System and method for remote inventory management
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1. A system for inventorying remote objects, comprising:
- a plurality of passive tags, each tag associated with a respective object;
a reader configured to interrogate the passive tags with radio frequency identification signals and to receive data from the tags in response thereto; and
means for coupling the reader to the Internet to enable the reader to receive control signals via the Internet and to enable the reader to upload the data received from the tags to the Internet.
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Abstract
A system for inventorying remote objects and management of assets, the system including a plurality of radio frequency tags associated with a respective object; at least one reader configured to interrogate the tags with radio frequency identification signals to receive data from the tags in response to command and control signals; and a remote device coupled to the Internet and configured to transmit command and control signals via the Internet to the reader and to receive from the reader data uploaded to the Internet that is received from the tags via the reader.
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1. A system for inventorying remote objects, comprising:
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a plurality of passive tags, each tag associated with a respective object;
a reader configured to interrogate the passive tags with radio frequency identification signals and to receive data from the tags in response thereto; and
means for coupling the reader to the Internet to enable the reader to receive control signals via the Internet and to enable the reader to upload the data received from the tags to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An arrangement for monitoring remote inventory, comprising:
a plurality of passive tags, each tag associated with a respective object;
a plurality of readers configured to interrogate the passive tags using radio frequency signals and to receive data therefrom;
a device for coupling the readers to a network to enable the readers to receive control and command signals via the Internet and for the readers to upload the data to the network that is received from the passive tags.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for management of remote assets, comprising:
- a plurality of tags, each tag associated with a respective asset;
at least one reader configured to interrogate the tags and to receive data therefrom regarding the associated assets;
a device for coupling the at least one reader to the Internet to enable the at least one reader to receive control and command signals via the Internet and for the at least one reader to upload the data from the tags to the Internet; and
a remote device coupled to the Internet and configured to transmit control and command signals via the Internet to the at least one reader and receive and process the data from the at least one reader. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a plurality of tags, each tag associated with a respective asset;
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17. A method of managing remote assets, comprising:
- providing a plurality of tags, each tag associated with a respective asset;
issuing commands from a device coupled to the Internet to a reader coupled to the Internet to transmit radio frequency interrogation signals from the reader to the plurality of tags;
receiving at the reader data from the plurality of tags in response to the radio frequency interrogation signals;
transferring the data from the reader to the Internet;
receiving the data at the device coupled to the Internet; and
processing the received data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- providing a plurality of tags, each tag associated with a respective asset;
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