Patent ID: 6816090
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B60R,G08B

Abstract:
A security and monitoring system for mobile assets, the system communicating directly with a user, the system comprising:a. a position determining device for determining location data of the mobile asset; b. means for providing geographic information based on the location data of the mobile asset; c. a device for detecting the violation of a predefined condition, the detecting device generating a signal on violation of the predefined condition; d. a virtual mapping module enabling the user to define permitted locations wherein the permitted locations are specific locations of interest specified by the user; e. a central processing unit for processing the location data and the geographic information to obtain location information of the mobile asset, the central processing unit having a memory storing permitted locations and a predefined set of conditions, the central processing unit detecting violation of permitted locations by using the location information of the mobile asset, the central processing unit detecting violation of the predefined set of conditions using the signal from the detection devices, the central processing unit generating a status signal on violation of at least one of the permitted locations and the predefined conditions; f. means for synthesizing the status signal generated by the central processing unit to output a status message; g. a data transceiver for facilitating communication in data mode, the data transceiver enabling transmission of the status signal as data and receiving of control commands from the user as data; h. a wireless communication device for two-way communication between the user and the mobile asset, the wireless communication device transmitting the status message to the user as voice or text message, the wireless communication device receiving control commands from the user as voice or text message; i. means for interpreting the control commands, the interpreted commands processed by the central processing unit to generate output signals; and j. a plurality of output devices, the output device responsive to output signals from the central processing unit, whereby the output devices execute the control commands processed by the central processing unit.