CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPONENT LOCATION TRACKING
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for construction equipment component location tracking, said method comprising:
- initiating a wireless mesh network communication between a component monitor and a component information unit mechanically coupled with said component;
receiving an identity of said component at said component monitor via said wireless mesh network communication; and
utilizing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of said component monitor to ascertain a location of said component at a completion of an inventory action.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In a method for construction equipment component location tracking, a wireless mesh network communication is initiated between a component monitor and a component information unit which is mechanically coupled with the component. An identity of the component is received at the component monitor via the wireless mesh network communication. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of the component monitor is utilized to ascertain a location of the component at a completion of an inventory action.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for construction equipment component location tracking, said method comprising:
-
initiating a wireless mesh network communication between a component monitor and a component information unit mechanically coupled with said component; receiving an identity of said component at said component monitor via said wireless mesh network communication; and utilizing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of said component monitor to ascertain a location of said component at a completion of an inventory action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A component monitor, comprising:
-
a mesh networking device configured for communicating with a component information unit via a wireless mesh network to access an identity of a component to which said component information unit is coupled; a GNSS receiver configured for providing a location of said component; a storage module configured for storing said location in association with said identity; and a communication module configured for communicating with an inventory unit to transfer said location and said identity from said component monitor to said inventory unit, said inventory unit configured for maintaining an inventory of component locations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A data mule for transferring data regarding a component:
-
an inventory positioning vehicle configured for transporting a component in an inventory movement within a component storage area; a component monitor physically coupled with said inventory movement vehicle, said component monitor comprising; a mesh networking device configured for communicating with a component information unit via a wireless mesh network to access an identity of a component to which said component information unit is coupled; a GNSS receiver configured for providing a location of said component; a storage module configured for storing said location in association with said identity; and a communication module configured for communicating with an inventory unit to transfer said location and said identity from said component monitor to said inventory unit, said inventory unit configured for maintaining an inventory of component locations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
-
-
14. A system for construction equipment component location tracking, said system comprising:
-
a component information unit mechanically coupled with a component and configured for providing an identity of said component via a wireless mesh network; a component monitor physically separate from said component and configured for receiving said identity and noting a location of said component at a completion of an inventory action; and an inventory unit configured for receiving said identity and said location from said component monitor and associating said location and said identity with a time stamp in an inventory of components. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification