SMARTPHONE-BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of tracking an inventory of objects via a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
- acquiring an image of one or more of the objects via the mobile communications device;
collecting a location of the mobile communications device via the mobile communications device while acquiring the image of the one or more of the objects; and
transferring the location and image of the one or more of the objects from the mobile communications device to a remote server via a wireless network, such that the one or more of the objects are identified at the server based on the image, and the location and identity of the one or more objects are stored on a database associated with the server.
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Abstract
A method of tracking an inventory of objects via a mobile communications device includes acquiring an image of one or more of the objects via the mobile communications device, which also collects a location of the mobile communications device while acquiring the image of the one or more of the objects. The location and image are transferred from the mobile communications device to a remote server via a wireless network, such that the one or more of the objects are identified at the server based on the image, and the location and identity of the one or more objects are stored on a database associated with the server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of tracking an inventory of objects via a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
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acquiring an image of one or more of the objects via the mobile communications device; collecting a location of the mobile communications device via the mobile communications device while acquiring the image of the one or more of the objects; and transferring the location and image of the one or more of the objects from the mobile communications device to a remote server via a wireless network, such that the one or more of the objects are identified at the server based on the image, and the location and identity of the one or more objects are stored on a database associated with the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transient computer-readable medium having thereon computer-executable instructions for tracking an inventory of objects via a mobile communications device, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for acquiring an image of one or more of the objects via the mobile communications device; instructions for collecting a location of the mobile communications device via the mobile communications device while acquiring the image of the one or more of the objects; and instructions for transferring the location and image of the one or more of the objects from the mobile communications device to a remote server via a wireless network, such that the one or more of the objects are identified at the server based on the image, and the location and identity of the one or more objects are stored on a database associated with the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile communications device for tracking an inventory of objects, comprising:
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a wireless communications unit for communicating over a wireless network; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of an object; and a processor configured to run computer-executable instructions stored on and read from a non-transient computer-readable medium, the instructions being adapted to cause the processor to send, over the wireless network via the wireless communication unit, the acquired image and a location of the object to a remote server so as to provide an inventory of the object based on a computerized recognition of the object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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