Method and identification tag for asset management
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1. A method of asset management comprising:
- (a) sending an identification query to an asset identification tag;
(b) receiving identification data from the asset identification tag, wherein a first data element of the identification data comprises a global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address and a second data element comprises an asset identifier, (c) based on the global routing prefix, determining a uniform resource locator for a selected asset lookup service of the received global routing prefix and (d) based on the determined uniform resource locator sending the received asset identifier to the asset lookup service.
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Abstract
A method, identification tag, data signal, and service for asset management are disclosed. Identification data may be retrieved from an identification tag. The identification data may include a first data element comprising a global routing prefix and a second data element comprising an asset identifier. Based on the global routing prefix, a uniform resource locator may be determined for a selected asset lookup service. Based on the determined uniform resource locator, the received asset identifier may be sent to the asset lookup service.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of asset management comprising:
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(a) sending an identification query to an asset identification tag;
(b) receiving identification data from the asset identification tag, wherein a first data element of the identification data comprises a global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address and a second data element comprises an asset identifier, (c) based on the global routing prefix, determining a uniform resource locator for a selected asset lookup service of the received global routing prefix and (d) based on the determined uniform resource locator sending the received asset identifier to the asset lookup service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An identification tag having stored thereon a data structure for use in identifying an associated asset, the data structure comprising:
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(a) a first data field containing data representing a global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address compliant with an Internet Protocol format;
(b) a second data field containing predetermined fixed data representing a tag index; and
(c) a third data field containing data representing an asset identifier indicating a property of the asset, wherein the tag index identifies the third data field as containing data representing the asset identifier and is independent of a routing location on the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A modulated data signal having data fields encoded thereon transmitted over a frequency communication channel, the data signal comprising:
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(a) a first data field containing data representing a global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address having an Internet Protocol address format;
(b) a second data field containing data representing a tag index compliant with the Internet Protocol address format; and
(c) a third data field containing data representing an asset identifier indicating a property of the asset, wherein the asset identifier identifies at least one of an asset model descriptor, a unique asset serial number, an asset physical location, an asset age descriptor, and an asset environment descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A service provided to an application for asset management of assets and running on a computing device, the service comprising:
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(a) storing at least one global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address associated with an asset manager;
(b) associating at least one uniform resource locator with at least one global routing prefix, wherein the uniform resource locator points to an asset lookup service for the asset manager for providing specific asset information, wherein the specific asset information comprises at least one of an asset model descriptor, a unique asset serial number, an asset physical location, an asset age descriptor, and an asset environment descriptor;
(c) receiving a search request and a selected global routing prefix, and (d) providing the uniform resource locator for the selected global routing prefix. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method of asset management comprising:
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(a) sending an identification query to an asset identification tag;
(b) receiving identification data from the asset identification tag, wherein a first data element of the identification data comprises a global routing prefix of an Internet Protocol address and a second data element comprises an asset identifier Indicating at least one of an asset model descriptor, a unique asset serial number, an asset physical location, an asset age descriptor, and an asset environment descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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