Smart asset tracking tag system and method
First Claim
1. A system for tracking of assets, comprising:
- a portable housing for being attached to an asset to be tracked;
a plurality of sensors mounted in the portable housing, the plurality of sensors includes;
a humidity and temperature sensor, a location detection sensor for detecting location of the portable housing in real-time, an indoor/outdoor sensor for distinguishing between indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, and a measurement sensor in the portable housing for measuring movements of the portable housing;
a transmitter on the portable housing for providing wireless transmissions to remote locations, based on data collected from the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor;
a battery power source in the portable housing for supplying power to the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; and
an IR (infra red) receiver in the portable housing for receiving selected code to wipe out maximum and minimum sensor readings from each of the plurality of the sensors in the portable housing.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for a smart asset tag solution for tracking assets along the distribution cycle. These solutions are an extension of using various radio frequency technologies to locate the whereabouts of goods/assets with the use of additional sensors to provide granular knowledge about the asset above and beyond location. The technology seeks to differentiate when the asset is being transported, stationary, or other inspection points along the distribution cycle of the cargo. To achieve this goal, a combination of RF sensors/transceivers for the real-time location along with other sensor to include IMUS, proximity sensors, and ambient light and temperature sensors deduce information about the asset over and beyond just the location. The combination of data will be combined to provide a real-time touchpoint for cloud based tracking above and beyond the current state-of-the-art in internet-of-things asset tracking.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for tracking of assets, comprising:
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a portable housing for being attached to an asset to be tracked; a plurality of sensors mounted in the portable housing, the plurality of sensors includes;
a humidity and temperature sensor, a location detection sensor for detecting location of the portable housing in real-time, an indoor/outdoor sensor for distinguishing between indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, and a measurement sensor in the portable housing for measuring movements of the portable housing;a transmitter on the portable housing for providing wireless transmissions to remote locations, based on data collected from the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; a battery power source in the portable housing for supplying power to the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; and an IR (infra red) receiver in the portable housing for receiving selected code to wipe out maximum and minimum sensor readings from each of the plurality of the sensors in the portable housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking of assets, comprising:
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a portable housing for being attached to an asset to be tracked; a plurality of sensors mounted in the portable housing, the plurality of sensors includes;
a humidity and temperature sensor, a location detection sensor for detecting location of the portable housing in real-time, an indoor/outdoor sensor for distinguishing between indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, and a measurement sensor in the portable housing for measuring movements of the portable housing;a transmitter on the portable housing for providing wireless transmissions to remote locations, based on data collected from the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; a battery power source in the portable housing for supplying power to the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; and a receiver in the portable housing for receiving selected code for erasing local data from selective sensors of the plurality of the sensors without effecting other sensors from the plurality of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system for tracking of assets, comprising:
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a portable housing for being attached to an asset to be tracked; a plurality of sensors mounted in the portable housing, the plurality of sensors includes;
a humidity and temperature sensor, a location detection sensor for detecting location of the portable housing in real-time, an indoor/outdoor sensor for distinguishing between indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, and a measurement sensor in the portable housing for measuring movements of the portable housing;a transmitter on the portable housing for providing wireless transmissions to remote locations, based on data collected from the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; a battery power source in the portable housing for supplying power to the humidity and temperature sensor, the location detection sensor, the indoor/outdoor sensor and the measurement sensor; an orientation detector in the portable housing for determining if the system is ready for deployment; and a receiver in the portable housing for receiving selected code to erase local data from the plurality of the sensors in the portable housing before deployment. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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