Product and equipment location and automation system and method
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1. A multi-level system for location of assets on a premises comprising:
- identifiers attached to a group of one or more assets located on an enclosed interior area of the premises;
wherein said assets are undergoing motion; and
mobile sensor packages wherein each said mobile sensor package comprises data processing, data exchange, and storage components, a sensor for reading identifiers and each mobile sensor package further comprises a location tool within the premises;
wherein at least one mobile sensor package is attached to each mover of assets on the premises;
wherein said location tool comprises an ultra-wide band active tag which communicates with ultra-wide band readers located at fixed points within the interior of the premises; and
wherein said sensor packages collect information from said identifiers.
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Abstract
A system for location of assets on a premises is described. The system uses identifiers attached to a group of one or more assets along with mobile sensor packages. Each mobile sensor package contains components for data processing, data exchange, and storage. The sensor package also contains a sensor for reading identifiers and a location tool. The mobile sensor packages are attached to each mover of assets on the premises.
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1. A multi-level system for location of assets on a premises comprising:
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identifiers attached to a group of one or more assets located on an enclosed interior area of the premises;
wherein said assets are undergoing motion; andmobile sensor packages wherein each said mobile sensor package comprises data processing, data exchange, and storage components, a sensor for reading identifiers and each mobile sensor package further comprises a location tool within the premises; wherein at least one mobile sensor package is attached to each mover of assets on the premises;
wherein said location tool comprises an ultra-wide band active tag which communicates with ultra-wide band readers located at fixed points within the interior of the premises; and
wherein said sensor packages collect information from said identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A multi-level method of tracking contents of a premises, the method comprising:
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attaching identifiers to a group of one or more assets located on an enclosed interior area of the premises;
wherein said identifiers comprise passive identifiers;attaching mobile sensor packages to each mover of assets on the premises;
wherein each said mobile sensor package comprises data processing, data exchange, and storage components, a sensor for reading identifiers and each mobile sensor package further comprises a location tool within the premises;
wherein said location tool for each sensor package comprises an ultra-wide band active tag and wherein said premises further comprises readers of said ultra-wide band active tags at known locations;taking an initial inventory of stationary assets within the premises; moving assets within the premises only using movers which are equipped with mobile sensor packages; and reading the identifiers on the assets while moving said assets by a mover, recording the location of each group of assets as each group of assets moves through the premises. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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