METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSET TRACKING IN AN ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A server-implemented method for tracking an asset in an indoor facility, comprising:
- receiving, from a first mobile device connected to the server via a wireless communication network, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of an asset tracking tag associated with the asset, wherein the tag identifier is transmitted to the first mobile device in a wireless signal broadcast by the asset tracking tag when the asset tracking tag determines that the asset has moved;
determining a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report;
updating an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset; and
in response to determining the new location of the asset, transmitting an instruction message to a mobile device to cause the mobile device to direct the asset tracking tag to cease broadcasting the wireless signal.
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Abstract
A method and system for tracking an asset in an indoor facility. The method includes receiving, from a first mobile device, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of an asset tracking tag associated with an asset; determining a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report; updating an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset; and, in response to determining the new location of the asset, transmitting an instruction message to a mobile device to cause the mobile device to direct the asset tracking tag to cease broadcasting the wireless signal. The method and system use crowd-sourcing to determine a new location of an asset that has moved in an indoor facility.
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21 Claims
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1. A server-implemented method for tracking an asset in an indoor facility, comprising:
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receiving, from a first mobile device connected to the server via a wireless communication network, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of an asset tracking tag associated with the asset, wherein the tag identifier is transmitted to the first mobile device in a wireless signal broadcast by the asset tracking tag when the asset tracking tag determines that the asset has moved; determining a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report; updating an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset; and in response to determining the new location of the asset, transmitting an instruction message to a mobile device to cause the mobile device to direct the asset tracking tag to cease broadcasting the wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking an asset in an indoor facility, comprising:
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an asset tracking tag associated with the asset, the asset tracking tag having at least one sensor, wherein the asset tracking tag broadcasts a wireless signal upon determining that the asset has moved; a first mobile device configured to detect the wireless signal broadcast by the asset tracking tag; and a server connected to the first mobile device via a wireless communication network, wherein the server is configured to; receive, from the first mobile device, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of the asset tracking tag; determine a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report; and update an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for a server to track an asset in an indoor facility, wherein the instructions comprise:
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instructions to receive, from a first mobile device connected to the server via a wireless communication network, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of an asset tracking tag associated with the asset, wherein the tag identifier is transmitted to the first mobile device in a wireless signal broadcast by the asset tracking tag when the asset tracking tag determines that the asset has moved; instructions to determine a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report; instructions to update an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset; and instructions to transmit, in response to determining the new location of the asset, an instruction message to a mobile device to cause the mobile device to direct the asset tracking tag to cease broadcasting the wireless signal.
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