Systems and Methods for Tracking Multiple Collocated Assets
First Claim
1. An asset tracking device, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory connected to the processor; and
a communications device connected to the processor;
wherein the processor;
obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data comprises asset data identifying an asset;
calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data; and
determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
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20 Claims
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1. An asset tracking device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory connected to the processor; and a communications device connected to the processor; wherein the processor; obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data comprises asset data identifying an asset; calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data; and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An asset tracking system, comprising:
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a set of asset tracking devices, wherein each asset tracking device comprises a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device; and wherein at least one asset tracking device in the set of asset tracking devices; transmits asset signal data; obtains asset signal data from at least one asset tracking device in the set of asset tracking devices; determines aggregate signal strength data for each of the other asset tracking devices in the set of asset tracking devices based on the obtained asset signal data; and calculates asset position data for every other asset tracking device in the set of asset tracking devices based on the aggregate signal strength data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining the location of an asset, comprising:
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obtaining asset signal data using an asset tracking device, where the asset signal strength data comprises asset data identifying an asset and the asset tracking device comprises a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device; calculating asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data using the asset tracking device; and determining chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data using the asset tracking device, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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