Internet-based apparatus and method of tracking and reporting assets
First Claim
1. A method of tracking assets, comprising:
- providing a server connected to an open communication network;
executing a plurality of software modules on the server, wherein each of the plurality of software modules provides a function for tracking assets on an asset management system; and
providing user access to the plurality of software modules through the open communication network.
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Abstract
An internet-based method of tracking and reporting assets on an asset management system is provided with a server (20) connected to the internet. A plurality of software modules (22-30) execute on the server. Each of the software modules provides a function to track and report the assets on the internet-based asset management system. The users gain access to the software modules through the internet. The asset management system appears as web pages available through the world wide web. The software modules provide the ability to add and update an asset on the asset management system, add employee information to the asset management system and update the asset with the employee information, create an asset tag containing asset information, and generate a report based on the asset information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of tracking assets, comprising:
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providing a server connected to an open communication network;
executing a plurality of software modules on the server, wherein each of the plurality of software modules provides a function for tracking assets on an asset management system; and
providing user access to the plurality of software modules through the open communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of tracking and reporting assets on an internet-based asset management system, comprising:
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providing a server connected to an internet communication network;
executing a plurality of software modules on the server, wherein each of the plurality of software modules provides a function to track and report the assets on the internet-based asset management system; and
providing user access to the plurality of software modules through the internet communication network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An asset management system, comprising:
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a server connected to an open communication network;
a plurality of software modules executing on the server, wherein each of the plurality of software modules provides a function to track assets on an asset management system; and
means for providing user access to the plurality of software modules through the open communication network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of tracking assets on an asset management system, comprising:
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providing a server connected to an internet communication network;
providing a plurality of software modules on the server, wherein each of the plurality of software modules executes a function for tracking assets on the asset management system; and
providing user access to the plurality of software modules through the internet communication network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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