US 12,231,438 B1
Fleet management system for locating and monitoring electronic devices
Scott Hiller, Raleigh, NC (US); Sam Quaile, Durham, NC (US); Jennifer Gutsalyuk, Holly Springs, NC (US); Steve Ims, Raleigh, NC (US); Caitlyn Wiley, Raleigh, NC (US); Les James, Apex, NC (US); and Carl Nelson, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US)
Assigned to Relay, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Relay, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/740,710.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 63/107 (2013.01) [H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a plurality of user equipments (UEs), wherein the UEs are part of a system communicable with a communication platform server (CPS) over an Internet Protocol (IP) network and configured to transmit location data in response to geographical position changes, the method comprising:
identifying, by a UE, location data indicative of a location of the UE relative to a designated coverage area, wherein the UE is associated with a user profile, wherein the user profile comprises a location policy that defines geographical boundaries, the geographical boundaries comprising at least one of a compliance zone, within which a presence of the UE is within compliance of the location policy, or a non-compliance zone, within which the presence of the UE is not within compliance of the location policy;
storing environmental layout data for a collection of wireless communication nodes deployed throughout the designated coverage area, wherein the environmental layout data comprises information that uniquely identifies each wireless communication node and associates each wireless communication node with a distinct location within the designated coverage area;
receiving RF transmissions from at least one wireless communication node within the collection of wireless communication nodes, wherein the received RF transmission signal strength from a wireless communication node is based on its proximity to the UE,
wherein identifying the location of the UE is based on an analysis of the signal strengths of the at least one wireless communication node RF transmission and the environmental layout data;
identifying, by the UE, a presence of a non-compliance event based on the location data and location policy of the user profile, wherein the identifying comprises determining that the UE is at least one of not within the compliance zone, or within the non-compliance zone; and
causing issuance of a notification by the UE in response to the presence of the non-compliance event.