Asset location system
First Claim
1. An asset location system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of location tags, each of said plurality of location tags having a location tag transmitter for transmission of a location identifier;
(b) a plurality of asset tags, each of said plurality of asset tags being affixed to an asset and each of said plurality of asset tags having;
i. an asset tag receiver for receiving a location identifier from any of said plurality of location tags;
ii. a memory for storing at least an asset identifier and a location identifier received by said asset tag receiver; and
iii. an asset tag transmitter for transmitting an asset signal, said asset signal including at least said asset identifier and said received location identifier; and
(c) an asset location retrieval unit, said retrieval unit having;
i. a retrieval unit receiver for receiving said asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags;
ii. a memory for storing any said received asset signal received from any of said plurality of asset tags;
iii. a retrieval unit power unit for providing power to said retrieval unit; and
iv. an output means for outputting asset locations based on said received asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags.
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Abstract
An asset location system comprising a plurality of location tags, each having: a location tag transmitter for controlled range transmission of a location identifier; a plurality of asset tags, each being affixed to an asset and each having: a receiver for receiving a location identifier from any of the location tags; a memory for storing at least an asset identifier and a location identifier; a transmitter for transmitting an asset signal, the asset signal including at least the asset identifier and the received location identifier; and an asset location retrieval unit, the retrieval unit having: a receiver for receiving the asset signal from any of the asset tags; a memory; a power unit; and an output means for outputting asset locations based on the received asset signal from any of the plurality of asset tags.
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28 Claims
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1. An asset location system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of location tags, each of said plurality of location tags having a location tag transmitter for transmission of a location identifier; (b) a plurality of asset tags, each of said plurality of asset tags being affixed to an asset and each of said plurality of asset tags having; i. an asset tag receiver for receiving a location identifier from any of said plurality of location tags; ii. a memory for storing at least an asset identifier and a location identifier received by said asset tag receiver; and iii. an asset tag transmitter for transmitting an asset signal, said asset signal including at least said asset identifier and said received location identifier; and (c) an asset location retrieval unit, said retrieval unit having; i. a retrieval unit receiver for receiving said asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags; ii. a memory for storing any said received asset signal received from any of said plurality of asset tags; iii. a retrieval unit power unit for providing power to said retrieval unit; and iv. an output means for outputting asset locations based on said received asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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