Patent ID: 6900731

Claim:
A method for tracking an object, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one object to be tracked; placing an identification tag on the object, the identification tag capable of generating an identification signal and of transmitting that signal within a transmission volume; tracking the object using a plurality of monitors that are capable of receiving the identification signal while disposed within the transmission volume, each monitor in communication with a network; communicating tracking information about the object across the network; storing information about the identification signal in a database that is accessible across the network, wherein the information comprises an association between the identification signal for the identification tag and the object to which the identification tag is attached, a description of the object, a purchase price for the object, a purchase date for the object, a value for the object, a date of manufacture, an expiration date, a profile of a registered owner for the object, or combinations thereof; and storing policies regarding the tracking of the identification tag in the database.