Kinematic asset management
First Claim
1. A method of determining a location of a particular asset disposed in one of a plurality of locations, wherein a plurality of assets is disposed at each of the locations, the method comprising:
- with a kinematic asset management platform, receiving an indication to determine at which of the locations the particular asset is disposed;
with the kinematic asset management platform, generating a request for at least a plurality of reader nodes, wherein the reader nodes are disposed at the locations, and wherein at least one reader node is disposed at each of the locations;
with each particular reader node, polling the assets disposed at the location of the particular reader node to generate an inventory of assets at the location of the particular reader node;
with each particular reader node, in response to the request, transmitting an indication of the inventory of the assets at the particular reader node to the kinematic asset management platform;
with the kinematic asset management platform, receiving the indications of inventories of assets from each of the reader nodes; and
with the kinematic asset management platform, determining a particular location at which the particular asset is disposed.
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Abstract
A system for managing kinematic assets is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises an electronic identification device associated with an asset. The system further comprises a container comprising a reader disposed within the container for receiving a unique identification of the identification device. The container further comprises a reader node for maintaining an inventory record comprising the asset and for generating a report when the asset is not detected by said reader. The report further comprises a location of the container when said report is generated. The system further comprises a kinematic asset management platform comprising an asset registry for storing data conveyed by the report and a reports engine for generating a second report conveying the location of said container when the report is generated.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of determining a location of a particular asset disposed in one of a plurality of locations, wherein a plurality of assets is disposed at each of the locations, the method comprising:
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with a kinematic asset management platform, receiving an indication to determine at which of the locations the particular asset is disposed; with the kinematic asset management platform, generating a request for at least a plurality of reader nodes, wherein the reader nodes are disposed at the locations, and wherein at least one reader node is disposed at each of the locations; with each particular reader node, polling the assets disposed at the location of the particular reader node to generate an inventory of assets at the location of the particular reader node; with each particular reader node, in response to the request, transmitting an indication of the inventory of the assets at the particular reader node to the kinematic asset management platform; with the kinematic asset management platform, receiving the indications of inventories of assets from each of the reader nodes; and with the kinematic asset management platform, determining a particular location at which the particular asset is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining that a particular asset is disposed in one of a plurality of locations, the method comprising:
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with a kinematic asset management platform, receiving one or more reports indicating that the asset is disposed in the one location; with the kinematic asset management platform, maintaining a history of the location of the particular asset; with the kinematic asset management platform, receiving one or more reports indicating that the asset is not disposed in the one location; and with the kinematic asset management platform, determining, based on the history of the location of the particular asset, that the report indicating that the asset is not disposed in the one location is erroneous and that the particular asset is disposed in the one location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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