Embedded location tracking systems for sports equipment

摘要

Embedded location tracking systems for sports equipment that include a locator tag embedded within an item of sports equipment in such a fashion that removal of the tag results in severe damage to the sports equipment. The tag is capable of determining its location and continually reporting this location over a wireless data network to a server for use by the owner of the sports equipment. The sports equipment can include any item capable of receiving the locator tag in a fashion manner that would result in serious damage to the equipment upon removal. Examples include skis, a snowboard, watersports equipment, or bicycles.

主权项

1. A sports equipment tracking system, comprising:
an item of sports equipment possessing a substrate; and a location tag device embedded within said substrate, where said device determines its own current location and transmits said location via radio communications, where said device is embedded such that removal of said device will result in damage to said item of sports equipment sufficient to render said item unusable or without significant value.