Patent ID: 8258942
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for tracking an object comprising: a processing unit having a memory device, a power management device connected to said processing unit and having a power supply for providing power to said processing unit, a navigational device connected to said processing unit for receiving position data for the apparatus from a global positioning system, a communication device connected to said processing unit for communicating with a remote server through a wireless telephone network, a sensor connected to said processing unit for collecting environmental data for the object, said power management device, said navigational device, said communication device, and said sensor electronically connected in a circuit to said processing unit within a housing, said processing unit receiving the position data from said navigational device and the environmental data from said sensor, said processing unit converting the position data and the environmental data into information for storage on said processing unit memory device, and said processing unit transferring the information separately from storing the information to said communication device for transmission over the wireless telephone network to the remote server.