LOCATION TRACKING IN A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
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1. A system to automatically assign items to a location of some meaning in a distribution network, comprising of:
- a. wireless active ID tags assigned to an item(s) in the distribution network, said wireless active ID tags comprising;
a memorya processora wireless communication modulewherein the wireless active ID tags store a last location information in its memory and updates the last location once it enters a new location other than its last location,b. one or more transport vessels, equipped with one or many transceivers, wherein each transceiver is assigned to a location and said transceiver comprising;
a memorya processora wireless communication modulec. a network connection to a centralized database tostore information relating to the items and the wireless IDs associated to the itemsstore location definitions and transceivers associated to said locations,receive and store location information data from transceivers,wherein each transceiver communicates with one or more wireless active ID tags and where automatic communication of data between wireless active ID tags, transceivers and centralized database is performed by a wireless communication protocol, andwherein assigning an item to a location is performed byi. updating the location of all wireless active ID tags at a new location in the transceiver in the transport vessel,ii. updating the presence of all wireless active ID tags at in the transport vessel after leaving the location, andiii. issuing an event indicating which items were loaded off at the last location and which items were loaded on at the last location.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fully automatic method and a system for distribution monitoring of shipments and automatic location assignment of objects with virtual location information and wireless technology.
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1. A system to automatically assign items to a location of some meaning in a distribution network, comprising of:
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a. wireless active ID tags assigned to an item(s) in the distribution network, said wireless active ID tags comprising; a memory a processor a wireless communication module wherein the wireless active ID tags store a last location information in its memory and updates the last location once it enters a new location other than its last location, b. one or more transport vessels, equipped with one or many transceivers, wherein each transceiver is assigned to a location and said transceiver comprising; a memory a processor a wireless communication module c. a network connection to a centralized database to store information relating to the items and the wireless IDs associated to the items store location definitions and transceivers associated to said locations, receive and store location information data from transceivers, wherein each transceiver communicates with one or more wireless active ID tags and where automatic communication of data between wireless active ID tags, transceivers and centralized database is performed by a wireless communication protocol, and wherein assigning an item to a location is performed by i. updating the location of all wireless active ID tags at a new location in the transceiver in the transport vessel, ii. updating the presence of all wireless active ID tags at in the transport vessel after leaving the location, and iii. issuing an event indicating which items were loaded off at the last location and which items were loaded on at the last location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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