Patent ID: 8167202

Claim:
A system for locating mobile assets within a predefined area, comprising: a. a plurality of fixed mesh network communications devices each associated with a different predetermined location within the predefined area; b. an asset-specific location device coupled to at least one of the mobile assets and configured to communicate an asset-specific identification to a nearest one of the plurality of fixed mesh network communications devices via a mesh network; and c. a computer, in communication with each of the fixed mesh network communications devices, that is configured to: i. receive from a user a request for a location of a selected one of the mobile assets; ii. poll each of the plurality of fixed mesh network communications devices to determine which one of the plurality of fixed mesh network communications devices is in communication with a selected asset-specific location device that is in affixed to the selected one of the mobile assets; and iii. identify to the user the predetermined location associated with the fixed mesh network communications device that is in communication with the selected asset-specific location device.