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US 2006/0189326 A1Published application
Tracking system
AssigneeRetriever Industries LLC
InventorsJohn Black, James Dowdy
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Abstract
A tracking system includes a call handler and a database containing information relating to items to be tracked. The database contains customer identification criteria that guide the call handler to determine whether to track a tracked item for a customer. Communication nodes communicate with the customer, send a signal to a tracking device, receive a signal from the tracking device, and involve a law enforcement official in the communicating with the customer when appropriate.
Claims4
A tracking system, comprising:
- a call handler;
- a database containing information relating to items to be tracked, wherein the database contains customer identification criteria that guide the call handler to determine whether to track a tracked item for a customer;
- a communication node for communicating with the customer;
- a communication node for sending a signal to a tracking device;
- a communication node for receiving a signal from the tracking device;
- a communication node for involving a law enforcement official in the communicating with the customer.
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