ASSET TRACKING AND MONITORING ALONG A TRANSPORT ROUTE
First Claim
1. A system for tracking and monitoring assets along a transport route, the system comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving asset identifications transmitted from the assets and physical location coordinates of each of the assets, where each asset transmits its own asset identification;
a plurality of cameras dispersed along the transport route for transmitting camera images of the assets;
a server coupled to the at least one receiver and cameras, the server configured to recognize the assets in the camera images, to correlate the asset identification from the receiver with recognized assets in the camera images, and to correlate the physical location coordinates of each of the assets with physical location coordinates of the cameras.
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Abstract
A system and computer program product for tracking and monitoring assets along a transport route. The system includes at least one receiver for receiving asset identifications transmitted from the assets, where each asset transmits its own asset identification. The receiver also receives physical location coordinates of each of the assets. A plurality of cameras is dispersed along the transport route for transmitting camera images of the assets. The system further includes a server coupled to the receiver and cameras. The server is configured to recognize the assets in the camera images, to correlate the asset identification from the receiver with recognized assets in the camera images, and to correlate the physical location coordinates of each of the assets with physical location coordinates of the cameras. The system monitors the visual appearance of the assets, and keeps track of whether or not they have sustained physical damage.
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1. A system for tracking and monitoring assets along a transport route, the system comprising:
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at least one receiver for receiving asset identifications transmitted from the assets and physical location coordinates of each of the assets, where each asset transmits its own asset identification; a plurality of cameras dispersed along the transport route for transmitting camera images of the assets; a server coupled to the at least one receiver and cameras, the server configured to recognize the assets in the camera images, to correlate the asset identification from the receiver with recognized assets in the camera images, and to correlate the physical location coordinates of each of the assets with physical location coordinates of the cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for tracking and monitoring assets along a transport route, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to; receive asset identifications from the assets and physical location coordinates of each of the assets, where each asset transmits its own asset identification; transmit camera images of the assets by a plurality of cameras dispersed along the transport route; recognize the assets in the camera images; and correlate the asset identification with recognized assets in the camera images and the physical location coordinates of each of the assets with physical location coordinates of the cameras along the transport route. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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