System and method for asset tracking
First Claim
1. A system for tracking mobile assets in an area defined by multiple sectors, the system comprising:
- an asset tag that includes an RFID transponder operable to store an Identification Data, the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder and may be correlated with an Asset Identification Data associated with a mobile asset;
a Host System that includes a Correlation Database that correlates the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder;
a System Interaction Console in communication with the Host System, the System Interaction Console operable to receive the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder, and to communicate the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder to the Host System to correlate the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder through the correlation database;
a sector Reader Station identified by a Reader Station Identification Data and including an Antenna that is associated with a boundary of a sector of the area, the sector Reader Station operable to receive the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder using the Antenna and to communicate the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder to the Host System, wherein the Host System correlates the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder and the Reader Station Identification Data, which is associated with the Antenna and the boundary of the sector of the area; and
a Display Board in communication with the Host System and operable to display one or more sectors of the area and to display the location of the mobile asset.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking assets in their free-flow movement is provided. The system includes one or more Asset tag devices, such as an RFID transponder device attached to the lower extremity of an asset located within an area. Each Asset tag having Asset Control Data associated herein. This Asset Control Data may, in certain embodiments, be stored in the internal memory storage area of an Asset tag, in an associated database separate from the Asset tag, or in both the internal memory storage area of an Asset tag and an associated separate database or storage device. This Asset Control Data may include, for example, an identification number, personal identification number, e-commerce account balance or any other suitable control data.
One or more Reader Stations as boundaries, dividing an area into sectors and receiving and transmitting Asset Control Data, such as by transmitting the Asset Control Data over wireless media from each Asset tag to the Host System and Reader Stations. One or more Host Systems that perform one or more functions based on the Asset Control Data and Reader Control Data, such as positioning an Asset tag in its free-flow movement within an area, as well as calculating and displaying physical/virtual line queue information and displaying high traffic volumes on Display Boards throughout an area.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for tracking mobile assets in an area defined by multiple sectors, the system comprising:
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an asset tag that includes an RFID transponder operable to store an Identification Data, the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder and may be correlated with an Asset Identification Data associated with a mobile asset;
a Host System that includes a Correlation Database that correlates the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder;
a System Interaction Console in communication with the Host System, the System Interaction Console operable to receive the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder, and to communicate the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder to the Host System to correlate the Asset Identification Data and the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder through the correlation database;
a sector Reader Station identified by a Reader Station Identification Data and including an Antenna that is associated with a boundary of a sector of the area, the sector Reader Station operable to receive the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder using the Antenna and to communicate the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder to the Host System, wherein the Host System correlates the Identification Data associated with the RFID transponder and the Reader Station Identification Data, which is associated with the Antenna and the boundary of the sector of the area; and
a Display Board in communication with the Host System and operable to display one or more sectors of the area and to display the location of the mobile asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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