Smart documents and process for tracking same
First Claim
1. A tracking system, the system comprising:
- at least one tracking tag, the at least one tracking tag being associated with a respective at least one item to be tracked;
one or more tag trackers, the tag trackers being networked together;
a processor configured to cause the tag trackers to determine a location of the at least one item to be tracked as item location information;
a first memory to maintain item location information as determined by the processor; and
a second memory to maintain a database of associations between the at least one tracking tag and its respective at least one item to be tracked, wherein at least one tag tracker is associated with an item container and is configured to communicate tag information to the tracking system.
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Abstract
A tracking system includes at least one tracking tag, one or more tag trackers, a processor, a first memory, and a second memory. The processor causes the tag trackers to determine a location of the item to be tracked as item location information. The system maintains item location information and a database of associations between the at least one tracking tag and its respective item to be tracked. At least one tag tracker is associated with an item container and is configured to communicate tag information to the tracking system. A method for locating an item tagged with a tracking tag includes querying at least one tag tracker of an item container of a tracking system for a location of the tagged item and displaying the location of the tagged item on a display.
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44 Claims
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1. A tracking system, the system comprising:
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at least one tracking tag, the at least one tracking tag being associated with a respective at least one item to be tracked;
one or more tag trackers, the tag trackers being networked together;
a processor configured to cause the tag trackers to determine a location of the at least one item to be tracked as item location information;
a first memory to maintain item location information as determined by the processor; and
a second memory to maintain a database of associations between the at least one tracking tag and its respective at least one item to be tracked, wherein at least one tag tracker is associated with an item container and is configured to communicate tag information to the tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of tracking items in a tracking system, the method comprising:
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associating an item container with a tag tracker;
tagging at least one item to be tracked with a tag;
associating the tagged item with the item container;
tracking the tagged item with the tag tracker associated with the item container; and
transmitting tag information from the tag tracker associated with the item container to a first memory via a communication system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for locating an item, the system comprising:
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a tracking system for tracking an item, the tracking system including at least one tracking tag associated with a respective at least one item to be tracked, one or more tag trackers networked together, a processor configured to cause the tag trackers to determine a location of the at least one item to be tracked as item location information, and a memory, wherein at least one tag tracker is associated with an item container and is configured to communicate tag information to the tracking system;
an interface to access location information determined by the tracking system; and
a means for displaying accessed location information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A method for locating an item tagged with a tracking tag, the method comprising:
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providing at least one tag tracker of an item container of a tracking system for a location of the tagged item; and
displaying the location of the tagged item on a display.
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41. An item container capable of holding at least one item to be tracked, the item to be tracked having a tag, the item container comprising:
a tag tracker, the tag tracker configured to communicate tag information associated with the tag to a tracking system via a communications system. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A process reacting to a workflow, comprising:
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tracking an item in the workflow, the item being tagged with a RFID tag;
communicating tag information from the RFID tag to a tracking system; and
notifying a user of a predetermined event relating to the tagged item in the workflow.
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Specification