TRACKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for tracking generic items in a closed loop, the system comprising:
- a plurality of clients, each client automatically generating and transmitting item information relating to the items identified by the client; and
a server to receive the item information from a plurality of clients and to aggregate the circulation of the items in the closed loop, the item information being stored in a database connected to the server;
wherein the item information comprises;
information identifying the client;
information identifying each item obtained from a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached to the item and time each item was identified by a RFID reader operatively connected to the client, andinformation identifying a user causing the RFID tag to be identified.
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Abstract
A system (10) for tracking generic items (20) in a closed loop, the system (10) comprising: a plurality of clients (103), each client associated with a container (104) for containing items (20), each client (103) automatically generating and transmitting item information relating to the items (20) within its associated container (104); and a server (203) to receive the item information from a plurality of clients (103) and to aggregate the circulation of the items (20) in the closed loop, the item information being stored in a database (204) connected to the server (203); wherein the item information comprises: information identifying the client (103); information identifying each item (20) obtained from a RFID tag (25) attached to the item (20) and time each item (20) was placed or removed from the container (104), and information identifying a user which placed or removed an item (20) from the container (104) obtained from a card device (130) of the user.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for tracking generic items in a closed loop, the system comprising:
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a plurality of clients, each client automatically generating and transmitting item information relating to the items identified by the client; and a server to receive the item information from a plurality of clients and to aggregate the circulation of the items in the closed loop, the item information being stored in a database connected to the server; wherein the item information comprises; information identifying the client; information identifying each item obtained from a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached to the item and time each item was identified by a RFID reader operatively connected to the client, and information identifying a user causing the RFID tag to be identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A client for tracking generic items in a closed loop, the client comprising:
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a data capture module to capture identification information from RFID tags attached to the items and identification information from a card device of a user; a data processing module to associate the identification information of the RFID tags and card device with the time the identification information was captured and identity of the client; and a data transmission module to transmit the data processed by the data processing module to a data receiving module at a server to aggregate the circulation of the items in the closed loop from multiple clients. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A container for containing linen items operatively connected to a client for tracking the linen items in a closed loop, the container comprising:
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a plurality of antennas to detect RF signals emitted by RFID tags attached to the linen items contained in the container; and a multiplexer to multiplex the RF signals for transmission to an RFID reader; wherein each of the plurality of antenna is positioned in the sidewall of the container at a predetermined position to improve detection accuracy of the RFID tags attached to the linen items contained in the container. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A server for tracking generic items in a closed loop, the server comprising:
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a data receiving module to receive item information from a plurality of clients; and an aggregation module to aggregate the circulation of the items in the closed loop based on the received item information; wherein the item information comprises; information identifying the client; information identifying each item obtained from a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached to the item and time each item was identified by a RFID reader operatively connected to the client, and information identifying a user causing the RFID tag to be identified. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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