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7,602,329: Systems and methods of tracking and/or avoiding harm to certain devices or humans

• Type: US
• Application Number: 11/982421
• Publication Date: Oct 13 2009
• Filing Date: Oct 31 2007
• Abstract:

  The present invention relates to systems and methods of tracking and/or avoiding harm to certain devices or humans. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method of tracking individual assets may include obtaining position data of an asset via a GPS receiver in communication with a position sensor associated with the asset, processing position data and sensor data via a processing component associated with the position sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver, and communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface associated with the position sensor and configured to enable wireless communication between the position sensor and the host device.

• More Information: USPTO record