Patent ID: 9277386
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system for tracking the location of an object in an area having a plurality of electronic devices connected via a network through a variety of communication protocols, the system comprising: a location server having at least a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and in communication with the network and each of the plurality of electronic devices, each of the electronic devices being associated with a last-known device location within the area that is stored in the storage medium of the location server; an electronic tag fixed with the object and having a computer-implemented control circuit to enable wireless communication with the network both through any of the electronic devices and through any of the variety of communication protocols, the control circuit further including a power source, a processor, a unique identifier, and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a set of computer instructions adapted for causing the control circuit to maintain at least periodic contact with the location server through the network; whereby based on the most recent contact with the electronic tag based on its unique identifier, the last-known device location of each device through which the tag communicated with the location server, and the communication protocol used between the tag and its nearest electronic device, the approximate location of the object and tag is determined and stored in the storage medium of the server.