Patent ID: 8378813

Claim:
A method of configuring a tracking system with one or more tracking devices each associated with an asset, the method comprising: defining at least a region of a first type; defining at least a region of a second type; defining at least a region of a third type; configuring the tracking system to perform at least a first function relating to the second type of region, the first function being one of a class of functions consisting of: A) initiating an alarm if a tracking device associated with an asset remains within the region of the second type for a time exceeding a first preset time duration; and B) logging a total number of tracking devices each associated with an asset in the region of the second type; and configuring the tracking system to perform at least a second function relating to the third type of region, the second function being one of a class of functions consisting of: C) initiating an alarm if a tracking device associated with an asset remains stationary within the region of the third type for a time exceeding a second preset time duration; and D) tracking a route of travel of a tracking device while it remains within the region of the third type.