Asset management and monitoring system and method for selecting a wireless network for data transmission
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining availability of wireless networks supported by an asset monitoring device;
performing a weighted score analysis of the available wireless networks as a function of network attributes and data segment attribute weights; and
selecting one of the available wireless networks to transmit a data segment based on the weighted score analysis.
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Abstract
A remote asset management and monitoring system for selecting a network for data transmission comprises a global positioning system receiver; a wireless transceiver capable of communicating with at least two networks; a processor; and a memory device. The memory device includes an engine for performing asset management and monitoring functions. The memory device also includes a network selection engine for selecting a network using a weight score algorithm that is a function of network attributes and data segment attribute weights.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining availability of wireless networks supported by an asset monitoring device;
performing a weighted score analysis of the available wireless networks as a function of network attributes and data segment attribute weights; and
selecting one of the available wireless networks to transmit a data segment based on the weighted score analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to cause an asset monitoring device to:
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determine availability of wireless networks supported by the asset monitoring device;
perform a weighted score analysis of the available wireless networks as a function of network attributes and data segment attribute weights; and
select one of the available wireless networks to transmit a data segment based on the weighted score analysis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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17. An asset monitoring device, comprising:
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means for determining availability of wireless networks supported by an asset monitoring device;
means for performing a weighted score analysis of the available wireless networks as a function of network attributes and data segment attribute weights; and
means for selecting one of the available wireless networks to transmit a data segment based on the weighted score analysis.
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18. A remote asset monitoring device, comprising:
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a remote asset monitoring engine capable to generate remote asset monitoring data segments to transmit over a wireless network;
a network attributes file capable to store attributes of wireless networks supported by the device;
a data segment attribute weights file capable to store attribute weights for data segment types generated by the remote asset monitoring engine;
a network selection engine, communicatively coupled to the remote asset monitoring engine, the network attributes file, and the data segment attribute weights file, capable to;
determine availability of the wireless networks supported by the device;
determine which of the available wireless networks have sufficient bandwidth to transmit a data segment;
perform a weighted score analysis of the available wireless networks having sufficient bandwidth as a function of network attributes from attributes in the network attributes file and data segment attribute weights for a generated data segment type using weights stored in the data segment attribute weights file; and
select a wireless network to transmit the data segment based on the weighted score analysis.
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