IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0102USH
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PATENT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL
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`Transmitted herewith for filing is the patent application of:
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`(names only,if
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`Title:
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`MACHINE OR GROUP OF MACHINES FOR MONITORING LOCATION OF
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`<2VEHICLE OR FREIGHT CARRIED BYAVEHICLE
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`Papers Enclosed That Are Required for Filing Date under 37 CFR 1.53(b):
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`[X] Abstract
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`[] The enclosed drawing(s) are photograph(s), and there is also attached a "PETITION
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`Additional papers enclosed:
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`Preliminary Amendment
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`[X] Information Disclosure Statement (37 CFR 1.98)
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`[X] Form PTO-1449 [X] Citations
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`[X] Nonpublication Request
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`[X] Power of Attorney
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`[X] Application Data Sheet
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`Small Entity Status:
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`small entity status.
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`4.
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`Language:
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`[X] English
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`[] Non-English
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`[] A verified/accurate translation is enclosed (37 CFR 1.52(d)).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Date: January 4, 2016
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`/Luis A. Carrion/
`Luis A. Carrion, Reg. No. 61,255
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`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
`1621 Euclid Avenue, Nineteenth Floor
`Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2191
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
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`1/10
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`Communications
`Device
`110
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`Communications
`Interface
`120
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`Location
`Information
`Provider
`150
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`Requesting
`Party
`160
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`Receiving
`Party
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`165 Inventor: Adelson
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`Correlation
`Logic
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`Figure 1
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`2/10
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`200
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`J 220
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`230
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`Available
`Total
`Active
`Active
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`Driver Capacity|CapacityDevice
`210a
`110a
`ft? / Ibs.
`ft? / Ibs.
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`
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`105b|Gary Fisher (546) 3,931 2,531
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`542-1235
`42,010
`22,010
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`105d|Colnago 2,878 Ref|2,878 Ref.(563) Ross (243)
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`Cinelli 543-5635|Raleigh 546-5435|36,280 36,280
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`543-5475|Schwinn|243-5433|41,700
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`105f|Emilio (507) Murray (548) 3,268
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`Bozzi
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
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`3/10
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`Communications
`Device
`110
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`Communications
`Interface
`120
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`Location
`Information
`Provider
`150
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`Requesting
`Party
`160
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`Receiving
`Party
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`165 Inventor: Adelson
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`Notification
`Logic
`140
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`Validation
`Logic
`130
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`Correlation
`Logic
`170
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`Figure 3
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`4/10
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`400
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`a
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`RECEIVE A FIRST ELECTRONIC SIGNAL INCLUDING
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`DATA REPRESENTING A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
`REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE
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`CORRELATE THE VEHICLE TO A COMMUNICATIONS
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`DEVICE BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON THE
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`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
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`A USER WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE
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`TRANSMIT A SECOND ELECTRONIC SIGNAL TO A
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`LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDER
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`CORRESPONDING TO A PARTY OR DEVICE OTHER
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`THAN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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`420
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`430
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` 410
`THE VEHICLE
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`RECEIVE A THIRD ELECTRONIC SIGNAL FROM THE
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`440
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`LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDER INCLUDING
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`DATA REPRESENTING THE LOCATION INFORMATION
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`OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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`CORRELATE THE LOCATION INFORMATION OF THE
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`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH THE LOCATION OF
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`450
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`THE VEHICLE BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON THE
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`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
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`THE USER WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE
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`TRANSMIT A FOURTH ELECTRONIC SIGNAL
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`INCLUDING DATA REPRESENTING THE LOCATION OF
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`460
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`END
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`5/10
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`500
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`“
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`DEVICE 520
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`TRANSMIT A REQUEST SIGNAL REQUESTING
`LOCATION INFORMATION OF A COMMUNICATIONS
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`510
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`RECEIVE A LOCATION SIGNAL INCLUDING DATA
`INDICATING THE LOCATION INFORMATION OF THE
`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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`TRANSFORM THE LOCATION INFORMATION OF THE
`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INTO LOCATION
`INFORMATION REGARDING THE VEHICLE BASED AT
`LEAST IN PART ON THE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
`BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE USER OF THE
`COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHO IS ALSO
`ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE
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`530
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`Figure 5
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`6/10
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`
`
`
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`600
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`
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`START
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`PARTICIPATE IN A TELEPHONE CALL WITH A MOBILE
`DEVICE
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`IDENTIFYTHE MOBILE DEVICE
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`
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`TRANSMIT TO THE MOBILE DEVICE AN AUTOMATED
`VOICE MESSAGE PROVIDING NOTICE
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`RECEIVE FROM THE MOBILE DEVICE CONSENT
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`
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`Figure 6
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`610
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`620
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`630
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`640
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`7/10
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`700
`
`START
`
`
`
`PARTICIPATE IN A TELEPHONE CALL WITH A MOBILE
`DEVICE
`
`
`
`
`IDENTIFY THE MOBILE DEVICE
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`TRANSMIT TO THE MOBILE DEVICE AN AUTOMATED
`VOICE MESSAGE INDICATING THAT CONSENT IS
`REVOCABLE VIA THE OPERATION OF THE MOBILE
`DEVICE
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`RECEIVE FROM THE MOBILE DEVICE REVOCATION
`OF CONSENT
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`710
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`720
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`730
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`740
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`Figure 7
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`8/10
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`800
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`Location Information Monitoring
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`Start/End Telephone Monitoring Monitoring
`Monitoring Number
`Term
`Interval
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`Location
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`Partner
`/ Code
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`Reference
`Number
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`Status
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`555-555-
`5555
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`844-484-
`A844
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`333-333-
`3333
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`543-543-
`5435
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`2hours
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`15mins.
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`36 hours
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`41.396915
`-81.662787
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`31.497925
`-71.561777
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`NAT
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`F234 Monitoring
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`2H22
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`Hidden
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`6 hours
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`.
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`2H56
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`Ready
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`2hours
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`15mins.
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`21.396915
`-41.662787
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`2G34 Monitoring
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`810g
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`810d
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`ru
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
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`9/10
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`Programmer
`920
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`Process
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`930
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` System
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`910
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`Figure 9
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`Attorney Docket No. MCROP0O102
`Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOCATION
`Inventor: Adelson
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`10/10
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`Process
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`1002
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`1004
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`Processor
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`Memory
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`Validation
`Logic
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`1008
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`Bus
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`1010 1070|NotificationCorrelation
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`I/O Ports
`Logic
`Logic
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`Computer
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`Communications
`Interface
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`
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`Network
`Devices
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`1006
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`1020
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`Figure 10
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re Patent Application of
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`Applicant:
`Application No.:
`Filed:
`Title:
`
`Docket No.
`
`Bennett H. Adelson
`Not Yet Assigned
`Herewith
`MACHINE OR GROUP OF MACHINES FOR MONITORING LOCATION OF A VEHICLE
`OR FREIGHT CARRIED BY A VEHICLE
`MCROP0102USH
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`1. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 1.97 and 1.98, and in compliance with 37 C.F.R. 1.56, the Office's attention is directed to
`the patents, pending applications, publications and other information listed on the attached PTO-1449. A copyof
`each listed documentis enclosed, except for (a) those previously cited or submitted to the Office in the following
`application(s) upon whichthis application relies for an earlier filing date under 35 U.S.C. 120, and (b) any U.S.
`patent or U.S. patent application publication if the present application wasfiled after June 30, 2003 or entered the
`national stage under 35 USC § 371 after June 30, 2003:
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`14/752,005
`14/661,774
`13/429 618
`13/613,321
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`SerialNo.: 14/001,//414/192WV914/069,364 : 13/429,618
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`10/31/2013
`09/13/2012
`03/26/2012
`03/18/2015
`06/26/2015
`Filing Date:
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`Regarding any document, publication or other information for which a date is not given on the attached PTO-
`1449, Applicant(s) believe(s)
`the same may
`qualify as "prior" art to this application and should be treated
`accordingly,
`although Applicant(s)
`reserve(s) the right to contest the prior art status of any document,
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`or information, should issue arise.
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`After the period set forth in 37 C.F.R. 1.97(b) but before the mailing date of either a final action or a
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`(1)____ The required certification is given below,or
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`consideration of this Statement, or
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`(3) _____ Charge the fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. 1.17(p) to Deposit Account No. 18-0988
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`(e)__
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`After the mailing date ofeither a final action or a notice of allowance, but before paymentof the issue
`fee. Petition hereby is made for consideration of this Statement and the required certification is
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`(1)___ Enclosed is a credit card paymentcovering the fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. 1.17(p), or
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`The undersigned herebycertifies that each item of information contained in this Statement wasfirst
`cited in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application not more
`than 3 monthsprior to the filing of this Statement.
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`(b)__
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`The undersigned herebycertifies that no item of information contained in this Statement wascited in a
`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application, and, to the
`undersigned's knowledge after making reasonable inquiry, no item of information containedin this
`statement was knownto any individual designated in 37 C.F.R. 1.56(c) more than 3 monthsprior to the
`filing of this Statement.
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`5. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any additional fees or credit any overpayment to Deposit
`Account No. 18-0988.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
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`/Luis A. Carrion/
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`By
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`Luis A. Carrion, Reg. No. 61,255
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`1621 Euclid Avenue, 19th Floor
`Cleveland, Ohio 44115
`(216) 621-1113
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`Atty Docket No.:
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`LIST OF PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS [MGROPO102USH_|Not Yet Assigned
`FOR APPLICANT'S
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT|Bennett H. Adelson
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`2015-12-03 P| Notice ofAllowance of corresponding U.S. PatentApplication No. 13/429,618, dated 2012-
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`Non-final Office Action of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 13/409,281, dated
`2012-05-15
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`Notice of Allowance of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 13/409,281, dated 2012-
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`Non-final Office Action of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 13/613,321, dated
`2013-01-31
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`Final Office Action of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 13/613,321, dated 2013-
`07-01
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`Notice of Allowance of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 13/613,321, dated 2013-
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`Non-final Office Action of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 14/069,364, dated
`2015-02-12
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`03-26
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`Notice of Allowance of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 14/661,774, dated 2015-
`05-27
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`HURCOM, STEPHEN; “Tracking to Keep Trucking”, wwwmapinfo.com: June 27, 2003
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`BRITTON, DIANA; “A Mobile Industry: Cell Phones Useful to Stay Connected With
`Drivers’, www.iruckinginfo.com; October 2009
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`Non-final Office Action of corresponding U.S. Patent Application No. 14/752,0051, dated
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`EXAMINER
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`DATE CONSIDERED
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`EXAMINER:
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`Initial if reference considered, whetherornotcitation is in conformance with MPEP 609; Drawline through citation if not in conformance and not
`considered.
`Include copyof this form with next communication to applicant.
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`Information Disclosure Statement PTO-1449 (Modified)
`Theidentification of any reference is not intended to be, and should not be understood as being, an admission that such publication, in fact, constitutes “prior art"
`within the meaning of applicable law since, for example, a given reference may havea later effective date than first seems apparent or the reference may have an
`effective date which can be antedated. The"prior art" status of any referenceis a matter to be resolved during prosecution.
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`MACHINE OR GROUP OF MACHINES FOR MONITORING LOCATION OF A VEHICLE OR
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`FREIGHT CARRIED BY A VEHICLE
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`Docket No. MCROPO102USH
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`[0001]
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`The present disclosure relates to a machine or group of machines for monitoring
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`location.
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`BACKGROUND
`
`[0002]
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`Location information is becoming more important and prevalent.
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`[0003]
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`In one example application of the use of location information, carriers, shippers,
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`freight hauling services providers, third-party logistics service providers and courier services
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`providers as well as other logistics and freight service providers (freight hauling) benefit
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`from monitoring the location of vehicles in their fleets or under contract. Monitoring the
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`location of vehicles helps improve efficiency becauseit allows for real-time or near real-time
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`decision making when matching loads with vehicles. For example, by monitoring the
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`location of fleet vehicles, a dispatcher may better understand which vehicle is the most
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`appropriate (e.g., geographically closest, appropriate size, etc.) to send to a location for a
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`load pickup. Conventional systems for monitoring vehicle location have relied on global
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`positioning systems (GPS) to provide the vehicle’s location. These systems require a GPS
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`receiver to be installed in each vehicle. Moreover, some of these systems require the
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`installation of additional dedicated equipmentin each vehicle.
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`[0004]
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`In addition, at
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`least
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`in part due to limitations of conventional systems for
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`monitoring vehicle location, a common practice in the vehicle location monitoring services
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`industry is to charge a user a standard flat monthly fee for monitoring services. This practice
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`may represent a substantial cost to a user or organization that, for example, may wish to
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`monitor a relatively small number of vehicles or a relatively small number of loads for a
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`relatively short amount of time.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0005]
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`Alternative methods for monitoring location of vehicles include radiolocation
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`techniques including triangulation or multilateration methods that are capable of locating
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`devices in a network. These methods involve the measurement of radio signals between a
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`device and radio towers
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`in
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`the network. The technology, originally intended by
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`telecommunication companies to approximate the location of a mobile phone in case of
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`emergencies, provides the location of a device in the network.
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`[0006]
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`The use of all of these location information technologies also raises privacy
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`issues. A user’s privacy may be atrisk if location information is misused or disclosed without
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`the authorization or knowledge of the user. To address these privacy concerns, various
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`governmental and business organizations have developed rules and guidelines to protect
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`user
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`privacy.
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`For
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`example,
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`the
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`International Association
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`for
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`the Wireless
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`Telecommunications Industry (CTIA) has developed Best Practices and Guidelines for
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`Location-Based Services
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`(the “CTIA Guidelines”), which are hereby incorporated by
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`reference.
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`[0007]
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`The Guidelines provide a framework based on two principles: user notice and
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`consent. Users must receive “meaningful notice about how location information will be
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`used, disclosed and protected so that users can make informed decisions... and... have
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`control over their location information.” Users must also “consent to the use or disclosure
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`of location information” and “have the right to revoke consent... at any time.”
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`[0008]
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`Although, electronic methods have been developed that make use of web
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`browsers and SMS texting capabilities of mobile devices to provide notification and consent,
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`some of these systems have proved inconvenient and may require advanced mobile devices
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`or extensive user training.
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`[0009]
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`A computer implemented method for monitoring location of a vehicle includes
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`receiving a first electronic signal
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`including data representing a request for information
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`regarding the location of the vehicle, correlating the vehicle to a communications device
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`based at least in part on the communications device being associated with a user who is
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`associated with the vehicle, and transmitting a second electronic signal
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`to a location
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`information provider corresponding to a party or device other than the communications
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`device. The second electronic signal
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`includes data representing a request for location
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`information of
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`the communications device. The computer implemented method for
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`monitoring location of a vehicle further includes receiving a third electronic signal from the
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`location information provider. The third electronic signal
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`includes data representing the
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`location information of the communications device. The computer implemented method for
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`monitoring location of a vehicle further includes correlating the location information of the
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`communications device with the location of the vehicle based at
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`least
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`in part on the
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`communications device being associated with the user who is associated with the vehicle,
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`and transmitting a fourth electronic signal including data representing the location of the
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`vehicle.
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`[0010]
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`Another computer implemented method for monitoring location of a vehicle
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`includes transmitting a request signal requesting location information of a communications
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`device. The request signal is transmitted to a party other than the communications device
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`and the communications device is associated with a user of the communications device who
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`is associated with the vehicle. The computer implemented method for monitoring location
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`of a vehicle further includes receiving a location signal including data indicating the location
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`information of the communications device. The location signal is received from a party other
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`than the communications device and the location information of the communications device
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`is originally obtained using a method not requiring a global position system (GPS) satellite
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`receiver to form part of the communications device. The computer implemented method
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`for monitoring location of a vehicle further includes transforming the location information
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`of the communications device into location information regarding the vehicle based at least
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`in part on the communications device being associated with the user of the communications
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`device who is associated with the vehicle.
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`[0011]
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`A system for monitoring location of a vehicle includes a communications
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`interface configured to communicate electronic signals including: a first electronic signal
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`including data representing a request for the location of the vehicle, the first electronic
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`signal
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`received from a
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`requesting party,
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`a second electronic signal
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`including data
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`representing a request for location information of a communications device, wherein the
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`second electronic signal is transmitted to a location information provider corresponding to a
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`party or device other than the communications device, wherein the communications device
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`is associated with a user of the communications device who is associated with the vehicle, a
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`third electronic signal
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`including data representing the location information of
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`the
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`communications device, wherein the third electronic signal
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`is received from the location
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`information provider corresponding to the party or device other than the communications
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`device, and a fourth electronic signal including data representing the location of the vehicle,
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`the fourth electronic signal transmitted to a receiving party. The system for monitoring
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`location of a vehicle further includes a correlation logic configured to correlate the location
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`information of the communications device to the location of the vehicle based at least in
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`part on the communications device being associated with the user of the communications
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`device who is associated with the vehicle.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0012]
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`The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of
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`the specification, illustrate various example systems, methods, and so on,
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`that illustrate
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`various example embodiments of aspects of the invention. It will be appreciated that the
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`illustrated element boundaries (e.g., boxes, groups of boxes, or other shapes) in the figures
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`represent one example of the boundaries. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that
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`one element may be designed as multiple elements or that multiple elements may be
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`designed as one element. An element shown as an internal component of another element
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`may be implemented as an external component and vice versa. Furthermore, elements may
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`not be drawn to scale.
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`[0013]
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`Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary system for monitoring the location of a vehicle.
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`[0014]
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`Figure 2 illustrates a simplified exemplary chart illustrating how a correlation
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`logic may correlate a vehicle to a communications device or the location of the vehicle to
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`the location information of the communications device.
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`[0015]
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`Figure 3 illustrates the exemplary system for monitoring the location of a vehicle
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`with additional details.
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`[0016]
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`Figure 4 illustrates a flow diagram for an exemplary method for monitoring
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`location of a vehicle.
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`[0017]
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`Figure 5 illustrates a flow diagram for an exemplary method for monitoring
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`location of a vehicle.
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`[0018]
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`Figure6 illustrates a flow diagram for an exemplary method for receiving consent
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`from a user to monitoring the location of a vehicle associated with the user.
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`[0019]
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`Figure 7 illustrates a flow diagram for an exemplary methodfor receiving from a
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`user a revocation of consent to monitoring the location of a vehicle associated with the
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`user.
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`[0020]
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`Figure 8 illustrates an exemplary user interface for use in conjunction with a
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`system for monitoring the location of a vehicle.
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`[0021]
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`Figure 9 illustrates an application programming interface (API) providing access
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`to a system for monitoring the location of a vehicle.
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`[0022]
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`Figure 10 illustrates a computer where systems or methods for monitoring the
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`location of a vehicle may be implemented.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0023]
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`Some portions of the detailed descriptions that follow are presented in terms of
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`algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on data bits within a memory. These
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`algorithmic descriptions and representations are the means used by thoseskilled in the art
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`to convey the substance of their work to others. An algorithm is here, and generally,
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`conceived to be a sequence of operations that produce a result. The operations may include
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`physical manipulations of physical quantities. Usually, though not necessarily, the physical
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`quantities take the form of electrical or magnetic signals capable of being stored,
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`transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated in a logic and the like.
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`[0024]
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`It has proven convenient at times, principally for reasons of common usage, to
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`refer to these signals as bits, values, elements, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, or the
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`like. It should be borne in mind, however, that these and similar terms are to be associated
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`with the appropriate physical quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these
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`quantities. Unless specifically stated otherwise,
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`it
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`is appreciated that
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`throughout
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`the
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`description, terms like processing, computing, calculating, determining, displaying, or the
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`like, refer to actions and processes of a computer system,
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`logic, processor, or similar
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`electronic device that manipulates and transforms data represented as physical (electronic)
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`quantities.
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`[0025]
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`In the present disclosure, embodiments are described in the context of location
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`of freight hauling vehicles. It will be appreciated, however, that the exemplary context of
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`freight hauling vehicles is not the only operational environment in which aspects of the
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`disclosed systems and methods may be used. Therefore, the techniques described in this
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`disclosure may be applied to many types of apparatus, vehicles or devices whose location
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`information may be of interest.
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`[0026]
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`Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary system 100 for monitoring the location of a
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`vehicle 105, which has a communication device 110 within the vehicle 105. The system 100
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`includes a communications interface 120 that communicates with devices external to the
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`system 100 via electronic signals. For example, the communications logic 120 is configured
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`to communicate with a location information provider 150, a requesting party 160, and a
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`receiving party 165.
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`[0027]
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`The location information provider 150 corresponds to a party or device other
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`than the vehicle 105 and the device 110. The location information provider 150 has access
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`to location of the vehicle 105 or the device 110.
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`In one embodiment,
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`the location
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`information provider 150 is a wireless service provider that provides wireless service in a
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`network 155. In another embodiment, the location information provider 150 is a third party
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`or device that receives the location information of the device 110 from the wireless service
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`provider or from some other party or device.
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`In yet another embodiment, the location
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`information provider 150 is a party other than a wireless service provider or a third party.
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`For example, the party seeking to monitor the location of the vehicle 105, the requesting
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`party 160, may have access to the location information of the device 110. In that case, the
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`requesting party 160 may also be the location information provider 150.
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`In another
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`example, the party operating the system 100 may haveaccessto the location information of
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`the device 110.
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`[0028]
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`The requesting party 160 corresponds to a party or device interested in
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`monitoring the location of the vehicle 105 or on allowing another party to monitor the
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`location of the vehicle 105. The receiving party 165 corresponds to a party or device who
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`receives the location of the vehicle 105 from the system 100 to monitor the location of the
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`vehicle 105. In an example involving freight hauling services providers or freight carriers, a
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`carrier who is interested in monitoring the location of its own vehicles, vehicles under
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`contract, or other vehicles requests the ability to monitor the location of the vehicle 105 for
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`its own consumption.
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`In this case, the carrier is both the requesting party 160 and the
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`receiving party 165.
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`In another example,
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`the requesting party 160 may be a driver
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`interested in sharing the location of his/her vehicle 105 with a carrier to allow the carrier to
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`monitor the location of the vehicle 105. In this case, the driver is the requesting party 160
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`and the carrier is the receiving party 165. In one embodiment, multiple parties or devices
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`may be interested in monitoring the location of the vehicle 105 or on allowing another party
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`to monitor the location of the vehicle 105. In that case, the communications interface 120 is
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`configured to communicate with multiple requesting parties and/or multiple receiving
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`parties.
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`[0029]
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`The system 100 further includes a correlation logic 170 that correlates the
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`vehicle 105 and the device 110. In one embodiment, the correlation logic 170 correlates the
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`vehicle 105 and the device 110 based at least in part on the vehicle 105 being associated
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`with at least one user who is also associated with the device 110. For example, the user may
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`be associated with the vehicle 105 because the user is the designated driver of the vehicle
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`105 and the user may be associated with the communications device 110 because the user
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`is under contract with a wireless service provider for the provider to provide wireless service
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`to the communications device 110.
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`In another example, the user is assoc