Method and system to monitor and control devices utilizing wireless media
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-024/00
H04M-003/00
출원번호
US-0948692
(2010-11-17)
등록번호
US-8290515
(2012-10-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Staton, Houston
Ashley, Sr., James
Ashley, Jr., James
Mooney, Patrick
출원인 / 주소
Wirelesswerx International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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39인용 특허 :
98
초록▼
A method and system of selectively communicating with one or more devices within pre-defined geographical zones is disclosed. A plurality of geographical zones is defined, each zone being defined by latitude and longitude attributes. A plurality of devices is associated with each geographical zone w
A method and system of selectively communicating with one or more devices within pre-defined geographical zones is disclosed. A plurality of geographical zones is defined, each zone being defined by latitude and longitude attributes. A plurality of devices is associated with each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate, the portable device having data representative of the plurality of geographical zones. The portable device also has a ground positioning unit receiver to obtain geographical coordinates of the portable device. If the portable device determines that its location is within one of the plurality of geographical zones, the portable device communicates with the devices in associated with the geographical zone.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communic
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A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate, the association being exclusive of other geographical zones;providing the portable device with a ground positioning unit receiver;loading data representative of the plurality of geographical zones to the portable device;obtaining geographical coordinates of the portable device from the ground positioning unit receiver;determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least one of the plurality of geographical zones; andenabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least one geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least one geographical zone;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least one geographical zone that the portable device is located within the geographical zone, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones and the communication being limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone,wherein the portable device is programmed to determine the occurrence of different conditions dependent on the at least one geographical zone;reporting the occurrence of the certain conditions; andpermitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein each geographical zone is depicted as a pixilated computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map using two coordinate attributes;(b) dividing the identified geometrical area into a grid; wherein the grid is divided into a number of sections so as to achieve a high enough resolution to be able to correctly delineate the geographical zone;(c) allowing the user to select at least one section from within the grid in order to define the geographical zone; and(d) associating the at least one section to a pixel in a pixilated computer image such that the pixels selected by the user in the identified geometrical area are identified as being in the geographical zone. 2. A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate, the association being exclusive of other geographical zones;providing the portable device with a ground positioning unit receiver;loading data representative of the plurality of geographical zones to the portable device;obtaining geographical coordinates of the portable device from the ground positioning unit receiver;determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least one of the plurality of geographical zones;enabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least one geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least one geographical zone,wherein the portable device creates a further representation of the geographical zone using the plurality of coordinates by performing the steps of:(a) mapping the coordinates on a pixilated image so as to assign one pixel to each coordinate of the plurality of coordinates,wherein the distance between each assigned pixel is configurable,(b) connecting the plurality of assigned pixels with lines forming a contiguous and connected line that encloses an area in the pixilated image, and(c) activating the pixels that lie on the lines in order to form a contiguous array of pixels that enclose a shape in the pixilated image;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least one geographical zone that the portable device is located within the geographical zone, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones and the communication being limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone;wherein the portable device is programmed to determine the occurrence of different conditions dependent on the at least one geographical zone;reporting the occurrence of the certain conditions;permitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein each geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image. 3. A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate, the association being exclusive of other geographical zones;providing the portable device with a ground positioning unit receiver;loading data representative of the plurality of geographical zones to the portable device;obtaining geographical coordinates of the portable device from the ground positioning unit receiver;determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least one of the plurality of geographical zones;enabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least one geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least one geographical zone,wherein data representative of each geographical zone is a pixilated image;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least one geographical zone that the portable device is located within the geographical zone, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones and the communication being limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone;wherein the portable device is programmed to determine the occurrence of different conditions dependent on the at least one geographical zone;reporting the occurrence of the certain conditions;permitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein each geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image. 4. A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate the association being exclusive of other geographical zones;providing the portable device with a ground positioning unit receiver;loading data representative of the plurality of geographical zones to the portable device;obtaining geographical coordinates of the portable device from the ground positioning unit receiver;determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least one of the plurality of geographical zones; andenabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least one geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least one geographical zone;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least one geographical zone that the portable device is located within the geographical zone, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones and the communication being limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone;wherein the portable device is programmed to determine the occurrence of different conditions dependent on different multiple geographical zones,determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least a second of the multiple of geographical zones; andenabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least second geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least second geographical zone;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least second geographical zone that the portable device is located within,reporting the occurrence of the certain conditions in a respective different geographical zone;permitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein each geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image. 5. A method to define a geographical zone and to display mapping of a geographical zone as a computer image for a transponder utilized to communicate with an entity having the transponder, the transponder being portable device and operating the portable device in relation to the defined geographical zone comprising: allocating a plurality of waypoints, each waypoint in the plurality of waypoints being defined by a geographical coordinate and a radius; andloading the plurality of waypoints onto the transponder;permitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of a detected event with the device;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence of the detected event to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein the geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image. 6. A method of selectively communicating with devices within defined geographical zones, comprising: defining a plurality of geographical zones, each zone being defined by predetermined attributes;associating at least one device within each geographical zone with which a portable device can communicate, the association being exclusive of other geographical zones;providing the portable device with a ground positioning unit receiver;loading data representative of the plurality of geographical zones to the portable device;obtaining geographical coordinates of the portable device from the ground positioning unit receiver;determining the location of the portable device in relation to at least one of the plurality of geographical zones; andenabling communication with the at least one device associated to the at least one geographical zone when the portable device determines it is within the at least one geographical zone;programming the portable device to determine the occurrence of certain conditions in the at least one geographical zone that the portable device is located within the geographical zone, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones and the communication being limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone;wherein the portable device is programmed to determine the occurrence of different conditions dependent on the at least one geographical zone;reporting the occurrence of the certain conditions, andpermitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein each geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image. 7. A method to define a geographical zone for a transponder utilized to communicate with an entity having the transponder, the transponder being portable device and operating the portable device in relation to the defined geographical zone comprising: allocating a plurality of waypoints, each waypoint in the plurality of waypoints being defined by a geographical coordinate and a radius; andloading the plurality of waypoints onto the transponder;permitting the at least one device to transmit a signal to the portable device indicating the occurrence of an event with the device, the device being at a fixed non-moving location;permitting a microprocessor in the portable device to execute a preconfigured operation if the microprocessor in the portable device determines that the event occurred triggers the execution of the preconfigured operation;wherein when a condition occurs the portable device reports the occurrence to a control center or to a second portable device; andwherein the geographical zone is depicted as a computer image created by performing the steps of:(a) allowing a user to identify a geometrical area in a computer map;(b) allowing the user to define the geographical zone; and(c) identifying the geographical zone in a computer image, and there being no communication about conditions when the device is in other geographical zones. 8. A method of claim 7 wherein the communication is limited to communication about conditions in a single geographical zone.
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