Patent ID: 8058987

Claim:
A location tracking method using a graphical user interface, comprising: receiving, in a first user interface, first user input that enables definition of a perimeter associated with a destination location; receiving, in a second user interface, second user input that specifies an arrival alert, said arrival alert being activated when it is determined that a movable asset achieves a stopped condition inside said perimeter; receiving, via a communication satellite, a no-motion position report from said movable asset, said no-motion position report being transmitted by said movable asset when it is determined that said movable asset has achieved said stopped condition, wherein said stopped condition results from a determination that, after tracking multiple transitions between a moving state and a non-moving state in a tracking period, said movable asset remained in said non-moving state for greater than a defined percentage of said tracking period, wherein said tracking period begins at a detection of a first of said multiple transitions and ends after a period of time defined by a tracking period length parameter stored in said movable asset; determining, based on a receipt of said no-motion position report, whether said stopped condition occurs inside said perimeter; and sending a notification message to a user when it is determined that said stopped condition occurs inside said perimeter.