transceiver module operable to measure location using global positioning system (GPS);
measuring the location data of the tag using at least one of the transceiver modules;
communicating the measured location data of the tag to a listener, wherein the listener is configured to transmit the measured location data to a mobile application running on a mobile device of the user;
displaying the measured location data of the tag on the mobile application; and
creating a virtual barrier for the tag by positioning the tag at a plurality of locations within the space and inputting the locations into the mobile application.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising detecting movement of the tag beyond the virtual barrier and sending an alert to the user's mobile device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the step of measuring further comprises communicating a location of one anchor to another anchor and to the listener such that the plurality of anchors establish a grid pattern having x, y, and z coordinates over the space.