Asset management systems and methods
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1. A method of tracking an asset, the method comprising:
- associating a tracking device with the asset;
receiving, at a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, information from the tracking device;
transmitting, from the mobile asset tracking system, asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the tracking device;
receiving, at an asset tracking computer system, the asset tracking data;
identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, a location of the mobile asset tracking system;
identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, the asset, based at least in part the asset tracking data;
updating, at the asset tracking computer system, an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of mobile asset tracking system;
receiving, at the asset tracking computer system, a plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data over a period of time; and
identifying a usage pattern of the asset, based on the plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques for tracking assets, such as high-value tools, customer equipment, testing equipment, technicians, and/or the like. Some of these tools and techniques can be used to track assets in a mobile environment (such as in a delivery truck, installation van, and/or the like).
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45 Claims
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1. A method of tracking an asset, the method comprising:
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associating a tracking device with the asset; receiving, at a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, information from the tracking device; transmitting, from the mobile asset tracking system, asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the tracking device; receiving, at an asset tracking computer system, the asset tracking data; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, a location of the mobile asset tracking system; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, the asset, based at least in part the asset tracking data; updating, at the asset tracking computer system, an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of mobile asset tracking system; receiving, at the asset tracking computer system, a plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data over a period of time; and identifying a usage pattern of the asset, based on the plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data. - 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)
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25. A method of tracking an asset, the method comprising:
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associating a tracking device with the asset; receiving, at a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, information from the tracking device; transmitting, from the mobile asset tracking system, asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the tracking device; receiving, at an asset tracking computer system, the asset tracking data; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, a location of the mobile asset tracking system; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, the asset, based at least in part the asset tracking data; updating, at the asset tracking computer system, an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of mobile asset tracking system; and determining, based on the asset tracking data, a location of the asset within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for tracking an asset, the system comprising:
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a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, the mobile asset tracking system comprising; one or more tracking devices, including a first tracking device associated with a first asset; one or more transceivers for receiving data from the one or more tracking devices, including a first transceiver for receiving information from the first tracking device; and a communication interface in communication with the one or more transceivers and configured to transmit asset tracking data, the asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the first tracking device; and an asset tracking computer system located remote from the vehicle and in communication with the mobile asset tracking system, the asset tracking computer system comprising one or more processors and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving the asset tracking data; instructions for identifying a location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for identifying the asset, based at least in part on the asset tracking data; instructions for updating an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for receiving, at the asset tracking computer system, a plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data over a period of time; and instructions for identifying a usage pattern of the asset, based on the plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions that are executable by a computer system to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for associating a tracking device with an asset; instructions for receiving, from a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, asset tracking data, the asset tracking data comprising information received by the mobile asset tracking system from the tracking device; instructions for identifying a location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for identifying the asset, based at least in part on the asset tracking data; instructions for updating an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for receiving, at the asset tracking computer system, a plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data over a period of time; and instructions for identifying a usage pattern of the asset, based on the plurality of sets of updated asset tracking data. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for tracking an asset, the system comprising:
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a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, the mobile asset tracking system comprising; one or more tracking devices, including a first tracking device associated with a first asset; one or more transceivers for receiving data from the one or more tracking devices, arranged about the vehicle to identify a location of the asset within the vehicle, including a first transceiver for receiving information from the first tracking device; and a communication interface in communication with the one or more transceivers and configured to transmit asset tracking data, the asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the first tracking device; and an asset tracking computer system located remote from the vehicle and in communication with the mobile asset tracking system, the asset tracking computer system comprising one or more processors and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving the asset tracking data; instructions for identifying a location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for identifying the asset, based at least in part on the asset tracking data; instructions for updating an asset database with data correlating the asset with the location of the mobile asset tracking system; and instructions for determining, based on the asset tracking data, a location of the asset within the vehicle.
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44. A method of tracking a technician, the method comprising:
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associating a tracking device with a technician; receiving, at a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, information from the tracking device; transmitting, from the mobile asset tracking system, asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the tracking device; receiving, at an asset tracking computer system, the asset tracking data; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, a location of the mobile asset tracking system; identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, the technician, based at least in part the asset tracking data; updating, at the asset tracking computer system, an asset database with data correlating the technician with the location of mobile asset tracking system; and analyzing an efficiency of the technician, based at least in part on the asset tracking data.
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45. A system for tracking a technician, the system comprising:
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a mobile asset tracking system associated with a vehicle, the mobile asset tracking system comprising; one or more tracking devices, including a first tracking device associated with a technician; one or more transceivers for receiving data from the one or more tracking devices, including a first transceiver for receiving information from the first tracking device; and a communication interface in communication with the one or more transceivers and configured to transmit asset tracking data, the asset tracking data comprising at least a portion of the information received from the first tracking device; and an asset tracking computer system located remote from the vehicle and in communication with the mobile asset tracking system, the asset tracking computer system comprising one or more processors and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving the asset tracking data; instructions for identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, a location of the mobile asset tracking system; instructions for identifying, at the asset tracking computer system, the technician, based at least in part the asset tracking data; instructions for updating, at the asset tracking computer system, an asset database with data correlating the technician with the location of mobile asset tracking system; and instructions for analyzing an efficiency of the technician, based at least in part on the asset tracking data.
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