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US 7,804,394 B2Granted
System and method for reporting a status of an asset
AssigneeSkyBitz, Inc.
InventorRich Battista
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Abstract
A system and method for reporting a status of an asset is described. In one embodiment, an asset status is determined based on configurable parameters to thereby enable accurate reporting of departures and arrivals of an asset.
Claims20
A reporting method in a mobile terminal system on a transport vehicle, comprising:
- a. during a time period that starts after a detected transition from a first operational condition to a second operational condition of the transport vehicle, tracking further transitions between said first operational condition and said second operational condition;
- b. determining an amount of time in said time period that the transport vehicle remained in said second operational condition;
- c. transmitting a status report to a site remote from the transport vehicle if said determined amount of time is greater than a threshold.
A reporting method in a mobile terminal affixed to a transport vehicle, comprising:
- a. detecting a change from a first operational condition to a second operational condition of the transport vehicle;
- b. after a time period has elapsed after said detected change, determining whether the transport vehicle remained in said second operational condition for greater than a predefined percentage of said time period;
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- c. reporting a change in status to a remote location if it is determined that the transport vehicle remained in said second operational condition for greater than a predefined percentage of said time period.
1 more element
A position reporting method in a mobile terminal system, comprising:
- a. recording time and position information upon detection of a change from a first operational condition to a second operational condition of the transport vehicle;
- and
- b. reporting said time and said position information to a site remote from the transport vehicle if it is determined that the transport vehicle remained in said second operational condition for greater than a percentage of a predefined time period that commences after said detection of said change.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.