Patent ID: 8725165

Claim:
A system for tracking shipment of packages, comprising: a tracking database configured to store status information pertaining to a plurality of wireless tracking devices; and a tracking computing device configured to: (i) receive certain status information from a wireless tracking device used to track shipment of a package, the wireless tracking device being within or affixed to the package and being capable of wirelessly sending the certain status information to the tracking computing device; (ii) store the certain status information to the tracking database with reference to the wireless tracking device; (iii) determine if an environmental violation has occurred based on the certain status information and at least one environmental level; (iv) send an electronic notification regarding the environmental violation to an interested person upon determining that the environmental violation has occurred; and (v) facilitate network-based access to the tracking computing device to enable interested persons to receive at least a portion of the certain status information regarding the package, wherein the certain status information being received includes position information pertaining to position of the wireless tracking device, and wherein the tracking computing device is configured to transform the position information into a point of interest based on information stored in a database.