ASSET MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving input, the input including a request to track an asset, one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset;
selecting a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements;
routing the tag device to the origin location;
receiving an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location;
determining a preference for the event notification; and
generating a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference.
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Abstract
Techniques for monitoring and tracking assets and providing notifications to users are disclosed. In one aspect, a request to track an asset and enterprise data describing the asset are received, a tag is selected to associate with the asset, an event notification is received from the tag, and a user notification is generated from the event notification and the enterprise data. In another aspect, a request for a tag is received, a tag is selected in response to the request, a tag is routed to the origin location for the tag, a notification is received that the tag has arrived at a destination location, and the tag is routed from the destination location to a tag pool.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving input, the input including a request to track an asset, one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset; selecting a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements; routing the tag device to the origin location; receiving an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location; determining a preference for the event notification; and generating a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. (canceled)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first request for a tag device, the first request specifying a first origin location where the tag device will be coupled to an asset and one or more monitoring requirements for the tag device; selecting a tag device from one or more tag devices in a tag pool in response to the request; configuring the selected tag device to monitor the asset based on the monitoring requirements; routing the tag device from a first tag pool location to the first origin location; receiving a notification that the tag device has arrived at a destination location where the tag device is decoupled from the asset; routing the tag device from the destination location to a second tag pool location; receiving a second request for a tag device, the request specifying a second origin location; and routing the tag device to the second origin location in response to the second request. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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20. (canceled)
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30. A system comprising:
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a message server configured to receive input, the input including a request to track an asset, one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location and a destination location for the asset; a tag pool management system configured to select a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, and then route the tag device to the origin location, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements; an event server configured to receive an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to the destination location, and determine a preference for the event notification; and an information service module configured to generate a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then provide the customer user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference.
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31. A tag pool management system comprising:
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a request module configured to receive a request for a tag device, the request specifying an origin location where the tag device will be coupled to an asset and one or more monitoring requirements for the tag device; a tag selection module configured to select a tag device from one or more tag devices in a tag pool in response to the request and configure the selected tag to monitor the asset based on the monitoring requirements; a tag routing module configured to route the tag device from a first tag pool location to the origin location, and to route the tag device from a destination location to a second tag pool location; and a notification module configured to receive a notification that the tag device has arrived at the destination location where the tag device is decoupled from the asset.
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