Rack sensor controller for asset tracking
First Claim
1. A rack sensor controller for tracking assets comprising:
- a memory storing a location of the rack and sensor information received from a plurality of sensors, wherein at least some of the sensors include one or more RFID readers operable to read RFID tags attached to assets housed in a rack;
a processor operable to receive the sensor information and generate a message including the sensor information and the location of the rack for transmission to one or more back-end applications via a first forwarder, wherein the one or more back-end applications use the location of the rack and the sensor information to track the assets,and the first forwarder is operable to receive the message, determine the one or more back-end applications to receive the message, replicate the message for each of the one or more back-end applications, and transmit the message to the one or more back-end applications.
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Abstract
A rack sensor controller is operable to sense information for assets housed in a rack. The rack sensor controller includes a memory storing a location of the rack and sensor information received from a plurality of sensors. At least some of the sensors include one or more RFID readers operable to read RFID tags attached to assets housed in the rack. A processor is operable to receive the sensor information and generate a message including the sensor information and the location of the rack for transmission to one or more back-end applications via a forwarder. The forwarder is operable to receive the message, determine one or more back-end applications to receive the message, replicate the message for each of the back-end applications, and transmit the message to the back-end applications. The back-end applications use the location of the rack and the sensor information to track the assets.
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20 Claims
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1. A rack sensor controller for tracking assets comprising:
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a memory storing a location of the rack and sensor information received from a plurality of sensors, wherein at least some of the sensors include one or more RFID readers operable to read RFID tags attached to assets housed in a rack; a processor operable to receive the sensor information and generate a message including the sensor information and the location of the rack for transmission to one or more back-end applications via a first forwarder, wherein the one or more back-end applications use the location of the rack and the sensor information to track the assets, and the first forwarder is operable to receive the message, determine the one or more back-end applications to receive the message, replicate the message for each of the one or more back-end applications, and transmit the message to the one or more back-end applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A rack sensor controller comprising:
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a memory storing a location of a rack and sensor information received from a plurality of sensors, wherein at least some of the sensors include one or more RFID readers operable to read RFID tags attached to assets housed in the rack; a processor operable to receive the sensor information and generate a state message for tracking the assets in response to detecting a change in state of one or more of the assets housed in the rack, and the processor is further operable to generate a stateless message for tracking the assets, wherein the stateless message is generated regardless of the change in state of one or more of the assets housed in the rack, wherein the state message and the stateless message at least include some of the sensor information and location information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining whether an event occurred that is associated with a rack housing a plurality of electronic devices, the rack including a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots receive the plurality of electronic devices such that the plurality of electronic devices are arranged along a vertical axis in the slots; and receiving tag data read from the RFID tags using at least one reader connected to a plurality of RFID antennas located adjacent the plurality of slots to receive the tag data from the RFID tags; generating a state message for tracking the electronic devices in response to detecting a change in state of one or more of the electronic devices housed in the rack, and generating a stateless message for tracking the electronic devices, wherein the stateless message is generated regardless of the change in state of one or more of the electronic devices housed in the rack, wherein the state message and the stateless message at least include some of the tag data and location information for the rack. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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