MULTI SIGNAL DIFFUSION INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20180025190A1
• Filed: 07/21/2016
• Published: 01/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nippon Sysits Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nippon Sysits Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: VECHVITTAYAKHLUNG, Thamanoon
• Granted Patent: US 10,210,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10009 sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An Internet of Things (IoT) enabled multi signal diffusion integrated system smartly tracks assets in different environments, using a combination of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technologies. The system includes an electrical plug embedded with one smart tracking device, or XenGraft. XenGraft has two different modes known as battery mode and non battery mode. XenGraft comprises different modules which are BLE module, RFID module and Power Sensor module. Each of these modules perform functions like finding asset locations, scanning for RFID signals, or tracking the current operational status of the assets. In non battery mode XenGraft communicates information towards a remote system server by a proprietary hop-by-hop communication architecture, via any local Wi-Fi network, or via any traditional cellular communication networks. In battery mode XenGraft communicates information towards the remote system server by a proprietary hop-by-hop communication architecture or via any local Wi-Fi network.

Claims

1. An integrated asset tracking system to track assets remotely, the asset tracking system comprising:

at least an electrical plug embedded with one smart asset tracking device, wherein the at least an electrical plug is inserted into an electrical socket attached with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

at least one asset physically connected via an electrical wire with the at least an electrical plug, wherein the at least an electrical plug is inserted into the electrical socket attached with the RFID tag; and

at least one remote system server wirelessly communicating with the smart asset tracking device.

2. The asset tracking system of claim 1, wherein the smart asset tracking device embedded inside the at least an electrical plug is called an XenGraft.

3. The asset tracking system of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag is preloaded with geo-location related information about the electrical socket.

4. The asset tracking system of claim 1, wherein the at least one remote system server communicates with the smart asset tracking device via at least one local Wi-Fi network, or one proprietary hop-by-hop network, or one traditional cellular communications network, or a combination thereof.

5. The asset tracking system of claim 1, wherein the at least one asset is one medical related asset, one manufacturing related asset, or one music related asset.

6. The asset tracking system of claim 2, wherein the XenGraft comprises one Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module, one RFID module, or one sensor module.

7. The asset tracking system of claim 6, wherein the BLE module provides identity information about the at least one asset physically connected via the electrical wire with the at least an electrical plug embedded with the XenGraft, wherein the XenGraft forwards the identity information towards the at least one remote system server.

8. The asset tracking system of claim 6, wherein the RFID module provides geo-location related information about the at least one asset physically connected via the electrical wire with the at least an electrical plug embedded with the XenGraft, wherein the RFID module receives the geo-location related information from the RFID tag attached with the electrical socket, wherein the XenGraft forwards the geo-location related information towards the at least one remote system server.

9. The asset tracking system of claim 6, wherein the sensor module senses a plurality of information about the XenGraft, wherein the plurality of information is power information, temperature information, humidity information, or motion detection information, wherein the XenGraft forwards the plurality of information towards the at least one remote system server.

10. The asset tracking system of claim 2, wherein the XenGraft comprises one computer processing unit (CPU) configured to function as a relay-node to forward information towards the at least one remote system server.

11. A method to track at least one operational asset remotely, the method comprising:

plugging the at least one operational asset into at least an electrical plug embedded with one smart asset tracking device, wherein the at least an electrical plug is inserted into an electrical socket attached with one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein the one smart asset tracking device consumes power from the electrical power lines;

transmitting at least one command by one computer processing unit (CPU) towards a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module, a RFID module, and a sensor module, wherein the CPU, the BLE module, the RFID module, and the sensor module are all embedded inside the smart asset tracking device;

providing, by the BLE module, identity information about the operational asset plugged into the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device, wherein the one smart asset tracking device forwards the received identity information towards a remote system server;

providing, by the RFID module, geo-location information about the operational asset plugged into the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device, wherein the one smart asset tracking device forwards the geo-location information about the operational asset towards the remote system server;

providing, by the sensor module, information about the operational asset plugged into the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device, wherein the one smart asset tracking device forwards the information about the operational asset towards the remote system server;

receiving, by the remote system server, a plurality of information coming from the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device; and

processing, by the remote system server, the plurality of information received from the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device to generate a plurality of information associated with the one operational asset plugged into the at least an electrical plug.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one smart asset tracking device embedded inside the at least an electrical plug is called an XenGraft.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the RFID tag is preloaded with the geo-location related information about the electrical socket.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one remote system server communicates with the smart asset tracking device via at least one local Wi-Fi network, or one proprietary hop-by-hop network, or one traditional cellular communications network, or a combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one operational asset is one medical related asset, one manufacturing related asset, or one music related asset.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the CPU is configured to function as a relay-node to forward information towards the at least one remote system server.

17. A method to track at least one non-operational asset remotely, the method comprising:

plugging the at least one non-operational asset into at least an electrical plug embedded with one smart asset tracking device, wherein the at least an electrical plug is inserted into an electrical socket attached with one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein the one smart asset tracking device consumes power from at least one internal rechargeable battery located inside the one smart asset tracking device;

transmitting at least one command by one computer processing unit (CPU) towards a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module, wherein the CPU and the BLE module are embedded inside the smart asset tracking device;

providing, by the BLE module, identity information about the non-operational asset plugged into the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device, wherein the one smart asset tracking device forwards the received identity information towards a remote system server;

receiving, by the remote system server, the identity information coming from the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device; and

processing, by the remote system server, the identity information received from the at least an electrical plug embedded with the one smart asset tracking device to generate a plurality of information associated with the one non-operational asset plugged into the at least one electrical plug.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one smart asset tracking device embedded inside the at least one electrical plug is called an XenGraft.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one remote system server communicates with the smart asset tracking device via at least one local Wi-Fi network, or one proprietary hop-by-hop network, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one non-operational asset is one medical related asset, one manufacturing related asset, or one music related asset.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the CPU is configured to function as a relay-node to forward information towards the at least one remote system server.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one internal rechargeable battery located inside the one smart asset tracking device is capable to function for 20 days on its own without requiring any recharging.