US 12,130,372 B2
Asset tracker, method of tracking an asset and security server for locating the asset
Norman Shaw, Banbury (GB); and John Pragnell, Banbury (GB)
Assigned to EXACTTRAK LIMITED, (GB)
Appl. No. 17/763,630
Filed by EXACTTRAK LIMITED, Banbury (GB)
PCT Filed Sep. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/052315
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/058960, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913843 (GB), filed on Sep. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0373639 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 5/0294 (2013.01) [G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G01S 5/02585 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracking device for tracking an asset at a facility, the tracking device comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicate with at least one beacon in proximity to the tracking device;
an altitude sensor; and
wherein the tracking device is configured to:
receive, via the communication interface, at least one signal from the at least one beacon;
receive, via the altitude sensor, altitude information; and
wherein the tracking device is configured to transmit, for use in tracking the asset at the facility, information based on the at least one signal and the altitude information,
wherein the tracking device is configured to determine whether the asset is outside a predetermined range based on the at least one signal and the altitude information;
wherein, in response to the asset being determined to be outside the predetermined range, the tracking device is configured to trigger deactivating components of the asset; and
in response to the asset being determined to return to be within the predetermined range, the tracking device is configured to trigger reactivating components of the asset.