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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a House Oversight Committee file (numbered 018185) containing a compilation of three news excerpts from May and June 2007. The articles focus on GTX Corporation (Global Trek Xploration Corp.) and its CEO Patrick Bertagna, detailing their development of GPS-embedded footwear designed to track children, Alzheimer's patients, and others. The text highlights the company's discussions with manufacturers in Oregon and the inspiration for the technology being the Elizabeth Smart abduction.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Patrick Bertagna | CEO |
CEO of GTX Corp/Global Trek Xploration Corp.; developed GPS shoes.
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| Nancy Francis | Author |
Author of the first article excerpt.
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| Lori Tucker | Reporter |
Reporter for WATE Knoxville, author of second article.
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| Donna Fuscaldo | Author |
Author for DowJones Newswire, wrote third article.
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| Elizabeth Smart | Victim (mentioned) |
Her abduction is cited as the inspiration for Bertagna's invention.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| GTX Corporation |
Also referred to as GTX Corp and Global Trek Xploration Corp.; developer of GPS shoes.
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| KGW |
News outlet in Portland shown the prototype.
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| WATE |
News station in Knoxville, TN.
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| DowJones Newswire |
News organization.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
May 1, 2007
Pre-June 2007
Visit to Portland where CEO Patrick Bertagna showed KGW a prototype.
Portland, OR
Patrick Bertagna
KGW staff
Locations (4)
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Base of GTX Corporation.
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Location of footwear manufacturers GTX is in discussions with.
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Location where Patrick Bertagna showed a prototype to KGW.
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Location of WATE reporting.
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Relationships (1)
Identified as CEO of GTX Corp.
Key Quotes (5)
"GPS technology will soon be at your feet"Source
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"GTX Corporation is having discussions with various footwear manufactures (including some in Oregon) about licensing its technological designs and connectivity system."Source
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"Xplorer Smart Shoes, made by GTX Corp., are able to track the person wearing them in real time or by remote surveillance."Source
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"Bertagna decided it was time to do something that mattered."Source
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"The shoes will enable parents to monitor their children's every movement and caregivers to keep real time tabs on elderly or sick people."Source
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By Nancy Francis
GPS technology will soon be at your feet, offering peace of mind to loved ones of Alzheimer’s sufferers, people with autism, active preschoolers and others who might wander into harm’s way or get lost.
A Los Angeles-based company that sees opportunity in the merging of GPS tracking technology and footwear, has developed several prototypes of GPS tennis shoes.
GTX Corporation is having discussions with various footwear manufactures (including some in Oregon) about licensing its technological designs and connectivity system.
During a recent visit to Portland, GTX Corp CEO Patrick Bertagna showed KGW a prototype of the company’s GPS shoe.
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Mobile Ways to Keep Track of Your Kids
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Mobile Ways to Keep Track of Your Kids
By Lori Tucker, (WATE) Knoxville, TN -- June 7, 2007
As technology makes our society more mobile, there are more mobile ways to keep track of your loved ones including cell phones, car trackers and even shoes. GPS shoes That's right, an LA company has patented a GPS system in a shoe.
Xplorer Smart Shoes, made by GTX Corp., are able to track the person wearing them in real time or by remote surveillance.
GTX says the shoes work particularly well for: children, people with Alzheimer's disease, outdoor adventures, military, police, fire and public safety workers.
IN THE PIPELINE: Tracking All The Uses For Positioning Chips
By Donna Fuscaldo - DowJones Newswire - May 1, 2007
For Patrick Bertagna, the eureka moment came a few years ago when watching the coverage of the Elizabeth Smart abduction. After spending years helping companies track their products via software, Bertagna decided it was time to do something that mattered.
So the serial entrepreneur, armed with a couple of checks from friends, launched Global Trek Xploration Corp., a Los Angeles-based company that's developing shoes embedded with a global positioning chip. The shoes will enable parents to monitor their children's every movement and caregivers to keep real time tabs on elderly or sick people.
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