RFID asset management method and system for vehicles
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1. A method, comprising:
- inventorying a presence of an asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of a RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area; and
monitoring the inventoried presence of the asset within the vehicle asset management area based on the RFID tag associated with the asset.
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Abstract
A method for inventorying and monitoring an asset located in an vehicle asset management area The method involves an inventorying of a presence of an asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of a RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area, and a monitoring of the inventoried presence of the asset within the vehicle asset management area based on the RFID tag associated with the asset.
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1. A method, comprising:
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inventorying a presence of an asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of a RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area; and
monitoring the inventoried presence of the asset within the vehicle asset management area based on the RFID tag associated with the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer readable code for inventorying a presence of an asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of a RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area; and
computer readable code for monitoring the inventoried presence of the asset within the vehicle asset management area based on the RFID tag associated with the asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telematics system, comprising:
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at least one RFID reader operable to communicate with a RFID tag associated with an asset located in an vehicle asset management area; and
a telematics unit operable to communicate with the RFID reader, wherein the telematics unit is further operable to inventory a presence of the asset within an vehicle asset management area based on a detection of the RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area by the RFID reader, and wherein the telematics unit is further operable to monitor an inventoried presence of the asset within the vehicle asset management area based the detection of the RFID tag associated with the asset within the vehicle asset management area by the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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