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System and method for determining and controlling status and location of an object

  • US 10,127,521 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2017
  • Issued: 11/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a status of an asset using a mobile vehicle, comprising:

  • reading, by one or more sensors on said mobile vehicle, indicia of an asset in range;

    determining, by a position-tracking device on said mobile vehicle, a location of said mobile vehicle;

    sensing, by at least one of said one or more sensors on said mobile vehicle, status information about the asset;

    recording, by a computer system on said mobile vehicle, any of;

    said location of the mobile vehicle;

    at least a portion of said indicia of said asset; and

    said status information about said asset;

    transmitting, by said computer system on said mobile vehicle, said recorded information to a central control server located remotely from said mobile vehicle;

    receiving from said central control server control instructions for said asset and said mobile vehicle;

    providing a display mounted to the asset, the display showing a thermometer or comprising a digital display;

    wherein one of said one or more sensors comprises a camera; and

    using said camera to read information displayed on the display.

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