US 7,468,659 B2
Method of configuring a tracking device
Luther Haave, 1015 Heavener Bay NW, Edmonton, AB T6R 2K4 (Canada); Ric Davies, 103 Street, Edmonton, AB T5K 2J3 (Canada); and Kristoffer Haave, 1015 Heavener Bay NW, Edmonton, AB T6R 2K4 (Canada)
Filed on Sep. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/469,979.
Application 11/469979 is a division of application No. 10/222979, filed on Aug. 19, 2002, granted, now 7,171,187.
Claims priority of application No. 2355426 (CA), filed on Aug. 17, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2007/0026842 A1, Feb. 01, 2007
Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—539.13  [340/539.11; 340/539.12; 340/539.16; 340/693.5; 340/825.49; 340/573.1; 340/573.3; 455/404.1; 455/404.2; 455/406; 455/407; 455/408; 455/461; 455/414.1] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of configuring a tracking device, wherein the tracking device is comprised of a GPS receiver, a tracking device communication device and a microcontroller, comprising the following steps:
(a) accessing a tracking device management system comprising a tracking system server and a database with a terminal through a management system communication interface by undergoing a login procedure;
(b) selecting a desired configuration option from a plurality of configuration options provided by the tracking system server;
(c) requesting, from the tracking system server, tracking device configuration settings pertaining to the tracking device for the desired configuration option;
(d) transmitting the tracking device configuration settings from the database to the terminal;
(e) displaying the tracking device configuration settings at the terminal;
(f) modifying the tracking device configuration settings at the terminal to produce modified tracking device configuration settings;
(g) transmitting the modified tracking device configuration settings from the terminal to the tracking device management system through the management system communication interface; and
(h) transmitting a command from the tracking device management system to the tracking device through a tracking device communication link to configure the tracking device to reflect the modified tracking device configuration settings.