Patent ID: 7558564

Claim:
A remote asset management system comprising: at least one programmable wireless module, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol; a plurality of assets each linked to one of the programmable wireless modules; a remote system server service platform configured to receive remote asset data from at least one of the programmable wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the programmable wireless modules, monitor the programmable wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the programmable wireless modules to control an operational status of the linked assets; and a data processing module located within the at least one programmable wireless module and configured to process messages received by the programmable wireless module, authenticate whether said message was sent by a permitted server service platform, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message, thereby controlling the operational status of the linked asset.