Patent ID: 7375654

Claim:
An asset tracking system comprising: means adapted for periodically receiving location data representative of an updated location corresponding to each of a plurality of tracking devices each associated with an asset; means adapted for receiving identification data corresponding to a tracking device associated with an asset; means adapted to receive map data; means adapted to display a map area of the map data, which map area is inclusive of the location; means adapted to periodically update the map in accordance with newly acquired location data; means adapted to receive input from an associated user specifying a desired scale level for a displayed map; means adapted to selectively scale in and scale out of a displayed map in accordance with received user input; means adapted to receive input from the associated user specifying a display of historic location data; means adapted for displaying historic and updated location data in accordance with received user input; means adapted for storing history data representative of received location data and map data for each of the plurality of tracking devices in a central repository of an associated security agency, the history data including data associated with each tracking device starting with commencement of tracking the asset and extending to recovery of each corresponding asset; means adapted for storing service data associated with a service history corresponding to each tracking device; means adapted for isolating at least one party of interest relative to each tracking device corresponding to stored history data in accordance with received identification data; means adapted for prompting each party of interest in accordance with stored history data corresponding thereto; means adapted for receiving into the associated security agency a request from each party of interest after prompting thereof; means adapted for retrieving, from the central repository, history data corresponding to each isolated party of interest; means adapted for selectively communicating history data from the associated security agency to each corresponding party of interest after receipt of a request therefrom; and means adapted for communicating service data corresponding to each party of interest upon receipt of a request therefrom.