Method and apparatus for real-time tracking of inventory using active RFID technology
First Claim
1. A system for dynamically tracking assets located in a plurality of disparate geographic zones comprising:
- a central zone comprising an inventory system;
at least one remote zone in network communication with the inventory system;
each of the at least one remote zone including at least one reader for interrogating tagged assets located within range of the at least one reader;
each of said tagged assets comprising its own active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag having at least one additional onboard sensor for measuring environmental conditions; and
the inventory system being configured to;
automatically poll the at least one remote zone to obtain information regarding tagged assets located in the at least one remote zone;
automatically store the information in a database; and
automatically determine whether any of the received information deviates from an expected result.
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Abstract
Systems and method for dynamically tracking assets located in different geographic zones are disclosed. Disclosed embodiments include a central zone hosting an inventory system. The inventory system is in network communication with remote zones that include sensors for interrogating tagged assets located in the zones. The inventory system is configured to poll the remote zones to obtain information regarding the tagged assets and store the information in a database. The inventory system may then determine whether any of the received information deviates from an expected result, and take appropriate action in response to the deviation.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for dynamically tracking assets located in a plurality of disparate geographic zones comprising:
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a central zone comprising an inventory system; at least one remote zone in network communication with the inventory system; each of the at least one remote zone including at least one reader for interrogating tagged assets located within range of the at least one reader; each of said tagged assets comprising its own active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag having at least one additional onboard sensor for measuring environmental conditions; and the inventory system being configured to; automatically poll the at least one remote zone to obtain information regarding tagged assets located in the at least one remote zone; automatically store the information in a database; and automatically determine whether any of the received information deviates from an expected result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for dynamically tracking assets located in a plurality of disparate geographic zones comprising:
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a central zone comprising inventory system means; at least one remote zone means in network communication with the inventory system means; each of the at least one remote zone including at least one reader means for interrogating tagged assets located within range of the at least one sensor; each of said tagged assets comprising its own active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag having at least one additional onboard sensor for measuring environmental conditions; and the inventory system means comprising; means for automatically polling the at least one remote zone means to obtain information regarding tagged assets located in the at least one remote zone; means for automatically storing the information in a database; and means for automatically determining whether any of the received information deviates from an expected result. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for dynamically tracking assets located in a plurality of disparate geographic zones comprising:
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providing a central zone inventory system and at least one remote zone in network communication with the inventory system; providing at least one reader in each of the at least one remote zones for interrogating tagged assets located within range of the at least one reader, wherein each of said tagged assets comprises its own active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag having at least one additional onboard sensor for measuring environmental conditions; automatically polling, by said inventory system, the at least one remote zone to obtain information regarding tagged assets located in the at least one remote zone; automatically storing the information in a database; and automatically determining whether any of the received information deviates from an expected result. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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