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  • Publication number: 20140274139
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for monitoring tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, printable circuitry and antennas combined with one or more receivers/transceivers on a substrate. The tracking device may be configured, for example, to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available. A modified RSSI fingerprinting methodology may be used to accurately determine a location of the tracking device using Wi-Fi access points. A device monitoring service may communicate with internal and/or external mapping API's to render a device monitoring user interface comprising a visual representation of the location of the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
    Inventors: Rana M. Bilal, Muhammad F. Farooqui, Hammad M. Cheema, Atif Shamim