US 9,429,659 C1 (12,788th)
Machine or group of machines for monitoring location of a vehicle or freight carried by a vehicle
Bennett H. Adelson, Highland Heights, OH (US)
Filed by MacroPoint LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Assigned to MacroPoint LLC (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,474, Mar. 16, 2020.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,429,659, issued Aug. 30, 2016, Appl. No. 14/987,707, Jan. 4, 2016.
Application 90/014,474 is a continuation of application No. 14/752,005, filed on Jun. 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/752,005 is a continuation of application No. 14/661,774, filed on Mar. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,087,313.
Application 14/661,774 is a continuation of application No. 14/069,364, filed on Oct. 31, 2013, granted, now 9,070,295.
Application 14/069,364 is a continuation of application No. 13/613,321, filed on Sep. 13, 2012, granted, now 8,604,943.
Application 13/613,321 is a continuation of application No. 13/429,618, filed on Mar. 26, 2012, granted, now 8,330,626.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 9, 2024.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); G01S 19/46 (2010.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/13 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01) [G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G01S 19/46 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G08G 1/13 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); G08G 1/205 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-30 are cancelled.
1. A machine or group of machines for monitoring location of at least one of a vehicle or freight carried by the vehicle, comprising:
a mobile device comprising a GPS receiver, a display, a microprocessor and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver, the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver programmed to receive data sent by a plurality of GPS satellites, calculate location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver and transmit the location information;
a server comprising a central processing unit, a memory, a clock, and a server communication transceiver that receives the location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver, and the central processing unit programmed to:
receive a request for information regarding the location of the vehicle or the freight carried by the vehicle;
request location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver from a location information provider;
receive a signal that indicates that consent was given to transmission of location information;
receive from the location information provider location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver, wherein the location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver originated from a device other than the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver itself; and
estimate the location of the vehicle or the freight carried by the vehicle based at least in part on the location information of the mobile device comprising the GPS receiver; and
communicate the location of the vehicle or the freight carried by the vehicle to cause a representation of the location of the vehicle or the freight carried by the vehicle.