Patent ID: 7283047

Claim:
A system for asset tracking comprising: means adapted for receiving identifier data corresponding to each of a plurality of asset tracking events; means adapted for receiving identification data corresponding to at least one tracking device, each tracking device being associated with a corresponding asset; means adapted for displaying the received identifier data representative of the at least one asset tracking event; means adapted for receiving date data representative of a date associated with the at least one asset tracking event; means adapted for displaying the received date data representative of the date associated with the at least one asset tracking event; means adapted for receiving temporal data representative of a temporal property associated with the at least one asset tracking event, the temporal data including data corresponding to tracking event commencement, tracking event time, tracking event date and tracking event duration; means adapted for displaying the received temporal data associated with the at least one asset tracking event; means adapted for receiving event data representative of the least one asset tracking event; means adapted for displaying the received event data representative of the at least one asset tracking event; means adapted for storing history data representative of received identifier data, date data, temporal data, and event data for each of the plurality of asset tracking events in a central repository of an associated security agency, the history data including data associated with each asset tracking event commencing with each asset tracking event 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 asset tracking event 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; and 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.