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HERNDON, Va. - October 2, 2007 - GeoLogic Solutions, the transportation industry's leading provider of Multi-Mode mobile communications and tracking systems, today announced it has been granted a continuation patent by the U.S. Patent Office for its Proximity Alert ™ product that was released in 2002. Proximity Alert, a feature of GeoLogic's MobileMax™ fleet management system, is a user-defined proximity notification product that utilizes GPS points and interval timers to monitor the movement of vehicles. Utilizing a feature that is commonly known as geofencing, Proximity Alert automatically notifies fleet managers, in real time, when trucks equipped with the technology enter or leave defined locations.
By using timers in conjunction with an inner and outer radius surrounding a location of interest to the carrier, Proximity Alert identifies the truck's time of entrance and exit of those areas and relays that information to the carrier via the MobileMax system. No record-keeping or action by the driver is required. The carrier defines the desired geofencing parameters, which are sent over-the-air directly to the MobileMax transceiver. The product is used to facilitate a large array of operational functions, including identification of vehicle arrivals and departures, detention measurement, off-duty verification, and out-of-route management. It can send a notification if a vehicle enters a carrier-defined "keep-away area." Fleets use Proximity Alert for load planning, implementing safety measures, reducing liability, and generating revenue. Proximity Alert gives carriers the ability to increase load detention revenue and to build a database to store information for future load and movement applications.
"We're very pleased the U. S. Patent Office has issued a continuance on this patent," stated Tom Cuthbertson , vice president of service operations at GeoLogic. "It provides a great functional capability for carriers and benefits drivers by taking away the need for transaction entries. We feel this characteristic sets Proximity Alert apart from similar products in the field."
About GeoLogic Solutions
GeoLogic Solutions provides the commercial trucking industry with wireless asset management solutions that reduce operational costs while increasing overall efficiency. MobileMax™, the leading mobile communications and tracking system to utilize both cellular and satellite-based networks, is installed in hundreds of fleets across the U.S. Headquartered in Herndon , Virginia , GeoLogic is also a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) and provides third-party wireless data services through its CrossBridge Solutions platform. For more information go to www.goGeoLogic.com
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